Saturday, September 29, 2018

2018 November Elections




Are there any judges who need to be voted in or voted out in this election cycle?

That would be the only incentive to get me to the polls this  time around.

Both of the candidates for governor are depressing -- and so many other candidates are running unopposed.

In the ongoing struggle between  plutocracy and  public interest, Rauner certainly appears more loyal to his class than Pritzker.

Pritzker's alignment with the public service unions, however,  does not especially benefit the public. And every time I see his picture pop up on my screen, I'm reminded of just how much he's spending to get elected.  Yet his endorsement of Berrios in the primary does not suggest that his self-funding will make him independent.







All the judges who are running for RETENTION on the Cook County Circuit Court (#205 through #326) are qualified or highly qualified EXCEPT for the following who were not recommended by one or more of the Bar Associations: Kathy M. Flanagan Vote 206 for No. Maura Slattery Boyle Vote 228 for No Matthew E. Coghlan Vote 232 for No. Lionel Jean-Baptiste Vote 284 for No. Lisa Ann Marino Vote 314 for No.



 You will be voting in only one Sub-Circuit. All of the judges who are running for a Sub-Circuit seat are qualified, EXCEPT for the following who were not recommended by one or two of the Bar Associations: : Do not vote for Linda Perez (6th Sub-Circuit) instead Vote for 152 Kent Delgado Do not vote for Shannon P. O’Malley (13th) instead Vote for 154 Michael Perry Gerber Do not vote for Beatriz A. Frausto-Sandoval (14th) instead Vote for 151 Marina E. Ammendola Do not vote for Karla Marie Fiaoni (15th) instead Vote for 153 Michael B. Barrett


























GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, STATE OF ILLINOIS
4 Year Term, Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
JB Pritzker & Juliana Stratton
Democratic
1
Bruce Rauner & Evelyn Sanguinetti
Republican
2
Grayson Kash Jackson & Sanjeev Mohip
Libertarian
3
William 'Sam' McCann & Aaron Merreighn
Conservative
4



ATTORNEY GENERAL, STATE OF ILLINOIS
4 Year Term, Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Kwame Raoul
Democratic
7
Erika Harold
Republican
8
Bubba Harsy
Libertarian
9
I don't know whether Bubba 
can use Article I Section 16 
of the Illinois Constitution
 to make excessive government
 pensions go away -- 
but I'd like to see him try. 
 So he's got my vote.








SECRETARY OF STATE, STATE OF ILLINOIS
4 Year Term, Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Jesse White
Democratic
10
Jason Helland
Republican
11
Steve Dutner
Libertarian
12
COMPTROLLER, STATE OF ILLINOIS
4 Year Term, Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Susana A. Mendoza
Democratic
13
Darlene Senger
Republican
14
Claire Ball
Libertarian
15
TREASURER, STATE OF ILLINOIS
4 Year Term, Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Michael W. Frerichs
Democratic
16
Jim Dodge
Republican
17
Michael Leheney
Libertarian
18
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, 7TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
2 Year Term, Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Danny K. Davis
Democratic
21
Craig Cameron
Republican
22
STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 7TH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT
2 Year Term, Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Emanuel 'Chris' Welch
Democratic
41
COMMISSIONER, METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT
6 Year Term, Vote For 3
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Debra Shore
Democratic
51
Kari K. Steele
Democratic
52
Marcelino Garcia
Democratic
53
R. Cary Capparelli
Republican
54
Shundar Lin
Republican
55
Christopher Anthony
Green Party
56
Karen Roothaan
Green Party
57
Tammie Felicia Vinson
Green Party
58
COMMISSIONER, METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT
2 Year Term(Unexpired Term), Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Kimberly Neely Dubuclet
Democratic
59
Rachel Wales
Green Party
60
COMMISSIONER, METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT
2 Year Term(Unexpired Term), Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
M. Cameron 'Cam' Davis
Democratic
61

