Signs promote candidates for office in downtown Waukegan. (Steve Sadin / Lake County News-Sun)
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Durbin vs. Curran, Black, Malouf and Wilson: 10 questions for the candidates for U.S. Senate
In the Illinois Supreme Court’s Third District, which picks up Will and Kankakee counties, Democrat Justice Thomas Kilbride is on the ballot for retention to a 10-year term. An active and mostly-GOP push is underway to unseat him by asking voters to say “No” to his retention. It’s a tall mountain to climb.
For the list of sitting judges asking to be retained, nearly every one of them is recommended for retention by the three major judicial rating groups.
Both incumbent judges, Aurelia Marie Pucinski and Mary Katherine Rochford, are recommended YES for retention.
Depending where you live, there are two contested vacancies: one in the 12th subcircuit and one in the 13th subcircuit.
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Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia now has the endorsements of both U.S. senators from Illinois.
Some well-known lawyers in the region are going to bat for Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. Ahead of her confirmation hearing scheduled Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by U.S. Sen.
The incumbents seeking reelection to the Stevenson High School District 125 board got the votes in the April 6 election.
A slate of incumbents will retain their seats on the Township High School District 214 board following the April 6 election.
The results of a referendum that appeared on Niles election ballots on April 6 are being kept under wraps until a legal case concerning the question is resolved.
Shiva Mohsenzadeh was leading her opponent Jill Brickman by about 90 votes Friday morning.
Despite very public calls to oust school board members and reject candidates who opposed fully reopening schools until April, Naperville District 203 and Indian Prairie School District 204 incumbents appear to have cruised to reelection by hefty margins.