Highland Park voters back electricity proposal 75% to 25%

Highland Park and its North Shore neighbors aren’t wasting any time moving forward with their pursuit of cheaper energy suppliers. Responding to Tuesday’s overwhelming 75-25 percent approval at the polls, the Highland Park City Council is scheduled to vote at a special meeting Friday morning …

Nerheim coasts to GOP state’s attorney nomination

Michael Nerheim won the Republican primary race for Lake County state’s attorney, according to preliminary voting results.

Former Lake Forest mayor Rummel wins nod in District 12

In the battle to be Lake Forest’s Republican candidate for the new Lake County 12th District seat, Mike Rummel was the clear winner in Tuesday’s primary. With all precincts reporting, Rummel earned 1,775 votes -- a shade over 60 percent -- to Scott Helton’s 1,149 …

Steady voter turnout in Lake County

Election officials at Lake County polling places reported steady voter turnout for Tuesday’s primary election. At the Lake County Central Permit Facility -- which includes Libertyville precincts 171, 172 and 176 -- 325 people had voted as of 12:15 p.m., according to polling site manager …

10th District Dem contenders spell out where they stand

CAMPAIGN 2012: Four Democratic contenders are on the ballot for the redrawn 10th Congressional District with hopes of defeating incumbent U.S. Rep. Robert Dold, R- Kenilworth, who has represented the district in Washington, D.C. since 2011.

GOP hopefuls battle to face Vanderventer, eliminate office

CAMPAIGN 2012: Two Republicans are vying for a chance to unseat incumbent Lake County Recorder Mary Ellen Vanderventer and then work toward phasing out the office.

Four Democratic contenders in 10th District spell out positions

Four Democratic contenders are on the ballot for the redrawn 10th Congressional District with hopes of defeating incumbent U.S. Rep. Robert Dold, (R-10th) of Kenilworth, who has represented the district in Washington D.C. since 2011. Campaigning heavily for months in hopes of becoming the Democratic …

State Senate: Political veteran battles 1st-time office-seeker in 29th District Democratic race

One has to go back a decade to find a truly competitive election for the 29th Senate District, a North Shore district represented since then by state Sen. Susan Garrett (D-Lake Forest). Garrett’s looming departure, after an impressive legislative run, has created a political vacuum …

State House: What Republican brand goes best in the 58th District?

Illinois’ 58th House District encompasses some of Chicago’s most affluent northern suburbs, including Deerfield, Lake Forest, Highland Park and Glencoe. Redistricting here was minimal, stretching the district’s boundaries a bit further north to include the Naval base. The demographics remain largely unchanged.

Despite pockets of …

10th District candidates debate college affordability, taxes

An audience jam-packed mostly with teens welcomed three of the four Democratic candidates in the 10th Congressional District race Feb. 22 at Stevenson High School. Stevenson’s Political Action Club teamed up with students from the Mikva Challenge, a civics-minded group in Cook County, to organize …

Four Democrats face off for chance against Dold in 10th District

Democrats in the 10th Congressional District have an enviable problem: No matter whom they vote for in the March primary, they’ll be voting against several other highly credible candidates. It’s the kind of solid field that a party on the outs in a district sometimes produces when it smells blood. The 10th has been redrawn to include more Democratic turf — 61 percent of the new district’s voters went for Barack Obama in 2008 — making incumbent Republican Bob Dold more vulnerable in November.

Sen. Kirk upgraded to ‘good’ condition, watched Super Bowl

Sen. Mark Kirk’s condition has been upgraded from “fair” to “good.”

Doctors hope to be able to re-attach the 8-inch-by-4-inch section of his skull that had to be removed after he suffered a stroke two weeks ago.

Then the Highland Park Republican can begin physical …

League of Women Voters plans candidate debates

Feb. 26 event will cover the primary races in Illinois House District 58 and 10th Congressional District.

Former Survivor member sues Gingrich for using ‘Eye of Tiger’

A founding member of the rock band Survivor says Newt Gingrich is using the band’s biggest hit — “Eye of the Tiger” — without permission at campaign appearances, according to a federal copyright infringement lawsuit filed Monday.