Geoffrey Cubbage
Green Party
62
BOARD PRESIDENT, COOK COUNTY
4 Year Term, Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Toni Preckwinkle
Democratic
71
CLERK, COOK COUNTY
4 Year Term, Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Karen A. Yarbrough
Democratic
72
SHERIFF, COOK COUNTY
4 Year Term, Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Thomas J. Dart
Democratic
74
TREASURER, COOK COUNTY
4 Year Term, Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Maria Pappas
Democratic
75
ASSESSOR, COOK COUNTY
4 Year Term, Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Frederick 'Fritz' Kaegi
Democratic
76
Joseph Paglia
Republican
77
COMMISSIONER, 1ST COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT
4 Year Term, Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Brandon Johnson
Democratic
81
COMMISSIONER, BOARD OF REVIEW 3RD DISTRICT
4 Year Term, Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Larry Rogers, Jr.
Democratic
91
JUDGE, COOK COUNTY JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
(Vacancy of Brewer), Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Kathryn Maloney Vahey
Democratic
111
JUDGE, COOK COUNTY JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
(Vacancy of Clay), Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Kathaleen Theresa Lanahan
Democratic
112
JUDGE, COOK COUNTY JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
(Vacancy of Dooling), Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Tom Sam Sianis
Democratic
113
JUDGE, COOK COUNTY JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
(Vacancy of Egan), Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Rosa Maria Silva
Democratic
114
JUDGE, COOK COUNTY JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
(Vacancy of Dunford), Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Thomas F. McGuire
Democratic
115
JUDGE, COOK COUNTY JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
(Vacancy of Flanagan), Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Preston Jones Jr.
Democratic
116
JUDGE, COOK COUNTY JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
(Vacancy of Hartigan), Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Cecilia Anne Horan
Democratic
117
JUDGE, COOK COUNTY JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
(Vacancy of Jordan), Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Clare Joyce Quish
Democratic
118
JUDGE, COOK COUNTY JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
(Vacancy of McGinnis), Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Peter Michael Gonzalez
Democratic
119
JUDGE, COOK COUNTY JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
(Vacancy of Prendergast Rooney), Vote For 1
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
BALLOT #
Jack Hagerty
Democratic
120
JUDGE, ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT
(Retention), Vote Yes or No
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
YES
NO
Anne M. Burke
Nonpartisan
201
202
JUDGE, ILLINOIS APPELLATE COURT, 1ST DISTRICT
(Retention), Vote Yes or No
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
YES
NO
Margaret Stanton McBride
Nonpartisan
203
204
JUDGE, COOK COUNTY JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
(Retention), Vote Yes or No
CANDIDATE NAME
PARTY
YES
NO
Kathy M. Flanagan
Nonpartisan
205
206
Moshe Jacobius
Nonpartisan
207
208
Stuart F. Lubin
Nonpartisan
209
210
Martin S. Agran
Nonpartisan
211
212
Ronald F. Bartkowicz
Nonpartisan
213
214
E. Kenneth Wright, Jr.
Nonpartisan
215
216
Catherine Marie Haberkorn
Nonpartisan
217
218
James M. Varga
Nonpartisan
219
220
Marcia Maras
Nonpartisan
221
222
Peter Flynn
Nonpartisan
223
224
Paul A. Karkula
Nonpartisan
225
226
Maura Slattery Boyle
Nonpartisan
227
228
Mary Margaret Brosnahan
Nonpartisan
229
230
Matthew E. Coghlan
Nonpartisan
231
232
Joyce Marie Murphy Gorman
Nonpartisan
233
234
Joan Margaret O?Brien
Nonpartisan
235
236
Thomas David Roti
Nonpartisan
237
238
Colleen F. Sheehan
Nonpartisan
239
240
Carl Anthony Walker
Nonpartisan
241
242
Daniel Patrick Brennan
Nonpartisan
243
244
Grace G. Dickler
Nonpartisan
245
246
Ellen L. Flannigan
Nonpartisan
247
248
Carol M. Howard
Nonpartisan
249
250
Jill C. Marisie
Nonpartisan
251
252
James Michael McGing
Nonpartisan
253
254
Mike McHale
Nonpartisan
255
256
James Patrick Murphy
Nonpartisan
257
258
Thomas W. Murphy
Nonpartisan
259
260
Ramon Ocasio, III
Nonpartisan
261
262
Mary Colleen Roberts
Nonpartisan
263
264
Diane M. Shelley
Nonpartisan
265
266
Celia Louise Gamrath
Nonpartisan
269
270
Lorna Ellen Propes
Nonpartisan
271
272
Tommy Brewer
Nonpartisan
273
274
Andrea M. Schleifer
Nonpartisan
275
276
Thomas R. Allen
Nonpartisan
277
278
Erica L. Reddick
Nonpartisan
279
280
Aicha Marie MacCarthy
Nonpartisan
281
282
Lionel Jean-Baptiste
Nonpartisan
283
284
Michael R. Clancy
Nonpartisan
285
286
Regina Ann Scannicchio
Nonpartisan
287
288
Diann Karen Marsalek
Nonpartisan
289
290
Pamela M. Leeming
Nonpartisan
291
292
Larry G. Axelrood
Nonpartisan
293
294
Carl B. Boyd
Nonpartisan
295
296
Daniel R. Degnan
Nonpartisan
297
298
John H. Ehrlich
Nonpartisan
299
300
Terry Gallagher
Nonpartisan
301
302
William G. Gamboney
Nonpartisan
303
304
Elizabeth Mary Hayes
Nonpartisan
305
306
Martin C. Kelley
Nonpartisan
307
308
Kimberly D. Lewis
Nonpartisan
309
310
Edward M. Maloney
Nonpartisan
311
312
Lisa Ann Marino
Nonpartisan
313
314
Michael Tully Mullen
Nonpartisan
315
316
Karen Lynn O?Malley
Nonpartisan
319
320
Paul S. Pavlus
Nonpartisan
321
322
Cynthia Ramirez
Nonpartisan
323
324
Beatriz Santiago
Nonpartisan
325
326

