Elections

Board battle: One-vote lead in race for last Lincolnwood seat

Incumbent Lincolnwood Village Board member John Swanson closed out election night Tuesday, April 9 a mere seven votes ahead of opponent Ron Cope in the race for one of three open spots on the Lincolnwood Board of Trustees, but by Wednesday those results had flip-flopped.

Election Day polls are closed

It’s Election Day. Voters will be choosing among candidates for village, library, park district, school and township boards, and, in some cases, village leaders and referendums. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Three candidates vie for Lincolnwood mayor

The race for Lincolnwood mayor is heading towards the finish line. This Tuesday, April 9, voters will head to the polls to pick between former Village Clerk Georgia Talaganis, former Mayor Peter Moy or incumbent Mayor Jerry Turry.

Contests set as Lincolnwood election filings close

LINCOLNWOOD — A number of contested races are expected across Lincolnwood in April, as a crowd of candidates is running in village and school board elections.

Star shines in Meyer School election

SKOKIE – Skokie’s first election results last week told us nothing about Obama vs. Romney or any of the races that determined who is heading to Washington, D.C., or Springfield.

Election Day in the suburbs

Cold, rainy weather seemed to make no difference as suburban voters flocked to their polling places Tuesday.

How much did it cost Tea Party GOPer Joe Walsh to lose? About $70 a vote

If money “buys” a vote for a candidate, then ultimately the tens of millions of dollars poured into Illinois congressional races failed to pay off. Outside groups plowed $43 million into the top six U.S. House races in the Land of Lincoln on top of individual campaign spending. However, in the three top Chicago-area congressional races, those who spent the most money — or had the most spent on their behalf — lost.

Schakowsky scores eighth term in Congress

EVANSTON

Democrat Jan Schakowsky will return for an eighth term as Illinois’ 9th District congresswoman after defeating Republican challenger Tim Wolfe by a wide margin in Tuesday’s election.

With all 538 precincts reporting, Schakowsky had 186,594 votes to Wolfe’s 95,289.

Speaking briefly to supporters at …

Lang poised to beat challenger

Long-standing State Rep. Lou Lang (D-16th) Tuesday faced his first opponent in years and was on his way to soundly defeating Republican Vincent Romano in a district that includes parts of Skokie, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove and Rogers Park in Chicago

Lang captured more than 68 …

Voting running smoothly, at least in suburbs

A steady and significant number of voters have turned out to polling places in Cook County, but rain this afternoon and evening could hurt voter turnout. Very few voters waited in line Tuesday but crowds were steady until after 9 a.m. when it began to …