Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Evanston Congresswoman calls Dold’s recent proposal on women’s health a political ploy. He accuses her of partisanship.
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) accused Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) Tuesday of introducing legislation merely to cast himself as a political moderate, while Dold replied Schakowsky is unwilling to act in a bipartisan fashion. Schakowsky made her remarks during a telephone news conference Tuesday with Deerfield management consultant Brad Schneider, Dold’s Democratic opponent in the Nov. 6 general election, to explain why Dold’s record on women’s issues is unsatisfactory. Earlier: Dold Proposal Would Help Women’s Health Schakowsky was particularly critical of a bill Dold introduced last week prohibiting discrimination against health care providers participating in certain government programs from excluding services like contraception …
Friday, March 30, 2012
With scant support for bipartisan proposal, Dold votes for Ryan Republican budget. Schneider claims bill hurts seniors and middle class. Schakowsky also weighs in.
After joining a failed bipartisan effort to adopt a broad approach to rein in the country’s financial condition Wednesday, Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) of Illinois 10th Congressional District voted for the Republican House budget proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) Thursday. Dold’s decision to go along with the House Republican majority after the initial idea did not get much support from either party drew criticism from Deerfield management consultant Brad Schneider, Dold’s Democratic opponent in the Nov. 6 general election. Dold joined a group of Democrats and Republicans to introduce a proposed budget for the next fiscal year based on recommendations two years ago by President Barack Obama’s deficit reduction commission, known as the …
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Former Lincolnwood Mayor Peter Moy will be running for mayor come 2013. Moy said Lincolnwood has some real issues that need to be addressed.
A first may be in store for Lincolnwood come 2013. Former Lincolnwood trustee and mayor, Peter Moy, will be running for mayoral office during the 2013 election. It marks the first time a former trustee, mayor is running against another former trustee who also happens to be the current mayor of Lincolnwood, Jerry Turry. Moy, who will be celebrating his 57th birthday Thursday, served as a trustee from 1995-2000, then as mayor until 2005. He was the first Asian American to serve any municipality in Illinois as its president, according to the village's website. He also supported Mayor Turry when he stepped down several years ago. Read more: Lincolnwood District 74 Superintendent Resigns "There is no vision for Lincolnwood and there are a lot …
Friday, March 23, 2012
Primary opponents offer support at unity rally.
Brad Schneider stood with Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) and his three opponents for the Democratic nomination for the 10th Congressional District seat Thursday in Lincolnshire in a show of unity after winning Tuesday’s primary. Schakowsky and Schneider rallied more than 250 people at a Tenth Congressional District Democrats unity event to put aside their differences after a spirited primary and focus their energy on unseating Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) as Ilya Sheyman, John Tree and Vivek Bavda pledged their support. Schneider began his general election campaign Wednesday morning at the Highland Park train station and Dold wasted little time responding to the Deerfield management consultant’s criticism. Earlier: Update: Dold …
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
See which referendums passed, which representatives will stay and which judges won. We stayed up so you didn't have to.
The national headline of the day was Mitt Romney winning the Illinois Republican primary on Tuesday. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Romney was beating out opponent Rick Santorum 47 percent to 35 percent with about 45 minutes before polls were set to close. He was announced as the winner shortly after. Meanwhile, Democrat incumbent Lou Lang (D-16) beat newcomer Vincent Romano by about a thousand votes, with Lang receiving more than 2,800 votes. Jan Schakowsky also won the 9th Congressional District Primary. State Senator Daniel Biss (D-9) and State Representative Robyn Gabel (D-19) both ran unopposed in Tuesday's primary. The Electrical Aggregation Referendum passed in Skokie, with 4,201 residents voting 'Yes,' or 71.42 percent. Voters…
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney attends a reception in his honor in Wheaton Tuesday night.