Referenda for November 6, 2018 - Gubernatorial General Election

PROVISO TOWNSHIP, HOMEOWNERS EXEMPTIONS
QUESTION
Should the State of Illinois increase the residential and senior homeowner's exemptions to help reduce property taxes for the residents of Proviso Township?
COUNTYWIDE, MINIMUM WAGE
QUESTION
Shall the minimum wage in your municipality match the $13 per hour Cook County minimum wage law for adults over the age of 18 by July 1, 2020, and be indexed to the consumer price index after that?
COUNTYWIDE, EARNED SICK TIME
QUESTION
Shall your municipality match the Cook County earned sick time law which allows for workers to earn up to 40 hours (5 days) of sick time a year to take care of their own health or a family member's health?
COUNTYWIDE, FIREARMS
QUESTION
Should the State of Illinois strengthen penalties for the illegal trafficking of firearms and require all gun dealers to be certified by the State?
VILLAGE OF FOREST PARK, VIDEO GAMING
QUESTION
Shall video gaming be prohibited in the Village of Forest Park, Illinois?
Due to some legal shenanigans to keep this referendum off the
 ballot, this has become the most exciting issue in this election 
cycle..

 Gambling is a foolish, wasteful  pastime pursued by morons as
 well as  geniuses (like David Milch, creator of "NYPD Blue"
 and "Deadwood")

 Prohibiting it will not make it disappear.   But maybe it could 
go  somewhere else.

 I'd like to see main street, Forest Park, filled with art  galleries
instead of taverns.  Perhaps that could be called wishful
 thinking - but every positive change in human life begins with
 some kind of impractical, hair-brained wish.  






