Skokie Review

Election Day: Weather keeps voter turnout down early in Skokie

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:44:01 -0500

Skokie’s first Election Day wrinkle came courtesy of lousy early morning weather after the first voters were greeted by a cold, consistent rain.

Election Day polls are closed

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:03:59 -0500

It’s Election Day. Voters will be choosing among candidates for village, library, park district, school and township boards, and, in some cases, village leaders and referendums. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Skokie election: Meet three more Village Board candidates

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:07:58 -0500

SKOKIE — The three independent candidates running for six open Village Board seats in the April 9 election are trying to accomplish something no one else has been able to do — at least not in decades.

Challenger to Skokie mayor kicked off ballot

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:58:54 -0500

SKOKIE — Mayor George Van Dusen is set to run unopposed for a new term for mayor April 9 after his only challenger was kicked off the ballot Friday morning by the local Election Board. Challenges made to Hilaire Fuji Shioura’s 15 pages of nominating papers, filed by Sherwin Ditlove and John W. Arden, were based on four grounds. The objectors said Shioura failed to file a statement of candidacy, an economic interest statement and a receipt for an economic interest statement. The fourth objection was based on how Shioura’s nominating papers were fastened – by paper clip and not …

Challenge made against Skokie mayoral candidate

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 06:43:58 -0500

SKOKIE — A resident who filed nominating papers to run against Mayor George Van Dusen in the April 9 election has been challenged on several grounds.

Three independents to take on Skokie’s Caucus Party in April

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 06:24:15 -0500

SKOKIE — A third independent candidate has filed nominating papers to run for Skokie village trustee in April and will take on six Caucus Party-slated candidates vying for a half-dozen open seats on the board. One Skokie resident also filed nominating papers to run against Caucus-slated incumbent Mayor George Van Dusen, though when the Skokie Review checked his submitted papers, some mandatory documents were not filed, leaving him open to a possible challenge. The Caucus Party currently holds all six Village Board seats as well as seats for the mayor and the village clerk. It has been rare in recent …

Star shines in Meyer School election

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:40:00 -0500

SKOKIE – Skokie’s first election results last week told us nothing about Obama vs. Romney or any of the races that determined who is heading to Washington, D.C., or Springfield.

Election Day in the suburbs

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:08:05 -0500

Cold, rainy weather seemed to make no difference as suburban voters flocked to their polling places Tuesday.

How much did it cost Tea Party GOPer Joe Walsh to lose? About $70 a vote

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:56:24 -0500

If money “buys” a vote for a candidate, then ultimately the tens of millions of dollars poured into Illinois congressional races failed to pay off. Outside groups plowed $43 million into the top six U.S. House races in the Land of Lincoln on top of individual campaign spending. However, in the three top Chicago-area congressional races, those who spent the most money — or had the most spent on their behalf — lost.

Biss wins 9th state senate seat

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 06:21:54 -0500

EVANSTON Daniel Biss, D–Evanston, now represents the 9th Senate District in Illinois, after defeating Republican opponent Glenn Farkas on Tuesday. With all 168 precincts reporting, Biss won with 64,909 votes (67 percent) to Farkas’ 32,495 (33 percent). Before Election Day, Biss was the state representative for the 17th House District. Farkas, of Glenview, owns a wealth management company. Biss spent most of the night with supporters at a downtown Evanston restaurant, watching President Barack Obama slowly build a lead over challenger Mitt Romney. Biss said his new legislative role as a state senator will change. “I’m going from a bigger …

Schakowsky scores eighth term in Congress

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 06:21:39 -0500

EVANSTON Democrat Jan Schakowsky will return for an eighth term as Illinois’ 9th District congresswoman after defeating Republican challenger Tim Wolfe by a wide margin in Tuesday’s election. With all 538 precincts reporting, Schakowsky had 186,594 votes to Wolfe’s 95,289. Speaking briefly to supporters at Prairie Moon Restaurant Tuesday night in Evanston, Schakowsky said early voting totals showed local voters still support the existing administration in Washington. “They’re showing support of President Obama’s agenda and the agenda of the Democratic party, which are very different from the Republican agenda,” Schakowsky said before heading to McCormick Place for President Obama’s election …

Fine bests Frank in 17th House race

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:44:00 -0500

GLENVIEW — Laura Fine, Democratic candidate for State Representative of the 17th District, has slammed her opponent by an almost two-to-one margin. Fine, a Glenview resident who has served as Northfield Township clerk, as well as an instructor in the political science department of Northeastern Illinois University, racked up 29,503 unofficial votes (65.15 percent) with 82 of 86 precincts reporting. Her Republican opponent Kyle Frank, a Skokie attorney, garnered 15,783 (34.85 percent) votes. Fine was exuberant as she watched the votes being tallied in a room of supporters at the Wildfire Restaurant in Glenview. “I’m so excited! All of our …

Lang poised to beat challenger

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:00:39 -0500

Long-standing State Rep. Lou Lang (D-16th) Tuesday faced his first opponent in years and was on his way to soundly defeating Republican Vincent Romano in a district that includes parts of Skokie, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove and Rogers Park in Chicago Lang captured more than 68 percent of the vote with 64 of 77 precincts reporting. Unofficial totals showed the 25-year incumbent with 17,237 votes and the challenger with 8,004 votes. If this kind of lead holds, the win would surpass Lang’s 2004 victory when he last faced an opponent and collected 62 percent of the vote. “I’m extremely gratified that …

Voting running smoothly, at least in suburbs

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:54:48 -0500

A steady and significant number of voters have turned out to polling places in Cook County, but rain this afternoon and evening could hurt voter turnout. Very few voters waited in line Tuesday but crowds were steady until after 9 a.m. when it began to taper off, according to Cook County Clerk David Orr, who was visiting polling places in the far west suburbs when reached on his cell phone. Orr expects voter turnout in Cook County to be less than the 73.5 percent of four years ago, but thinks it will still be high. “It is unclear if the …