Fair election was worth the expense
Updated 1/13/2021 4:30 PM
DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek s office has completed four discovery recounts for the Nov. 3, 2020, General Election, requested by four Republican candidates: Jim Oberweis for U.S. 14th Congressional District, Jeanette Ward for Illinois 25th Senate District, Bob Grogan for Office of DuPage County Auditor, and Tim Whelan for DuPage County Forest Preserve Commission District 4. The estimated cost to the County to conduct the four recounts was over $100,000, most of which is not recoverable from these candidates.
I ve been following with interest the challenges to election results, particularly by Jim Oberweis, who took a public but premature victory lap on the night of Nov. 3 when he showed an initial lead over Democratic incumbent Lauren Underwood. However, as mail-in ballots (heavily leaning Democratic) were counted up to the Nov. 17 deadline, his lead steadily dissipated, and Rep. Underwood won by ov