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 …

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Biss Wins 9th State Senate District Race

Evanston resident Daniel Biss won against Glenn Farkas.

Updated 10:40 p.m. With only three precincts left to report votes, Glenn Farkas has confirmed he conceded the race to Daniel Biss. “I can’t say that it’s unexpected,” Farkas said in a phone interview. “We came in late, we knew it had been won by Schoenberg in the past.”  During a telephone interview, Biss said he was humble and proud that his campaign has been successful.  The Democratic candidate says as the new state senator he will be working hard on fiscal stabilization.  “We need to find ways to leverage our economic strength and help accelerate our economy as fast as possible.” Updated 9:35 p.m. With only nine precincts yet to report votes, Biss has a comfortable lead with 66 percent or 61,100 of the votes.  Updated 8:23 p.m. With …

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Senate District 9 Candidates on the Economy, Medicaid

Find out where candidates Daniel Biss and Glenn Farkas stand on different issues.

Rep. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) and Glenview resident Glenn Farkas recently shared their views at a debate held at Glenbrook South High School.  See where the candidates stand on the Education and the Pension System. The candidates' answers have been lightly edited.  The unemployment rate in Illinois is almost 1 percent higher than the national average. At the same time, both Indiana and Wisconsin are doing better than Illinois when it comes to jobs. What do you believe we need to do to create more jobs in Illinois?  Farkas: First thing I would do is to repeal the corporate income tax. We’ve raised that from 4.7 percent, it’s now plus the 2.5 percent replacement tax at 9.5 percent; it’s the third highest in the nation. Number one, we’ve got …

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Senate District 9 Candidates on the Education System

Find out where candidates Daniel Biss and Glenn Farkas stand on different issues.

Rep. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) and Glenview resident Glenn Farkas recently shared their views at a debate held at Glenbrook South High School.  The candidates' answers have been lightly edited.  Want to know where the candidates stand on the pension system? Read: Senate District 9 Candidates on the Pension System Over the last decade, college tuition has skyrocketed. This jump in tuition costs has made college less and less affordable for families throughout Ilinois. During this same period, the state has simultaneously decreased the amount of funding it provides our state universities, What, if anything, can the state do to help more people afford college?  Biss: Today the state of Illinois is sending less money to University of Illinois …

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Senate District 9 Candidates on the Pension System

Find out where candidates Daniel Biss and Glenn Farkas stand on different issues.

Rep. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) and Glenview resident Glenn Farkas recently shared their views at a debate held at Glenbrook South High School.  The candidates' answers have been lightly edited.  According to the Chicago Tribune, the Illinois pension fund is underfunded by about $80 billion, which would make it the highest underfunded pension system in the country. Do you believe it is possible to save our current pension system as it stands today without decreasing benefits for retirees?  Farkas: No, we can't solve it without reducing benefits.  We are going to need to start all new employees on 401k plans that are defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans like the private sector has. I’m going to need to ask retirees to look at the…

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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.

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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 ›

Election 2012: Daniel Biss

Candidate Biss is running against Glenn Farkas in the 9th State Senate District.

Rep. Daniel Biss did not respond to repeated attempts by Patch to reach him for this questionnaire. If you are the candidate, please contact us at Chi-an.Chang@Patch.com so we can update your candidate page.

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