Wednesday, November 7, 2012
How Will County voted for county board seats, county positions and state and national races.
Circuit Clerk: Incumbent and Democrat Pam McGuire was re-elected, taking in 139,036 votes. Her opponent, Republican Marlene Carlson received 101,947 votes. Recorder of Deeds: It was a close race all night for this county position. Republican challenger Laurie McPhillips held the position before current Recorder Karen A. Stukel. Stukel, a Democrat, was re-elected with 125,140 votes. McPhillips earned 114,912 votes. Auditor: This one was also close. Incumbent and Democrat Duffy Blackburn was narrowly re-elected over Republican challenger Mark Batinick. Blackburn had 120,684 votes; Batinick received 113,414 votes. Coroner: In one of the most commanding leads of a county seat, incumbent and Democrat Patrick K. O'Neil led Republican …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
The Will County Regional Superintendent of Schools, a Democrat, is projected winner over Garrett Peck.
Republican Garrett Peck lost to Democrat Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant Tuesday night, winning a projected total of 37,439 votes to her 41,766 votes in Will and Kendall counties. Bertino-Tarrant won with 53 percent of the vote. The race to represent the new 49th State Senate District saw veteran educator Bertino-Tarrant, a Democrat and the current Will County Regional Superintendent of Schools, take on Republican Peck, a Village of Plainfield trustee and small business owner. It was a big night for local Democrats. Read — Election Results Are In: Democrats Hold on to Top Will County Posts Bertino-Tarrant, of Shorewood, touted herself as a fourth-generation Will County resident and 18-year educator, adding that she swept floors and pumped gas at …
Naperville scientist Foster wins 11th District seat in bid to return to Congress.
Seven-term Congresswoman Judy Biggert was unseated by Democrat Bill Foster Tuesday night, with Foster snagging 58 percent of the vote with 92 precincts reporting. Around 10 p.m., Biggert conceded, saying she had called to congratulate her opponent. "It has been a long and hard-fought race, but tonight the voters have spoken," she said. "When the new congressional districts were drawn in Springfield to elect more Democrats, they thought I would shy away from a tough race in a district tailor-made for my opponent. ... We turned what was supposed to be a Democrat slam-dunk into one of the most competitive races in the country." READ MORE: Foster, meanwhile, rejoiced not only in his win, but in the re-election of President Barack Obama. "…
The America Votes link shows votes by hour and classifies them by age and sex.
Voters in the area - in Channahon and Joliet - are reporting longer lines than they have ever seen in the years they have voted in the same location. Debbie Craig Greene said it took 40 minutes to vote at the Joliet Public Library Black Road branch polling place Tuesday afternoon, although there were times when that location had no line at all. Sue, a voter in Channahon, reported on the Channahon-Minooka Facebook Page that the Channahon Park District Maintenance Building had a line Tuesday afternoon and she has never had to stand in line before to vote. According to Facebook, which is offering a tally of voters in real-time, more than 5 million people had voted by 3:25 p.m., Central time. Get news where you live. Sign up for the Joliet or …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
A week before the election, poll shows less than a point difference between the 11th Congressional District rivals.
A new poll shows Democratic challenger Bill Foster leading incumbent Judy Biggert by less than 1 point in their battle to represent the new 11th District. Professional polling firm We Ask America released the results of an automated Oct. 28 poll showing former 14th District Congressman Foster leading the seven-term Republican 50.4 percent to 49.6 percent. According to the poll, which sampled more than 1,300 likely voters, the candidates were tied among women, while Foster had a slight — as in 2-point — lead among male voters. The race between Biggert and Foster has been a contentious one, with the two accusing each other of negative campaigning and Foster taking aim at Biggert over a controversial ad released by the National Republican …
Monday, October 29, 2012
Political contenders for the 11th District U.S. House, 49th District Illinois House and Will County state's attorney positions attended the event at Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Driver's licenses for undocumented immigrant residents, a proposed deportation center for illegal immigrants and the need for warehouse jobs that pay a living wage were the hot-button issues discussed at a candidate's forum Monday night. The event, specifically designed to cover topics of interest to the Will County Latino community, was held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Joliet. Among the candidates to attend were those running for the Will County state's attorney's office, the U.S. House seat for District 11 and the Illinois House District 86 seat. Both Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow and his opponent Dave Carlson told attendees the Hispanic community is important to them. "I'm doing everything that I can to make sure …
Friday, October 26, 2012
Candidates spar during live event on WTTW.
It’s a question many voters have for candidates: Are you for or against gay marriage? On Wednesday night, Republican Congresswoman Judy Biggert and Democratic challenger Bill Foster took on the issue during their final debate as they battle to represent the new 11th Congressional District. The candidate forum aired live on WTTW-Channel 11’s “Chicago Tonight.” After Biggert made the ambiguous statement “I’m close to reaching for gay marriages,” Foster went on the offensive. “She has not yet evolved. So, she's crawling out of the swamp or something,” said Foster, a scientist, according to the Chicago Tribune. “She has not yet evolved. So, she's crawling out of the swamp or something,” he added, noting he supports marriage equality. Biggert …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
11th Congressional District candidates will appear at 7 p.m. on WTTW's Chicago Tonight.
Republican Congresswoman Judy Biggert and Democratic challenger Bill Foster will sound off in a live televised forum starting at 7 p.m. tonight, Oct. 24, on WTTW's Chicago Tonight. Biggert, who previously represented the 3rd Congressional District, seeks election to an eight term — this time in the new 11th District — while Foster hopes to return to Congress. Click here for live streaming video of tonight's candidate forum.
The former New York mayor appeared at a fundraiser for Reps. Judy Biggert and Robert Dold Tuesday in Chicago.
A local Congressional candidate got a boost from a big name on Tuesday, according to the Chicago Tribune. The newspaper reported that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani headlined a Chicago fundraiser for Republicans Judy Biggert, who hopes to win reelection in her new district, and Robert Dold of Kenilworth. Biggert, who has represented the 3rd District for seven terms, is running against Democrat Bill Foster to represent the new 11th District. Giuliani praised Biggert and Dold, saying they would work to create jobs and rein in federal spending, the Tribune reported. "They also happen to be Republicans who know how to work with Democrats and independents," Giuliani said at the Standard Club of Chicago. "Frankly, we need more of that …
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
CBS reports that the Republican leader acknowledges that his party doesn't traditionally do well among minorities.
State Rep. Tom Cross (R-Oswego) sounded off on Republicans' difficulty securing minority votes, CBS St. Louis reported. “I think the tone and the rhetoric from a lot of people around the country on the Republican Party is inappropriate when it comes to issues like immigration,” Cross said, adding that attracting Latino voters can be a challenge, but Republicans have worked with minorities in mind, CBS reported. “If you look at some of the bills that passed in the Illinois General Assembly in the past year, we had our own version of the Dream Act ... You saw Republicans including myself that supported that.” Cross, who was elected in 1992 and is running unopposed in the new 97th District, also said the party can do better reaching out to …
Judith M Baker
11:24 pm on Saturday, November 10, 2012
You are insensitive and stupid. Women were thinking, period. You obviously are not, except perhaps that your candidate lost. In this day and age,when many women are raising children by themselves and two people salary households are often necessary to provide for the family, contraception is of prime importance. Ir is of prime importance. I had to take pills to get pregnant and am not pro … more ›