In a May 12, 2021
Memorandum and Order, DuPage County Judge Craig R. Belford ordered a county-wide recount of the November 3, 2020, election results for the office of DuPage County Auditor.
Petitioner Bob Grogan (R), Candidate for DuPage County Auditor, and Respondent Bill White (D), Candidate for DuPage County Auditor, are named in the complaint. The election was certified as White winning the the election with a 75 vote margin of victory, with 491,067 votes cast. Grogan then exercised his right to examine for irregularities in a specified sampling of precincts.
As a result of the examination at a particular polling place (containing three precincts) in Downers Grove Township, none of the ballots that were cast were initialed by an election judge, which is required by the Illinois Election Code. Grogan argued that the result of this, if the uninitialed ballots are declared invalid and not counted, Grogan would net 82 votes, which would exceed the 75 vote margin of victory of Whi
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Contested races for the mayor s office and five City Council seats drew more St. Charles voters to the polls in 2021 than in 2017. (Mark Konkol/Patch)
ST. CHARLES, IL Voter turnout in St. Charles was higher in this spring s local races than the 2017 election, thanks in part to the contest for the mayor s office at the top of the ballot.
Ald. Lora Vitek defeated fellow Ald. Maureen Lewis last week in the race to replace outgoing Mayor Raymond Rogina, unofficial election results show. That matchup, as well as contests for five seats on the City Council, led to a small increase in voter turnout in 2021 compared to 2017.
UpdatedFri, Apr 9, 2021 at 9:24 am CT
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The election results for two seats on the Elmhurst Park District board are not yet known. (Shutterstock)
ELMHURST, IL One thing is for certain with Tuesday s Elmhurst Park District election: Incumbent Kevin Graf was re-elected.
Graf got 61 percent, or 4,903 votes, in the race for three seats on the board. His six write-in opponents got a combined 39 percent, or 3,125 votes.
But DuPage County has not released the vote totals for each of the write-in candidates. That will determine who gets the two remaining seats up for election.
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Contacted Friday, a representative of the DuPage County Clerk s Office said the numbers in write-in races would be released Monday.
UpdatedWed, Apr 7, 2021 at 5:57 pm CT
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Nancy Pollak, former president of the Hinsdale High School District 86 board, called Superintendent Tammy Prentiss the problem for the district. (Shutterstock)
HINSDALE, IL The former president of the Hinsdale High School District 86 board on Wednesday called the superintendent the problem for the district.
Former President Nancy Pollak spoke out about 12 hours after the outcome of Tuesday s election became known. It was apparently the first time Pollak has publicly criticized Superintendent Tammy Prentiss, whom Pollak voted to appoint in 2019.
Subscribe Perhaps now the entire D86 community will realize the problem is the Superintendent and her failure to understand who she works for and how to balance those needs, Pollak said in her message.