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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Wilmette-Kenilworth Election Results Round-Up

A rundown of the local races that mattered most to Wilmette and Kenilworth.

Biss Wins 9th State Senate District Race State Rep. Daniel Biss (D-Evanstion) says as the new state senator he will be working hard on fiscal stabilization. The Democratic candidate said he was humble and proud that his campaign has been successful. Kenilworth Home Rule Referendum Fails The Kenilworth's home rule referendum has been voted down with more than three in five Kenilworth voters casting "no" ballots for the measure. The referendum would have moved some taxing, zoning and licensing powers from the state to the local level by making the village a “home rule unit”. Fine Defeats Frank in 17th IL House District Race Laura Fine (D-Glenview) has defeated Kyle Frank (R-Skokie) by nearly a two-to-one margin to take the Illinois’ 17th …

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Fine Defeats Frank in 17th IL House District Race

Fine took nearly two out of every three votes.

FINAL UPDATE AT 11:22 p.m.: Laura Fine (D-Glenview) has defeated Kyle Frank (R-Skokie) to take the Illinois’ 17th district legislative seat. With 85 of 86 precincts reporting, Fine has 65.5 percent of the vote. “I’m just thrilled," Fine said. "We just worked so hard. I started knocking on doors last November and talking to people and finding out what their different issues and concerns were. All that hard work and staying positive in our campaign paid off. I was in many of the precincts today, and I can’t tell you how many people I bumped into that I remember when we talked at my door. And I just feel like I have a good grasp of what people are really concerned about in our district. And I hope that I can properly represent everybody and …

Sergey Kemskiy

1:11 pm on Monday, November 12, 2012

Taxation is a one of the most complicated areas of law, but your tax law articles make it so clear. You must be one of the most professional U.S. tax attorneys or you know a lot of people who deserve this name. This is the type of lawyers I want to see in my attorney directory created to help people to find an appropriate attorney immediately. This is the category of my directory with contacts of…   more ›

Wilmette Election Central 2012

We want to make sure you've got all the information you need for election day, Nov. 6. Here, you'll find links to coverage of every local race, candidate profiles and Patch political blogs.

Friday, November 2, 2012

Bone Up on Your Local Races Before Tuesday's Election

We want to make sure you've got everything you need before hitting the voting booth Nov. 6.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Illinois House Candidates Vie for Votes During Public Forum

Democratic and Republican candidates for six House districts introduced constituents to their background and platforms.

About 800 people filled Congregation B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim for Monday night's North Shore Jewish Community Candidate forum. Candidates from six house races discussed their values and qualifications during brief, informal introductions. Highlights from the forum are listed below. IL House 16th District  IL House 17th District IL House 18th District IL House 57th District IL House 58th District IL House 59th District

John

10:49 am on Thursday, October 18, 2012

Eric, congratulations regarding the endorsement. Please keep pushing so that we can have you on board representing us. We need a turn around specialist representing us willing to make the tough decisions to make Illinois the great state it shoudl be.   more ›

Friday, September 21, 2012

2012 Wilmette Election Central

We want to make sure you've got everything you need before hitting the voting booth Nov. 6. Check back here for information on the upcoming election and a breakdown of every race with links to candidate profiles and all Patch political coverage.

Patch will provide coverage of each of the races that's important to Palatine readers on the race page listed above. Patch editors will also be liveblogging the presidential candidate debates. Check back here for live links to our liveblogs during the Oct. 3 presidential debate on domestic policy, the Oct. 16 presidential town hall and the Oct. 22 debate on foreign policy. A list of Wilmette Patch's full election coverage is available. A political page is also available. Join the conversation: Read Patch's political polls to see how your neighbors feel about regional and national politics.

Eric Lieberman

7:16 am on Monday, October 1, 2012

Straight Dope About the North Shore Districts: The predominance of the coverage by Evanston Patch of the Fine - Frank race for State Rep may leave Evanston readers a little mislead and confused about who is running to represent them in the General Assembly in Springfield. The fact is, Evanston is divided into two State Representative Districts: the 17th and the 18th. The 17th - the district which…   more ›

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Election 2012: Kyle Frank

Kyle is running against Laura Fine in the race for State Representative of Illinois' 17th District.

Name Kyle Frank Position Sought State Representative 17th District Campaign Contact Information, Please include any or all of the following: website, email address, phone number, Facebook page, Twitter account, mailing address, etc. www.electkylefrank.com  Education Northwestern, B.A.  M.S.  Vanderbilt J.D.  Occupation Attorney Political Party Republican Party Previous Elected or Appointed Offices None Is there any additional experience you believe qualifies you for this position?  Understanding the law help determine whether potential solutions are constitutional.  What would your priorities be if elected to this office?  End the surtax, freeze property taxes.        Illinois' unfunded pension liability is $83 billion. The state's …

Election 2012: Laura Fine

Laura Fine is running against Kyle Frank for State Representative of Illinois' 17th District.

Name Laura Fine Position Sought State Representative 17th District Campaign Contact Information, Please include any or all of the following: website, email address, phone number, Facebook page, Twitter account, mailing address, etc. www.fineforstaterep.com fineforstaterep@att.net (847) 929-4672 Facebook-Laura Fine for State Representative of the 17th District 3716 Dempster St. Skokie, Il. 60076 Age and Birthdate 45, 12/13/1966 Family Married to Michael Fine, two sons, Jeremy (15) and Jacob (13) Education MA Political Science: Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois   BA Telecommunications & French: Indiana State University, Bloomington, Illinois, Universite e Paris, La Sorbonne, Paris France Glenbrook South High School …

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