Nerheim coasts to GOP state’s atty. nomination

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

Schneider pulls away for victory in 10th

Brad Schneider and Ilya Sheyman battled neck-in-neck for much of Tuesday night in the race for the Democratic candidate representing the 10th Congressional District. In the end, Schneider won handily in Lake and Cook counties to tally an unofficial victory, 47 percent to 39 percent …

Electricity aggregation gains wide support

In the race that will decide how seven northwestern suburbs purchase their power, buying in bulk is winning out.

According to the Lake and Cook County clerk offices, the electricity aggregation referendum is passing, currently by a nearly two-to-one margin.

With all precincts counted, voters …

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 …

Results show light election day turnout in Cook County

Representatives of Cook County Clerk David Orr’s office said voter turnout Tuesday was “very light” and there were no major voting problems during the day.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.