Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones had 60% of the vote compared Tuesday, fending off a challenge from Ald. James Patton in the Democratic primary.
James Patton concedes to Thaddeus Jones in Calumet City mayoral race
Category: Election Results
Incumbents Jada Curry and Lawrence Jackson lead in Lynwood and Riverdale primaries
Incumbent mayors Jada Curry and Lawrence Jackson led Tuesday in the Democratic primaries for Lynwood and Riverdale village president.
Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard far behind challenger Jason House in Democratic primary
Unofficial results show Dolton Trustee Jason House with commanding lead over embattled Mayor Tiffany Henyard in the Democratic primary.
Find your Chicago school district and meet your school board representative
With the new Chicago Board of Education officially sworn in, it’s time to find your district, subdistrict and who represents you on the board.
Training for newly-elected Board of Education members postponed without explanation
Several newly elected members expressed frustration Tuesday afternoon for the late notice and for not having the appropriate background to jump into high-stakes board meetings come January after training was abruptly postponed.
Donald Trump wins Arizona
Donald Trump won Arizona on Saturday, returning the state and its 11 electoral votes to the Republican column after Joe Biden’s 2020 victory.
DuPage tax referendum to buy more forest preserve land, improve amenities easily passes
Voters have overwhelmingly backed the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County’s referendum to increase taxes so it can buy more land and maintain the open space it already owns.
Dems come out strong in DuPage County races, ousting longtime coroner Richard Jorgensen, unofficial numbers show
Despite Republicans taking back the White House and U.S. Senate, Democrats at the local level had a strong showing across DuPage County in Tuesday’s election.
Skokie voters approve term limits for trustees, mayor and clerk
About an hour and a half after polling places closed in Skokie, unofficial Cook County results showed voters approved/rejected a binding referendum for village elected offices of mayor, village clerk and village trustees. The Cook County Clerk’s Office website announced the result of the Skokie ballot question around 8:30 p.m. on November 5. As of then, the results were 16,325 voting “yes” on the referendum question and 3,144 voting “no.” The “yes” vote had a 67.7% majority. Johnson, who plans to run for Skokie clerk in the Spring 2025 election and petitioned for ranked-choice voting and term limits to be […]
Niles won’t separate into districts, its trustees will continue to represent the whole town after appear to reject districts referendum
The village of Niles will not be broken up into representative districts and village trustees will continue to be elected at-large – each representing the whole north suburban town instead specific areas of it – after unofficial election results from the election Tuesday indicate a failed referendum. Niles voters said “no” to the referendum question that asked, “Shall the Village of Niles be divided into 6 districts with one Trustee elected from each district…?” As of late-evening on election night, 70% of voters responded “No” to the binding referendum, according to unofficial results by the Cook County Clerk’s office from […]