Articles filed under County Elections
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Will Sandy Hart be the Lake County Board's first Democratic chairwoman?Nov 21, 2018 12:00 am - Support is growing among Lake County Board members to name Lake Bluff Democrat Sandy Hart the panel's next chairwoman. If selected by a majority of the 21-person panel, ...
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Hebreard edges Cantore in tight race for forest preserve presidentNov 20, 2018 12:00 am - As a senior ranger, Daniel Hebreard knows DuPage County's forest preserves like few others. Now it appears he'll be able to bring that boots-on-the-ground knowledge to t...
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Democrats gain control of Lake County Board; Curran ousted as sheriffNov 20, 2018 12:00 am - With the last votes from the Nov. 6 election finally counted, Democrats have a majority on the Lake County Board for the first time in the county's 179-year history. And...
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Election results to be finalized TuesdayNov 19, 2018 12:00 am - The results from the Nov. 6 election will be finalized by county authorities across Illinois on Tuesday. That means the winners will be identified in several close conte...
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Only 116 votes separate DuPage forest preserve president candidatesNov 19, 2018 12:00 am - Two weeks after Election Day, it's still one of the closest countywide contests in DuPage's recent history - and it may not be decided any time soon. Unofficially, just ...
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Why Democrats fought to increase majority on Cook County BoardNov 14, 2018 4:30 am - While Democrats not surprisingly campaigned hard and spent heavily to win back the Illinois governor's office and a majority in the U.S. House, why were they similarly m...
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Didech wins District 20 seatNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - Early voting and vote by mail totals counted late Tuesday helped carry Democrat Adam Didech to a narrow victory over incumbent Sidney Mathias in the race for the Lake Co...
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Trump effect? Suburbs turn deep blue with Democratic inroads across the boardNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - Perhaps nowhere in the country was Tuesday's Democratic blue wave more devastating to Republicans than in suburban Chicago. In the suburbs, the midterm election flipped ...
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Democrats make inroads, and maybe history, in Lake CountyNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - Lake County Republicans had reason for feeling blue Wednesday, a day after the incumbent GOP treasurer and clerk were upended and longtime Republican Sheriff Mark Curran...
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Suburban Democrats make inroads in county governmentNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - Suburban voters' blue mood led to Democratic inroads in county government, where they narrowed the Cook County Board's Republican representation to two seats out of 17, ...