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. Republican newcomer Vincent Romano got about a thousand votes, with Lang (D-Skokie) 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 said "no" to funding a new …
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, 2012
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…
We are live blogging results as they come in on Skokie's electrical aggregation referendum. We will also be posting live results of the Democrat Lou Lang and Republican Vincent Romano.
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, Republican Vincent Romano, who will be running against Democrat Lou Lang in the 16th District 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. Update - 8:11 p.m. More results are in, and Democratic candidate Lou Lang has received 2,146 votes while Republican Vincent Romano has 1,160 votes. So far, 27 of the 34 precincts have reported. Also…
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 …
Jon Zahm
8:34 pm on Monday, October 1, 2012
Vincent Romano is the Republican nominee for the 16th District. Lou Lang is the 25 year incumbent. The right hand man of Speaker Mike Madigan. Go to www.romanoforrep.com for more information. more ›