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Re: Your local election results analysis, please

Blue Girl — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:05:28 -0000

Aurora Township- Supervisor-elect was taken to hearings 3 times, taken to court 3 times, eventually kicked off the ballot, re-slated by a group of committeemen when the group was stacked against her by an opponants relatives, and in 3 weeks was able to win!

Re: Your local election results analysis, please

Honest Abe — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:49:17 -0000

Nick Blaise may be gone, but his machine lives on in Niles. The party faithful elected a former felon as trustee despite the fact that he is ineligible to hold office unless he receives a pardon.

Re: Your local election results analysis, please

cermak_rd — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:56:16 -0000

Anonymous45,

Not that I mind the loss of O'Connor, but I feel compelled to remind you that Mr. O'Connor served only 1 term. He beat Shaugnessy who was mayor for many terms last election.

Re: Your local election results analysis, please

Highway Man — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:31:32 -0000

Speaking of I-80, the City of Peru will have a new mayor for the first time in FORTY FOUR years. Mayor Baker was voted out mostly because of a local blog 'Change for Peru'. A lot of effort from the blogger with many comments made a difference.

Re: Your local election results analysis, please

robbi — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:42:54 -0000

Hopefully, State of Illinois employee Jesse Martinez returns back to work.

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anon — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:27:19 -0000

has Jesse Martinez put his house up for sale and moved back to Stone Park yet?

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Louis G. Atsaves — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:41:07 -0000

Little Highwood, IL in Lake County just elected it's first Latino Alderman, my buddy and fellow GOP precinct committeeman, Quintin Sepulveda. The entire old guard running the town got swept out of office after some huge tax increases.

See http://www.pioneerlocal.com... for all the details.

Re: Your local election results analysis, please

Fan of the Game — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:19:54 -0000

The 1% sales tax for school facilities failed in our county, even though the proceeds would have abated property taxes while spreading the burden to visitors who don't live here. I wonder sometimes about the intelligence of the electorate.

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NW Noah — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:18:18 -0000

Congrats to Elgin Comm College on winning by a landslide (29 votes!) They won in a very tough environment for a large referendum.

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Wumpus — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:04:39 -0000

Pleased with Scahumburg Results. Got rid of the fluke dem

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Oak Lawn Resident — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:32:37 -0000

Oak Lawn just gained 4 more years of wasteful spending and pay to play village contracts. Congrats Oak Lawn you really know how to pick em'!

Re: Your local election results analysis, please

ConservativeVeteran — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:07:55 -0000

BehindtheScenes, you're incorrect. All 1,034 Illinois townships held elections, this week.

Re: Your local election results analysis, please

Anonymous45 — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:53:20 -0000

Berwyn!

Mayor O'Connor is out after many terms. Looks like the changing demographics and not assisting Obama caught up with him.

Kudos true Berwyn Dems!

Re: Your local election results analysis, please

Phil Burrey — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:25:19 -0000

Riverside. The non-incumbent party ran a big-boy campaign and swept the elections.

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Quinn T. Sential — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:11:32 -0000

The Hurkes defeat was not a cliff-hanger, but a virtual 2-1 mandate for both he and his entire slate.

Maybe playing football is what toughened him up as a kid, but I am sure he never anticipated running for Mayor when he was younger, otherwise I would have to believe that Mr. Schwantz would have given some more thought to changing his name. I have to believe that the current and future election sloganry for (and against) this guy could go down in the Comedy Central Hall of Fame.

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Phineas J. Whoopee — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:08:23 -0000

Word on the street is that it was actually Daley who won in Des Plaines and will control el casino.

Re: Your local election results analysis, please

BehindTheScenes — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:54:46 -0000

I think there were apparently no elections south of I-80 (save for Bloomington)...

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clearly — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:37:23 -0000

That union gorilla Marty Moylan won in Des Plaines. Was very disappointing

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Levois — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:33:42 -0000

Go Mayor Ronnie Lewis!

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Phineas J. Whoopee — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:17:58 -0000

I am hard on Russ Stewart because of his uncanny gift of getting election predictions wrong. Once again, he wrote to large articles predicting a win for Frimark in Park Ridge.

Anyone who did any observation of this race knew the incumbent was history. Either by viewing the tons of lawn signs for his opponent or by talking to any residents-they were fed up with their Mayor.

I respect his willingness to state his case but I really wonder where he gets his info.

Re: Your local election results analysis, please

KN — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:56:07 -0000

"As many people were on hand for Tuesdayâ€™s White Sox season-opener at U.S. Cellular Field as voted in Worth and Orland townships combined."

I voted in Oak Lawn (Worth Township), and went to opening day. I guess I cancelled myself out.

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Nort'sider — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:51:09 -0000

I wonder what Elk Grove Village's Craig Johnson is thinking today, as he digests the demise of John Geils.

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Six Degrees of Separation — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:47:56 -0000

Sorry, wrong side of I-94. You are correct, blink a few times and you'd miss it.

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Six Degrees of Separation — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:44:55 -0000

A possible coin-toss for mayor in Mettawa

I didn't see anything on google map between I-94 and Milwaukee Ave. except 2 golf courses. Will they hold the coin flip on the 18th hole?

Re: Your local election results analysis, please

Pat collins — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:40:38 -0000

Turnout in the CL area was about 15% No real surprises, aside from a local developer losing a chance to pack a school oversight board.

Waukegan mayorâ€™s race proves to Latino voters they can make difference

And will they also mention their big loss in Palatine and Carpentersville? C-ville especially, lost a mayor and a board member.