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Thursday, January 18, 2018

2018 March 20 Primary

Governor
 
JB Pritzker & Juliana Stratton
Democratic
1

Chris Kennedy & Ra Joy
Democratic
2

Daniel Biss & Litesa E. Wallace
Democratic
3

Bob Daiber & Jonathan W. Todd
Democratic
5

Tio Hardiman & Patricia Avery
Democratic
6

Robert Marshall & Dennis Cole
Democratic
7
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 I'm writing off  Marshall as a kook. Why would a  Democrat want to divide Illinois into three states -   two of which would send Republican senators to Washington ? Then I'm writing off Hardiman as under qualified for doing anything other than violence prevention, and I'm writing off  Daiber because he seems under qualified for anything other than running a county school system. And if he's really good at it -- can't he do more good by staying there?  I'm writing off Pritzker because he appears under rqualified for anything other than spending his family's money.

That leaves me with Kennedy and Biss.  Kennedy's policy-wonk website would make me lean towards him.  Pritzker's ads address a voter who is stupid and self serving.  Kennedy addresses a voter who is intelligent and idealistic.    But Pritzker's ads against Biss have put Biss at the top of my list.  He has attacked Biss for trying to reduce some pensions -- but that does not horrify me.  Nor am I upset with Biss' support for charter schools.  I'm glad that there are public service unions - but government leaders should prioritize the interests of citizens not government workers.  I'm glad that we have a candidate who does not conform to all the current norms of left wing politics.  I'm also glad we have one who is not afraid to advocate  BDS to balance American support for an ethnocentric state (Israel).

So Biss it is.
 
 
 
 
 

Attorney General, State of Illinois
4 Year Term , Vote For 1
Candidate Name
Party
Ballot #
Save To Sample Ballot
Pat Quinn
Democratic
8

Renato Mariotti
Democratic
9

Scott Drury
Democratic
10

Nancy Rotering
Democratic
11

Kwame Raoul
Democratic
12

Jesse Ruiz
Democratic
13

Sharon Fairley
Democratic
14

Aaron Goldstein
Democratic
15

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Quite a long list.  So far, based on their websites and who is NOT endorsing them, I'm favoring
Sharon Fairley and Renato Mariotti.

Against Lisa Madigan, I've voted Republican in the recent general elections -but now, with a Trumpian federal government, a Republican AG  is no longer a viable option.

I have two concerns regarding this office:

1.  Which candidate is least committed to serve party leaders instead of the public.
2.  Which candidate is most likely to identify important issues and pursue them effectively.

Fighting crime is not my number one priority -- but that doesn't mean that I want a candidate, like Kwame Raoul,  whose campaign website is primarily concerned with the rights of the accused.

Perhaps he figures that pitch will get him more votes -  but still - it's lost him this one - even though I have a friend who knows him as a very intelligent, competent statesman.


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U.S. Representative, 7th Congressional District
2 Year Term , Vote For 1
Candidate Name
Party
Ballot #
Save To Sample Ballot
Danny K. Davis
Democratic
22

Anthony V. Clark
Democratic
23


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My wife's progressive friends have put a Anthony Clark sign in our front yard - but I think he
can do more good as a  community organizer than as a U.S. congressman.. I see no independent thinking on his website -- it's 100%  politically correct.

On the other hand - one pundit has written: "Had Davis, first elected in 1996, retired as expected in 2017, a brutal primary would have ensued, with the likely winner being Alderman Walter Burnett (27th), a protege of Secretary of State Jesse White, and not Boykin. The quid pro quo for giving Preckwinkle a pass will be Davis's nomination resignation in the summer of 2018, and Boykin's selection as candidate for the seat"

Ouch. 

Maybe I'll vote for Clark after all.



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Democratic State Central Committeeman, 7th Congressional District
4 Year Term , Vote For 1
Candidate Name
Party
Ballot #
Save To Sample Ballot
Danny K. Davis
Democratic
32

Anthony V. Clark
Democratic
33


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I'll leave this ballot unmarked.



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Commissioner, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
6 Year Term , Vote For 3
Candidate Name
Party
Ballot #
Save To Sample Ballot
Marcelino Garcia
Democratic
61

Debra Shore
Democratic
62

Kari K. Steele
Democratic
63

Martin J. Durkan
Democratic
64


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Looks like there will be three winners and one loser.

