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Published in Crystal Lake, Illinois, USA, by Shaw Media.
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Local Races | ||||
| McHenry County Board District 2 | ||||
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38 of 38 precincts reporting - Primary (R) |
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Carolyn Schofield |
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James Heisler |
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Kenneth Koehler |
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Thomas Wilbeck |
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Donna Kurtz |
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Final - Mar. 20, 11:09 pm |
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| McHenry County Board District 3 | ||||
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41 of 41 precincts reporting - Primary (R) |
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Mary McClellan |
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Mary Donner |
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Joseph Gottemoller |
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Mary Alger |
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Nick Provenzano |
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Lyn Orphal |
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Jim Schlader |
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Michael Walkup |
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Final - Mar. 20, 11:10 pm |
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| McHenry County Board District 4 | ||||
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35 of 35 precincts reporting - Primary (R) |
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Sandra Salgado |
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Edward Varga |
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John Hammerand |
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Bob Martens, Sr. |
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Sue Draffkorn |
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Linda Kvidera Murphy |
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Final - Mar. 20, 11:11 pm |
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| McHenry County Board District 5 | ||||
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29 of 29 precincts reporting - Primary (R) |
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John Jung Jr. |
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Tina Hill |
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Virginia Peschke |
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Michael Rein |
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Michael Skala |
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Final - Mar. 20, 11:11 pm |
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| McHenry County Board District 6 | ||||
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31 of 31 precincts reporting - Primary (R) |
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Mary McCann |
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Shawn Green |
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David LaGue |
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Diane Evertsen |
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Rachel Smith |
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Ersel Schuster |
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Michele Aavang |
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J. Vincent Ranzino |
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Michael Stanard |
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Corey Brackmann |
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Final - Mar. 20, 11:12 pm |
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National Races | ||||
| U.S. President | ||||
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10448 of 10448 precincts reporting - Primary (R) |
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Newt Gingrich |
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Ron Paul |
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Mitt Romney |
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Final - Mar. 22, 2:15 pm |
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| U.S. Representative - 14th District | ||||
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405 of 405 precincts reporting - Primary (D) |
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Dennis Anderson |
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Jonathan Farnick |
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Final - Mar. 21, 10:05 am |
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| U.S. Representative - 16th District | ||||
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689 of 689 precincts reporting - Primary (R) |
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Donald Manzullo |
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Adam Kinzinger |
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Final - Mar. 22, 2:13 pm |
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| U.S. Representative - 6th District | ||||
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559 of 560 precincts reporting - Primary (D) |
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Leslie Coolidge |
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Geoffrey Petzel |
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Maureen Yates |
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Final - Mar. 20, 11:18 pm |
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State Races | ||||
| Illinois State Representative - 52nd District | ||||
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92 of 92 precincts reporting - Primary (R) |
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Kent Gaffney |
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Danielle Rowe |
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David McSweeney |
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Final - Mar. 20, 11:40 pm |
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| Illinois State Senator - 33rd District | ||||
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146 of 146 precincts reporting - Primary (R) |
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Karen McConnaughay |
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Cliff Surges |
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Final - Mar. 20, 11:42 pm |
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Referenda |
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| Algonquin | ||||
Village of Algonquin - Electrical Aggregation |
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26 of 26 precincts reporting |
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No |
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Final - Mar. 21, 11:28 am |
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| Barrington Hills | ||||
Village of Barrington Hills - Electrical Aggregation |
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10 of 10 precincts reporting |
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Yes |
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No |
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Final - Mar. 21, 11:28 am |
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| Cary | ||||
Village of Cary - Electrical Aggregation |
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18 of 18 precincts reporting |
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No |
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Final - Mar. 20, 11:13 pm |
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| Crystal Lake | ||||
City of Crystal Lake - Electrical Aggregation |
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46 of 46 precincts reporting |
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Yes |
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No |
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Final - Mar. 20, 11:14 pm |
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| Dunham Township | ||||
Shall bonds for resurfacing and repairing roads be issued by the Dunham Township Road District in the amount of $1,000,000 for such purpose? |
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1 of 1 precincts reporting |
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Yes |
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No |
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Final - Mar. 20, 11:14 pm |
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| Fox River Grove | ||||
