Electricity referenda gain passage

Voters in Deerfield, Riverwoods and Bannockburn cut their circuits Tuesday to ComEd by approving electricity aggregation for their communities in overwhelming majorities. According to unofficial vote totals, Deerfield residents cast 1,912 votes, or 75.27 percent, for Tuesday’s referendum on electricity aggregation, while 628, or 24.72 …

Turelli seems to nip Neerhof in 58th race

Lake Foresters Dr. Mark Neerhof and Lauren Turelli were virtually neck-in-neck in the battle for the GOP nomination for the 58th House District with Turelli eking out an unofficial win on Tuesday night. Turelli garnered 3,228 votes, or about 52 percent, in Lake County. Neerhof …

Schneider pulls away for victory in 10th

Brad Schneider and Ilya Sheyman battled neck-in-neck for much of Tuesday night in the race for the Democratic candidate representing the 10th Congressional District. In the end, Schneider won handily in Lake and Cook counties to tally an unofficial victory, 47 percent to 39 percent …

Morrison wins in 29th Senate race

Julie Morrison of Deerfield thumped Milton Sumption of Lake Bluff in the Democratic primary for the 29th Senate District. In unofficial election results, with the total 141 precincts between both Lake and Cook counties reporting, Morrison won 8.922 votes, or 87.3 percent, to Sumption’s 1,301, …

Nerheim coasts to GOP state’s atty. nomination

Michael Nerheim won the Republican primary race for Lake County state’s attorney, according to preliminary voting results.

Former Lake Forest mayor Rummel wins nod in District 12

In the battle to be Lake Forest’s Republican candidate for the new Lake County 12th District seat, Mike Rummel was the clear winner in Tuesday’s primary. With all precincts reporting, Rummel earned 1,775 votes -- a shade over 60 percent -- to Scott Helton’s 1,149 …

Steady voter turnout in Lake County

Election officials at Lake County polling places reported steady voter turnout for Tuesday’s primary election. At the Lake County Central Permit Facility -- which includes Libertyville precincts 171, 172 and 176 -- 325 people had voted as of 12:15 p.m., according to polling site manager …

Economy, health care, taxes bring voters out to polls

Voters from Deerfield, as well as neighboring communities, are voting for a variety of reasons, but the economy, jobs, health care and taxes head the list. Several people visiting the Patty Turner Community Center stopped to share their reasons for casting ballots in this March …

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.

State Senate: Political veteran battles 1st-time office-seeker in 29th District Democratic race

One has to go back a decade to find a truly competitive election for the 29th Senate District, a North Shore district represented since then by state Sen. Susan Garrett (D-Lake Forest). Garrett’s looming departure, after an impressive legislative run, has created a political vacuum …

10th District Dem contenders spell out where they stand

CAMPAIGN 2012: Four Democratic contenders are on the ballot for the redrawn 10th Congressional District with hopes of defeating incumbent U.S. Rep. Robert Dold, R- Kenilworth, who has represented the district in Washington, D.C. since 2011.

Four Democratic contenders in 10th District spell out positions

Four Democratic contenders are on the ballot for the redrawn 10th Congressional District with hopes of defeating incumbent U.S. Rep. Robert Dold, (R-10th) of Kenilworth, who has represented the district in Washington D.C. since 2011. Campaigning heavily for months in hopes of becoming the Democratic …

State Senate: Political veteran battles 1st-time office-seeker in 29th District Democratic race

One has to go back a decade to find a truly competitive election for the 29th Senate District, a North Shore district represented since then by state Sen. Susan Garrett (D-Lake Forest). Garrett’s looming departure, after an impressive legislative run, has created a political vacuum …

State House: What Republican brand goes best in the 58th District?

Illinois’ 58th House District encompasses some of Chicago’s most affluent northern suburbs, including Deerfield, Lake Forest, Highland Park and Glencoe. Redistricting here was minimal, stretching the district’s boundaries a bit further north to include the Naval base. The demographics remain largely unchanged.

Despite pockets of …

10th District candidates debate college affordability, taxes

An audience jam-packed mostly with teens welcomed three of the four Democratic candidates in the 10th Congressional District race Feb. 22 at Stevenson High School. Stevenson’s Political Action Club teamed up with students from the Mikva Challenge, a civics-minded group in Cook County, to organize …