Starting with Durkan, who has no qualifications other than political.  There's no point in voting for him.


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Board President, Cook County
4 Year Term , Vote For 1
Candidate Name
Party
Ballot #
Save To Sample Ballot
Toni Preckwinkle
Democratic
71

Bob Fioretti
Democratic
72

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Fioretti's website raises no issues other than taxes.

Preckwinckle stands accused of promoting the diabolical soda drink tax.

If that is her only crime -- she's a saint.

 Fioretti is a joke.



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Clerk, Cook County
4 Year Term , Vote For 1
Candidate Name
Party
Ballot #
Save To Sample Ballot
Karen A. Yarbrough
Democratic
73

Jan Kowalski McDonald
Democratic
75

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Yarbrough is a political hack.

Apparently Jan Kowalski is running for this office just to promote her legal practice.

She didn't even put up a campaign website - and she's been knocked off the ballot

However - there is a write-in candidate:  Joy Jackson



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Treasurer, Cook County
4 Year Term , Vote For 1
Candidate Name
Party
Ballot #
Save To Sample Ballot
Peter Gariepy
Democratic
78

Maria Pappas
Democratic
79

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The only issue that Gariepy raises is educational:  he promises to publish more information and answer more questions.

So it looks like Pappas is doing a good job.


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Assessor, Cook County
4 Year Term , Vote For 1
Candidate Name
Party
Ballot #
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Joseph Berrios
Democratic
80

Frederick 'Fritz' Kaegi
Democratic
81

Andrea A. Raila
Democratic
82

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This is the most important race in this primary -- at least for those who pay property taxes.

Under Berrios, properties have been systematically over-assessed ---- offering a lucrative opportunity for tax relief attorneys to trim them back.  I have paid thousands of dollars over the years for their services.

The only hope that Berrios has to stay in office is to split the opposition -- so he got Raila, a tax relief attorney, to be his second opponent.

Let's hope the courts can keep Raila off the ballot.

Admittedly, I would vote for a yellow dog if that was the  only alternative to Berrios --but it does appear that Kaegi is a non-politician do-gooder.

Hope he wins.





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Commissioner, 1st County Board District
4 Year Term , Vote For 1
Candidate Name
Party
Ballot #
Save To Sample Ballot
Richard R. Boykin
Democratic
91

Brandon Johnson
Democratic
92


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Johnson has suggested that it is racist to pinch pennies with government payroll since government jobs have traditionally been the best opportunity for African Americans to enter the middle class.

But more African Americans are taxpayers than government workers -- and if elected officials don't represent the interests of taxpayers -- who will ?

On the other hand, Boykin's crusade against a soda pop  tax was more self serving that civic minded.

I'm not going to vote on this one.







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Judge, Cook County Judicial Circuit
4 Year Term (Vacancy of Brewer), Vote For 1
Candidate Name
Party
Ballot #
Save To Sample Ballot
Oran F. Whiting
Democratic
121

Kathryn Maloney Vahey
Democratic
122

John Maher
Democratic
123

Lisa A. Copland
Democratic
124


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Kathryn Maloney Vahey is the only Public Defender among the above -and she has also been
a social worker.

And that's what I want in a judge.

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Judge, Cook County Judicial Circuit
4 Year Term (Vacancy of Clay), Vote For 1
Candidate Name
Party
Ballot #
Save To Sample Ballot
Kathaleen Theresa Lanahan--------------------Tribune
Democratic
126

Jonathan Clark Green
Democratic
127

Michael I. O'Malley
Democratic
128

Lori Ann Roper
Democratic
129


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Judge, Cook County Judicial Circuit
4 Year Term (Vacancy of Dooling), Vote For 1
Candidate Name
Party
Ballot #
Save To Sample Ballot
Tom Sam Sianis
Democratic
130

Timothy John Leeming------------------- pick
Democratic
131

Corri Diane Fetman
Democratic
132


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money = justice in America ----- so I'm voting for Leeming who has spent three decades as a public defender of those cannot afford attorneys.

