Note: This post has been updated to included responses from Milton Township Supervisor candidates Elizabeth Higgins-Beard (D) and John Monino (I), added at the end of the article. The 2025 municipal elections for DuPage County are taking place on this upcoming Tuesday, April 1st. My main takeaway is that there is increased involvement from both … Continue reading Increased partisanship in 2025 municipal elections (UPDATED)
Tuesday’s primary election in DuPage is home to relatively few contested races, with most of them being on the Democratic side. There is not a single contested office on the Republican ballot for countywide positions, county board, forest preserve board, and judicial races, while Donald Trump is already the presumptive Presidential nominee. I expect more … Continue reading 2024 DuPage Primary Election Preview
Photo: Rabine for Governor billboard which welcomes drivers to Cook County, "America's Crime Capitol", at North Ave and Villa Ave in Villa Park (not particularly close to the county line).
August 3, 2021 As the 2022 election draws closer, DuPage county candidates have already begun to actively fundraise and organize their campaigns. Committee filings (readily available on the Illinois State Board of Elections website) can provide many insights on candidates who have yet to officially announce their campaigns. Though no candidates have publicly kicked off … Continue reading DiCianni and Hart will face off for Republican county board chairman nomination; Cronin campaign donates to Hart
On July 18th, numerous Elmhurst area residents (including the author) received a robocall from County Board Member Pete DiCianni’s campaign. (Listen to the robocall here.) The call was an invitation to a “Unity Day” event to celebrate Italian culture at Arrigo Park in Little Italy on July 25th (with a free bus leaving from Elmhurst). … Continue reading DiCianni campaign pays for robocall to advertise pro-Columbus event
The municipal elections taking place tomorrow, April 6th, will reveal the results of numerous highly contested elections in DuPage County. In addition to the many city and school board positions on the ballot in odd year elections, voters will also be determining township positions, which are the only partisan positions on the ballot. Democratic township … Continue reading 2021 Election Preview
The newest development in the tumultuous Glendale Heights Village President election is truly shocking. Longtime incumbent Linda Jackson was thrown off the ballot by the Illinois Supreme Court, according to a Facebook post from her campaign published on April 2nd. Since the election takes place on April 6th, there is no way for ballots to … Continue reading Glendale Heights Village President removed from ballot days before municipal election
The following is a press release from the Winfield Township Democrats regarding their legal proceedings with an ongoing dispute over their ballot access in the April 6th election for Township offices. The Winfield Democrats say it is a "conflict-of-interest" that the electoral board who previously ruled them off the ballot is comprised of some of … Continue reading Winfield Dems: Electoral board in ballot objection has “conflict-of-interest”
Some races are still too close to call in DuPage County, so I will release a more thorough review of the results once those races are called. Results can be found here. But what I will say is that the DuPage Democrats had a solid year- especially when compared to underwhelming down ballot performances for … Continue reading Some races too close to call in DuPage; county board goes Democratic for first time since mid 1930’s
The final weeks leading up to the 2020 general election have been busy in DuPage county, with huge lines at Early Voting locations and campaign signs going up at intersections. COVID-19 has certainly impacted campaign methods; both parties in DuPage county have utilized in person campaign events and canvassing to win campaigns. Canvassing strategy has … Continue reading 2020 General Election Preview
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