Monday, March 25, 2013
Here's where you can cast your ballot early, to avoid the rush on Election Day. You don't need an excuse--anyone can do it.
If you don't want to wait until Election Day, April 9, to cast your ballot in the upcoming municipal election, you don't have to. In Cook County, Early Voting starts Monday, March 25, and continues through Saturday, April 6. Anyone can vote early, and you don't need to give a reason. So if you have to work on Election Day, or just want to get it out of the way, you can head to the polls now. You need to bring a photo ID, such as a driver's license, state-issued ID card or university ID card with you in order to vote. You can vote at any Early Voting location in the county. The nearest are: A complete list of Early Voting locations can be found here. Wondering who is on the ballot? Take a look at Patch's Election Central for a complete …
Friday, November 9, 2012
Residents have considered how the re-election of President Obama is going to affect them personally, but what about business? Patch talks with several prominent local business owners to get their take on things.
All across the country, Americans are reacting to the news of President Obama’s reelection. While many are concerned about how the decision will affect them individually, thousands of local business owners are contemplating how four more years of an Obama administration might affect their efforts. To find out more, Patch asked around among the H-F business community get their take on it. Days after the election, the feedback is pretty optimistic. Larry Kane of Flossmoor owns Jonathan Kane Salon & Spa. Kane says his relatively new business has already seen a double-digit increase since opening in Feb. of 2010. A similar increase is expected this year, he says. Jonathan Kane has also grown from a humble seven original employees to the …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The results are in. Find out who won the races for county, state and congressional seats and other elections in Homewood-Flossmoor.
When the votes are tallied, check back with Patch for all of the results impacting your neighborhood. We'll be posting updates on the vote counts and talking about the presidential election and more in our live blog. Chat with Patch editors here: Homewood-Flossmoor Live Blog Patch Talk: Special Election Day Edition Read the Homewood-Flossmoor election guide for information about local races and candidates. Check out these top election-related stories: Want to keep talking about the election?
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Flossmoor residents voted in favor of financing the $7.2 million repair project for their ailing water system.
Flossmoor residents Tuesday voted in favor of paying their part for $7.28 million needed for the village to fix a decrepit water system. With all precincts reporting, more than 80 percent of voters (4,192 compared to 1,046) approved the expenditure. The village plans to partition the project into three phases over the next eight years. The focus will be on repairing the worst 18 percent of the whole system. “We’re hopeful, if we’re targeting our most problematic (water) main, that we will get the most bang for our buck,” Flossmoor Village Manager Bridget Wachtel said in a former Patch article. According to the village, Flossmoor has been losing one out of every three gallons—$320,000 worth—of water due to leaks and main breaks. They hope …
McCormick Place is filled with celebration as the race is called.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
LIVE from McCormick Place: Patch reports live from the Chicago celebration. Comments on this post are set for pre-publication review.
Unofficial results show the 17-year congressman took the race by a wide margin, even without making an appearance in his district since June.
Jesse Jackson Jr. will remain the 2nd District congressman after defeating his opponents in the general election. Jackson took more than 60 percent of the vote, with more than 60 percent of precincts reporting across Will, Cook, and Kankakee counties, as well as the City of Chicago, around 10 p.m. Wednesday. Jackson's Republican opponent Brian Woodworth was frank when it came to discussing the congressman's absence from the campaign trail. “I don’t really have anyone to concede to, do I?" Woodworth said. “From what I can find in my records, I’ve actually performed better than any Republican in the past against Jackson.“ Woodworth did take major leads in Will and Kankakee counties, leading Jackson by more than 10,000 votes in the latter …
What will 2012 ballots in northern Illinois show about President Obama's support at home?
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Updated at 3 a.m., Chicago time By Dennis Robaugh After NBC and CNN projected President Obama's re-election, the president sent a message shortly thereafter on Twitter at 10:14 saying simply, "This happened because of you. Thank you." Illinois, of course, was never in play. Our state's 20 electoral votes were stuck in the president's back pocket as far back as his inauguration in 2008. But in 2008's historic election, President Obama carried every collar county in northern Illinois. In 2012, the president narrowly lost out to Mitt Romney in Kane County, Kendall County and McHenry County, with 99 percent of precincts reporting. Voter turnout again was very strong. Local polling places even reported lines at 6 a.m. with voters waiting to get…
Find coverage of the various congressional matchups throughout the Patch network.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
While many of northern Illinois' congressional races left little in the way of doubt, a few provided down-to-the-wire drama and competitiveness. Judy Biggert and Bill Foster were in a dead heat as Election Day approached, with Foster emerging victorious, according to unofficial totals. And Joe Walsh and Tammy Duckworth engaged in a bitter mudfest, with Walsh being tossed out by voters. Jesse Jackson Jr. didn't campaign at all, citing health issues, yet won-reelection, and Adam Kinzinger, Dan Lipinski, Danny Davis and Peter Roskam didn't feel they had to. Coverage of the various congressional races can be viewed throughout the Patch network.
Obama supporters from around the suburbs and the city of Chicago waited to see the president during an election night rally in McCormick Place.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Waiting for the president to arrive at McCormick Place on election night, supporter Ignacio Ayala of Plainfield said he hoped the night would bring some of the same excitement as the rally in Grant Park in 2008. "I hope it's the same," said Ayala. "That was big." More than 10,000 people are expected to rally around President Barack Obama as he and his campaign members await election results tonight. Like Ayala, other Obama supporters said they, too, were hopeful that the election results would bring cause for celebration. Elvin and Nicole Knox, from Homewood, said they had been checking predictions on CNN and Politico all day. Nicole said she had voted for Bush in 2004, and her husband said he had voted for Bush or had not voted at all. …
About 15 minutes after the polls closed, news media sources put Illinois in the Obama column, giving the president 20 electoral votes.
President Barack Obama won Illinois’ 20 electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Republican Mitt Romney. Illinois, of course, was never in play. The only visit the president made to his home state late in the campaign came Oct. 25, when he returned to the South Side to cast an early ballot at the Martin Luther King Community Center. Obama is the first president to ever vote early in a presidential election. The Wall St. Journal and the Associated Press called the state about 15 minutes after the polls closed. The president's handling of the economy is a major factor in many voters' decision this year. "This election bears serious significance for our future," said Sheila Brady of Orland Park, outside her Fernway Elementary School polling …
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9:20 am on Sunday, November 11, 2012
Of course Kane wouldn't mind; In the brave new America pretty much the only private sector businesses left will be hair salons, nail salons, currency exchanges, and mini marts. more ›