Sianis appears to be a political hack, while Fetman, "the Lawyer of Love", is a comedian.





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Judge, Cook County Judicial Circuit
4 Year Term (Vacancy of Egan), Vote For 1
Candidate Name
Party
Ballot #
Save To Sample Ballot
Rosa Maria Silva
Democratic
133

Judge, Cook County Judicial Circuit
4 Year Term (Vacancy of Dunford), Vote For 1
Candidate Name
Party
Ballot #
Save To Sample Ballot
Thomas F. McGuire
Democratic
134



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Judge, Cook County Judicial Circuit
4 Year Term (Vacancy of Flanagan), Vote For 1
Candidate Name
Party
Ballot #
Save To Sample Ballot
Amanda Moira Pillsbury
Democratic
135

Preston Jones Jr......................Tribune
Democratic
136

Keely Patricia Hillison
Democratic
137

Ioana Salajanu
Democratic
138

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None of his opponents seem better qualified than Preston Jones- who  is the incumbent - as well as the only  Public Defender


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Judge, Cook County Judicial Circuit
4 Year Term (Vacancy of Hartigan), Vote For 1
Candidate Name
Party
Ballot #
Save To Sample Ballot
Cecilia Anne Horan ------------------Tribune
Democratic
139

Keith L. Spence
Democratic
140

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Apparently Spence has issues  regarding "his temperament, including a lack of cooperation and a patronizing attitude. "

So Horan it is.

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Judge, Cook County Judicial Circuit
4 Year Term (Vacancy of Jordan), Vote For 1
Candidate Name
Party
Ballot #
Save To Sample Ballot
Clare Joyce Quish
Democratic
141

Jerry Barrido............pick
Democratic
142

Patrick Dankwa John
Democratic
143

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None of his opponents seem better qualified than Barrido- who  is the only  Public Defender

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Judge, Cook County Judicial Circuit
4 Year Term (Vacancy of McGinnis), Vote For 1
Candidate Name
Party
Ballot #
Save To Sample Ballot
Brian Terrence Sexton
Democratic
144

Peter Michael Gonzalez...............................Tribune
Democratic
145

Bradley R. Trowbridge
Democratic
146

Judge, Cook County Judicial Circuit
4 Year Term (Vacancy of Prendergast Rooney), Vote For 1
Candidate Name
Party
Ballot #
Save To Sample Ballot
Jack Hagerty....................................... pick
Democratic
147

Mable Taylor
Democratic
148

Democratic Township Committeeman, Proviso Township
4 Year Term , Vote For 1
Candidate Name
Party
Ballot #
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Karen A. Yarbrough
Democratic
191

Referendums for March 20, 2018 - Gubernatorial Primary
Countywide, Legalize Marijuana
Question
Save To Sample Ballot
Shall the State of Illinois legalize the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, testing, and sale of marijuana and marijuana products for recreational use by adults 21 and older subject to state regulation, taxation and local ordinance?


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Village of Forest Park, Homeowner Grants
Question
Save To Sample Ballot
Should the Village of Forest Park continue offering grants to homeowners for flood remediation purposes?

Village of Forest Park, Gaming Revenue
Question
Save To Sample Ballot
Should the Village of Forest Park's share of video gaming revenue be used to fund our police and fire pension funds, resulting in lower property taxes?

Village of Forest Park, Plow Sidewalks
Question
Save To Sample Ballot
Should the Village of Forest Park continue to plow all sidewalks in the community?

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The above are three "nuisance referenda" designed by businesses to keep an anti video gaming referendum off the ballot.  (only three local referenda are allowed on the ballot)

I've never really had a strong opinion on this issue -- until now -- when I see irrefutable evidence of how gambling engenders civic corruption.

The above three issues can just be ignored.





 



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