Friday, April 12, 2013
Area voters reported little to no wait at polling places for the April 9 local election.
On April 9, just 17.62 percent of voters made it out to the polls in Lake County to vote in the this year's consolidated election, according to the Lake County Clerk's website. Voter turnout in Tuesday's consolidated election was higher in suburban Cook and McHenry counties, but it was an average turnout for a local election in Lake County. Since 2005, turnout in Lake County has ranged from as low as 15.04 percent of voters casting their ballot in 2011 to as high as 21.90 percent voting in 2009, according to the elections results archive from the Lake County Clerk's website. Comparably speaking, during last November's presidential election, 71.18 percent of registered voters made it to the polls in Lake County. Other counties also …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Get results here for the April 9, 2013 election.
Update, 9:05 p.m.: With all 33 precincts reporting, Avon Action candidate Lisa Rusch is the projected winner in the township supervisor race with 54.15 percent of the votes over Avon Independents candidate Douglas Raul Williams' 45.85 percent. The results do include early voting and vote by mail ballots, but they do not include provisional or late-arriving vote by mail ballots. Avon Strong candidate Patricia A. Smart is the projected winner of the township clerk race, with 57.92 percent over Avon Action candidate Elona Hamilton's 42.08 percent. In the assessor and highway commissioner races, the projected winners are Avon Action candidate Chris Ditton, with 52.7 percent, and Avon Strong candidate Robert D. Kula, with 42.66 percent, …
Steven R. Strack, James Weidman, Jill N. Alfrejd and Robert H. Roop of the Focus on Education slate are the projected winners of Tuesday's District 46 School Board election.
Updated 9:30 p.m. Tuesday Unofficial results from the Lake County Clerk, not including provisional and late arriving vote by mail ballots, project the winners of the District 46 School Board race to be the Focus on Education slate of Steven R. Strack, Jill N. Alfrejd, James Weidman and Robert H. Roop. There were four openings on the Grayslake District 46 board. Below is the list of candidates who ran. All candidates were sent questionnaires. Click on the names of those who returned the questionnaires to read their full profile. The candidates include Jill N. Alfrejd, Rob Roop, Paul J. Sprenger, Steven Strack and James Weidman. The terms of Michael Carbone, Ray Millington, Keith Surroz and Karen Weinert expire this year. Jill Alfrejd, Steve…
Suzanne Swanson, Russell Chamberlin and Douglas Nerge are the projected winners of Tuesday's District 127 School Board election.
Updated 9:30 p.m. Tuesday Unofficial results from the Lake County Clerk, not including provisional and late arriving vote by mail ballots projects the winners of the District 127 School Board race to be Suzanne Swanson, Russell Chamberlin and Douglas Nerge. There were three openings on the Grayslake District 127 board. Below is the list of candidates who ran. All candidates were sent questionnaires. Click on the names of those who returned the questionnaires to read their full profile. The candidates are Scott Gaunky, Douglas Nerge, Russell Chamberlin and Suzanne Swanson. The terms of Russell Chamberlain, Thomas G. Halloran and Suzanne Swanson expire in 2013.
Get results here for the April 9, 2013 election.
Update, 9:16 p.m.: With all 21 precincts reporting, incumbents Gayle Cinke and George Weinert are projected to have retained their seats on the Grayslake Park District Board. They'll be joined by newcomers Ray Larson and Timothy Powell. The results do include early voting and vote by mail ballots, but they do not include provisional or late-arriving vote by mail ballots. Cinke received the most votes, with 22.55 percent. Powell, Weinert and Larson received 20.88, 19.35 and 19 percent, respectively. Stephen Fabbri received 18.22 percent of the votes. ---------------- Update, 8:04 p.m.: With 18 of 21 precincts reporting, the following candidates are in the lead for the Grayslake Park District race: Gayle Cinke, Timothy Powell, Ray Larson and…
Barbara Oilschlager and Philip J. Carrigan are the projected winners of Tuesday's College of Lake County Board of Trustees election.
Updated 9:30 p.m. Tuesday Unofficial results from the Lake County Clerk, not including provisional and late arriving vote by mail ballots projects the winners of the CLC Board race to be Barbara Oilschlager and Philip J. Carrigan. There were two openings on the College of Lake County board. Below is the list of candidates who ran. All candidates were sent questionnaires. Click on the names of those who returned the questionnaires to read their full profile. The candidates include Philip J. Carrigan, of Waukegan; Jeanne Marie Dauray, of Round Lake; retired vice president of student development Darl E. Drummond, of Gurnee; incumbent trustee John W. Lumber, of Ingleside; and incumbent trustee Barbara D. Oilschlager, of Grayslake. The 6-year …
Sunday, April 7, 2013
See a sample ballot from the Lake County Clerk for your area's races.
Read about the candidates for various Grayslake races here on Patch!
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
A letter to the editor. Letters are edited for grammar and AP style.
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Wednesday, April 3
The shenanigans of the Avon Action slate demands public attention; Lisa Rusch appointing herself as Temporary Supervisor, then appointing her slate candidate to Clerk, bullying a candidate off the ballot and the” kangaroo court” held to address Douglas Williams' homeowner’s exemption issue are examples. Though posting a “special meeting” on a late Saturday afternoon for Monday evening is “legal,” it gives residents little notice. So much for transparency! Now, soon before Election Day, a newsletter is mailed to township residents that focuses solely on individuals who are part of the Avon Action slate! Candidate Rusch claims she is an advocate for less government spending, but spent tax dollars to produce political propaganda for the Avon …
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
"This (is a) blatant misuse of taxpayers' money," said Avon Township Trustee Bill McNeill.
Avon Township Trustees Bill McNeill and Douglas Raul Williams have filed a complaint with the Illinois State Board of Elections, alleging that the Avon Action slate has violated the campaign disclosure act in regard to a recently-mailed Avon Township newsletter. In a press release, the two trustees allege that Avon Action—including Township Supervisor Lisa Rusch, Clerk Elona Hamilton, Assessor Chris Ditton and Highway Commissioner Tom Brust, who are all named in the complaint—used taxpayer money to print and mail a political mailing. The "Complaint for Violation of the Campaign Disclosure Act," filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections, alleges that Avon Action and the four people mentioned above: failed to include proper notice on …
LMJ
1:46 pm on Saturday, April 13, 2013
I'm not sure what you are talking about in your community, but we call it civics when high school kids help with campaigns. What better time to learn about it, then being right there helping with the campaign of their choice. It instills something that we would hope to do with adults. Get out, learn the truth about candidates, and vote!!! more ›