elections
Democratic primary win a cakewalk for Schakowsky in 9th Congressional District
Simon Ribeiro has twice before filed for the 9th Congressional District seat held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky, once as a Republican and once as a Green Party candidate. But this was the first time Ribeiro, now 30, challenged the popular liberal in …
Lincolnwood clerk question goes down to defeat
A measure that had the strong backing of Village of Lincolnwood officials nonetheless was defeated as voters by a 2-1 margin rejected the proposal to change the village clerk office from an elected position to an appointed one.
With all 11 precincts counted, the ballot …
Lincolnwood District 74 referendum loses in landslide
A controversial referendum for approval to tear down and rebuild the district’s middle school to the tune $25 million was resoundingly defeated. With all 11 precincts counted, the Lincolnwood School District 74 referendum has lost by a 9-1 margin, 2,153-211.
Results show light election day turnout in Cook County
Representatives of Cook County Clerk David Orr’s office said voter turnout Tuesday was “very light” and there were no major voting problems during the day.
Brown, Munoz battle over who best to modernize circuit courts
Three blocks away in federal court in downtown Chicago, everything is computerized. But in the Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office, lawyers say it’s still 1960. Paper and carbon rule. Only 3 percent of cases are filed online.
Supreme Court: 4 battle for Supreme Court seat
The March 20 race for a vacancy on the Illinois Supreme Court might be more important than any other on the ballot. The state’s highest court settles matters that can reach into communities throughout Illinois. For example, the court’s seven justices decided whether Rahm Emanuel …
Ald. Ricardo Munoz challenging Dorothy Brown for court clerk
The most prominent Cook County primary race this year is for an office that generally is low-profile: clerk of the Circuit Court. Chicago Ald. Ricardo Munoz (22nd), who has been on the City Council since 1993, is challenging three-term incumbent Dorothy Brown, also of Chicago. At the heart of the race is what many rank-and-file lawyers privately regard as a scandal: the office’s inefficiency in handling court records and the frequency with which key documents go missing. One Chicago politician jokes that the office is so antiquated that it’s the largest consumer of carbon paper anywhere.
Lincolnwood referendum seeks to make clerk appointed post
When Village Clerk Beryl Herman ends her seven-year run as the record keeper and voter registrar for Lincolnwood in May 2013, it could be the first time since the inception of the original Village Code in 1911 that a village clerk isn’t elected to fulfill …
Two Republicans face off in the Cook County Board of Review District One
Dan Patlak says he’s the “firewall” on the Cook County Board of Review who keeps the dominant Democrats from engaging in unchecked favoritism. But Sean M. Morrison says the real firewall the board needs is one that would separate Patlak from campaign contributions given by …
Six Democrats float names for Water District
There is no shortage of candidates in this year’s Democratic primary who say they want to help keep the Chicago region’s water clean and out of your basement. Six are vying for three spots on the Democratic ballot for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. The three party-backed candidates — incumbent Debra Shore, Kari K. Steele and Patrick Daley Thompson — are squaring off against incumbent Patricia Horton, Stella B. Black and Patricia Young.
Political novice takes on Schakowsky in safe district
In the 2010 general election, liberal Democrat Rep. Jan Schakowsky was opposed for re-election by a real scrapper on the right, Joel Pollak, as well as by a mild-mannered Green Party candidate, Simon Ribeiro.
Political handicappers thought Pollak, who did his best to paint Schakowsky …
Sen. Kirk upgraded to ‘good’ condition, watched Super Bowl
Sen. Mark Kirk’s condition has been upgraded from “fair” to “good.”
Doctors hope to be able to re-attach the 8-inch-by-4-inch section of his skull that had to be removed after he suffered a stroke two weeks ago.
Then the Highland Park Republican can begin physical …
Former Survivor member sues Gingrich for using ‘Eye of Tiger’
A founding member of the rock band Survivor says Newt Gingrich is using the band’s biggest hit — “Eye of the Tiger” — without permission at campaign appearances, according to a federal copyright infringement lawsuit filed Monday.
