2015 Suburban Election Results
While most of the focus on Tuesday was on the Chicago municipal elections, there were a few contests of note in the suburbs.
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While most of the focus on Tuesday was on the Chicago municipal elections, there were a few contests of note in the suburbs.
National Academy of Human Resources President Jill Smart and Northern Trust Senior Vice President Ramon Cepeda, both residents of the Chicago suburbs, will take seats on the board that oversees the university's three campuses if their nominations are confirmed by the state Senate. Their terms would end in 2021.
Cell phone video taken at a 5th Ward polling place purportedly shows an election judge advising a senior voter how to cast her ballot, but city election officials said there's not enough evidence to prove wrongdoing occurred.
Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock, a rising Republican star already facing an ethics inquiry, has spent taxpayer and campaign funds on flights aboard private planes owned by some of his key donors, The Associated Press has found. There also have been other expensive travel and entertainment charges.
In southwest suburban Homer Glen, five candidates are running for village president, five candidates are running for village clerk, and 13 candidates are running for three trustee seats. All 23 candidates are write-in candidates.
The campaigning is over, it's decision day, and the polls are open. Voters now have a chance to choose whether they want Mayor Rahm Emanuel to stay in office, and who they want to represent their ward on the City Council.
Some campaign literature supporting incumbent Mike Zalewski says one of his challengers supports Section 8 housing.
State lawmakers have begun a new effort to figure out strategies for heading off school shootings, like the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook in Connecticut, when a gunman killed 20 students and 6 staff.
Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) consist of a camera used to scan the license plate of every passing car. That number then is recorded and stored indefinitely.
To get into this exclusive club, a worthy candidate needs about $300,000 in seed money.
With the clock winding down on the race for mayor, plenty of voters still haven't made up their mind, in a race that shows Mayor Rahm Emanuel right at the edge of avoiding a head-to-head runoff with Cook County Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia.
Chicago's mayoral candidates were entering the final hours of campaigning on Monday. Voters will cast their ballots on Tuesday, so candidates were doing everything they can Monday to garner votes.
Three of the men who want to be the next mayor of Chicago made a case today for why they should get Chicagoans' votes on this final weekend before Election Day, reports WBBM's Mike Krauser.
Mayor Emanuel and his four challengers are not holding anything back, CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.
A central Illinois lawmaker has resigned from the General Assembly to take a job in Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration. Republican state Rep. Rich Brauer of Petersburg will join the Illinois Department of Transportation.