Shall the Village of Fox River Grove inpose a 1/4 percent non-home rule Municipal Retailers Occupation Tax and non-home rule Municipal Service Occupation Tax (1/4 of 1% Sales Tax) for the purpose of funding public infrastructure in business zones? |
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6 of 6 precincts reporting |
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Yes |
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No |
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Final - Mar. 22, 9:37 am |
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| Huntley | ||||
Village of Huntley - Electrical Aggregation |
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17 of 17 precincts reporting |
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Yes |
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No |
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Final - Mar. 21, 11:28 am |
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| Island Lake | ||||
Village of Island Lake - Electrical Aggregation |
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7 of 7 precincts reporting |
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Yes |
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No |
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Final - Mar. 20, 11:19 pm |
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| Johnsburg | ||||
Village of Johnsburg - Electrical Aggregation |
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12 of 12 precincts reporting |
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Yes |
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No |
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Final - Mar. 20, 11:17 pm |
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| Lake in the Hills | ||||
Village of Lake in the Hills - Electrical Aggregation |
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27 of 27 precincts reporting |
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Yes |
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No |
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Final - Mar. 20, 11:17 pm |
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Referenda |
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| Lakewood | ||||
Village of Lakewood - Electrical Aggregation |
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8 of 8 precincts reporting |
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Yes |
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No |
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Final - Mar. 20, 11:16 pm |
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| Marengo | ||||
City of Marengo - Electrical Aggregation |
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7 of 7 precincts reporting |
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Yes |
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No |
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Final - Mar. 20, 11:16 pm |
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| McCullom Lake | ||||
Village of McCullom Lake - Electrical Aggregation |
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2 of 2 precincts reporting |
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Yes |
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No |
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Final - Mar. 20, 11:15 pm |
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| McHenry | ||||
City of McHenry - Electrical Aggregation |
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23 of 23 precincts reporting |
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Yes |
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No |
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Final - Mar. 20, 11:14 pm |
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| McHenry County | ||||
McHenry County - Electrical Aggregation |
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157 of 157 precincts reporting |
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Yes |
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No |
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Final - Mar. 20, 10:58 pm |
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| Prairie Grove | ||||
Village of Prairie Grove - Electrical Aggregation |
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7 of 7 precincts reporting |
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Yes |
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No |
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Final - Mar. 21, 11:29 am |
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| Ringwood | ||||
Village of Ringwood - Electrical Aggregation |
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4 of 4 precincts reporting |
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Yes |
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No |
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Final - Mar. 20, 11:13 pm |
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| Spring Grove | ||||
Village of Spring Grove - Electrical Aggregation |
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7 of 7 precincts reporting |
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Yes |
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No |
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Final - Mar. 20, 11:13 pm |
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| Wonder Lake | ||||
Village of Wonder Lake - Electrical Aggregation |
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10 of 10 precincts reporting |
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Yes |
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No |
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Final - Mar. 20, 11:12 pm |
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| Woodstock | ||||
City of Woodstock - Electrical Aggregation |
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19 of 19 precincts reporting |
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Yes |
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No |
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Final - Mar. 20, 11:11 pm |
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Local news
Man gets 8 years for liquor store robbery
Tuesday, April 24
WOODSTOCK – A McHenry man was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison for robbing a liquor store in December.
Dee Beaubien makes run official for 52nd State Rep. District
Tuesday, April 24
The widow of state Rep. Mark Beaubien on Monday made official her intentions to run as an independent in November for the 52nd District against GOP primary winner David McSweeney.
Widow of Mark Beaubien plans to run as independent
Saturday, April 21
BARRINGTON HILLS – The wife of late Republican state Rep. Mark Beaubien plans to run as an Independent against Republican David McSweeney for the Illinois House in this fall’s election.
State news
Turnout, map hurt Manzullo
Thursday, March 22
The most high-profile local casualty of the Republican primary wasn’t even on the ballot in McHenry County because of redistricting.
Aggregation passes in most Ill. towns
Wednesday, March 21
CHAMPAIGN – Measures giving local officials power to negotiate for lower-priced electricity have passed in most of the nearly 300 Illinois towns where they were on the ballot, and residents and small businesses can expect the communities to move quickly to try to cut cheaper deals.
Officials: No votes lost because of faulty ballots
Wednesday, March 21
CHICAGO – For all the high-tech equipment designed to streamline Illinois’ voting process, election officials were forced to improvise – even turning to hair dryers – when scanning machines started spitting out ballots during Tuesday’s primary elections.
Nation news
Romney pins ‘prairie fire of debt’ on Obama
Wednesday, May 16
DES MOINES, Iowa – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday painted President Barack Obama as a reckless steward of the country’s economy and, as proof, pointed to “a financial crisis of debt and spending that threatens what it means to be an American.”
Obama trying to undermine Romney's record on jobs
Tuesday, May 15
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama tried Monday to tarnish Mitt Romney as a corporate titan who got rich by cutting rather than creating jobs, opening a new effort to undercut the Republican's claims that his background of business success is just what America needs in a time of deep economic uncertainty.
Romney urges graduates to honor family commitments
Sunday, May 13
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith has shaped his life, but he barely mentioned it as he spoke to graduates at an evangelical university Saturday.