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Tuesday, March 20
While voters in Skokie, Ill., were out voting for the 2012 primary, Mitt Romney stopped in Wheaton for an unpublicized private reception at a home in the 1400 block of Forest Avenue Tuesday night. Romney, awaiting the results of Illinois' Republican presidential primary, greeted children and other neighbors who gathered outside waving American flags and chanting “Mitt for President!” as he arrived. Neighbors said they received notice of the event earlier this week. Romney was scheduled to travel to Schaumburg for his Illinois election night party. Patch reported earlier: Earlier in March, MyFoxChicago.com reported that Romney planned a fundraiser in Wheaton on primary day, March 20. According to the Wheaton College archives website, Romney…
With a commanding lead over her challenger, the congresswoman, who was in Washington, D.C., thanked her supporters.
Update: 11:06 p.m. Defeated candidate Simon Rebeiro conceded, but remained proud of his effort. “Of course, I would have loved to win," Rebeiro said, "but I was realistic, so honestly I’m happy to get 4,000 plus votes. That’s a lot, especially with the turnout being so low and especially with the overwhelming establishment support for my opponent and the power and the war chest that she has. So in spite of all of that, I think it’s great that I could make as big of a dent as I did.” When asked if he would lend his support to Schakowsky now that he had lost the primary election, Rebeiro said that he would give her an opportunity to earn his support, but that her already disagreed with her trackrecord. "From now until November, there’s six …
We are live blogging results as they come in on Skokie's electrical aggregation referendum. We will also be posting live results of the Lang vs Romano primary. Simply hit refresh for the latest results.
Sign up for our newsletter Update - 9:37 p.m. Skokie's Electricity Aggregation Referendum passed, with 4,592 residents voting 'Yes,' or 71.06 percent while 1,870 voted 'No,' or 28.94 percent. Meanwhile, Lou Lang has defeated his opponent, Vincent Romano, with 2,812 votes. Romano came in with 1,632 votes. Update - 8:41 p.m. It looks like Skokie's electricity referendum is going to pass, as 40 of the 44 precincts have been reported. Of those, 4,210 have voted 'Yes,' or 71.42 percent and 1,685 have voted 'No,' or 28.58 percent. Meanwhile, the primary race between incumbent Lou Lang and newcomer Vincent Romano seems to be closer than expected, as 29 of the 34 precincts have reported. Lang currently has 2,410 votes while Romano has 1,325 …
Will School District 74 get to build a new, $25 million Lincoln Hall? Residents took to the ballot box today to voice their approval. We will be posting live results as they come in, so keep checking back here for the final results.
Update - 9:34 p.m. It's official: School District 74's referendum has been defeated, with 2,153 residents voting 'No,' or 91.07 percent, while 211 residents voted 'Yes,' or 8.93 percent. This could mean that property taxes will go down in 2014, but that remains to be seen, as some residents took this referendum as a vote of no confidence against the school board. See full results in the table below. Sign up for our newsletter to get headlines from Skokie Patch delivered to your inbox each morning for free. Meanwhile, Lincolnwood's other referendum, to appoint a village clerk instead of having one elected, was also defeated, with 1,484 voting 'No,' or 65.17 percent while 793 voted 'Yes,' or 34.83 percent. Update - 8:37 p.m. Lincolnwood's…
We rounded up what residents had to say about this year's primaries. Also, many Skokie residents had mixed feelings about Skokie's referendum.
To see election results click here Skokie Election Roundup 2012 Despite the warm weather, voter turnout has been reported to be much lower than previous years, with Cook County Clerk David Orr stating that it could come in at less than 25 percent. Still, many Skokie and Lincolnwood residents took advantage of the gorgeous day to go out and vote. Many of the voters Skokie Patch spoke with were out to vote for the Presidential Primary. "I voted for [Mitt] Rommney," said one Skokie resident who asked to have her name withheld. "I think he will be better for this country. Right now there are just too many people that are unemployed ... This is my first time voting for a Republican." Mallard Casteel echoed those reasons, but added that it may …
Marie DeLean
10:33 am on Monday, May 21, 2012
To claim that the Democrat Party is waging a war against women is outright comical. No party or politician is perfect, but the facts are what they are, and the facts do not support that claim. Those most conservative among us are the ones wreaking havoc. Take a look at some of these articles: "'Forcible Rape' Language Remains In Bill To Restrict Abortion Funding," The Huffington Post, February 9… more ›