Report: Romney Dominated Suburban Cook County's Higher Income Townships

Voter turnout dropped to 24 percent of registered voters compared with 43 percent in 2008.

Income and party were two key factors driving the outcome of election contests from president to local referenda in the March 20 primary, according to a Post-Election Report for Suburban Cook County released Wednesday by Cook County Clerk David Orr. "Despite the low turnout, Republican voters made their mark this time around," Orr said in a news release. "The number of ballots cast for Republican candidates rose by 12 percent compared to the February 2008 Presidential Primary." March 20 was the first presidential primary without a major Democratic contest since 1996, with overall turnout dropping to 24 percent of registered voters. That is down from 43 percent in 2008, when seven candidates vied for the Democratic nomination. The highest …

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Democrats Get Top Billing On November Ballot

Cook County Clerk David Orr explains how ballot position is determined.

Here is one competition in which Pres. Barack Obama has beat out probable Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Democrats were selected for the top ballot position in the Nov. 6, presidential election in a drawing conducted Wednesday by Cook County Clerk David Orr and Director of Elections Jan Kralovec. At 10 a.m. May 2, Orr displayed slips of paper with the parties' names written on them, one for Democrats and the other for Republicans. Orr and Kralovec each folded one slip of paper and inserted it into its own yellow pill bottle. The bottles were placed into a large fish bowl. Kralovec held the bowl and Orr stirred the bottles. Orr then pulled out a bottle to determine the first position, and unfolded the card reading "Democratic Party." …

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Ann Romney & The American Mother: Mom Talk

Does the presidential hopeful's wife represent modern America?

It was pretty mild as far as political blunders go. After having read the entire transcript, I thought the statement was awkward, but not offensive. Of course, had I been Ann Romney, I may feel differently. Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen took a big swat at Ann Romney. Despite Ann's well-bankrolled lifestyle, she has five sons. So unless she had a battalion of nannies and staff, the woman must have worked very hard being a mom. There is no doubt that Rosen was wrong and stuck her foot in her mouth when she said Romney never worked a day in her life. The next sentences of Rosen's statement softened the blow. Rosen was making the point that Romney hasn't ever had an employer, she has never had to fight for wage equality, she has never had…

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The Sentinel

4:06 pm on Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Excellent comment, Edward.   more ›

Primary Stats: Who Do Voters in Lemont Township Want For President?

A statistical look at which presidential candidates garnered the most support with Lemont Township voters.

Voters in Lemont Township had a clear preference when it came to Republican presidential candidates. Mitt Romney was the preferred choice for 54.5 percent of GOP voters in last Tuesday's primary election. Rick Santorum placed second with 29.4 percent of votes. A total 641 Lemont Township voters cast ballots for Barack Obama.  The following table gives you a precinct by precinct look at how the Republican candidates fared with local voters. Lemont Township had a turnout rate of 24.1 percent, which was only slightly higher than the rest of suburban Cook County, where the rate was 23 percent. Read all of our election coverage.   *Based on unofficial results from the Cook County Clerk's Office

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Amanda Luevano

6:23 am on Wednesday, March 28, 2012

*Dwayne, these numbers are pulled directly from the Cook County website. Remember, they are unofficial still, but I did double check. Take a look for yourself: http://electionnight.cookcountyclerk.com/Detail.aspx?eid=32012&rid=11&vfor=1&twpftr=0 According to the results on the site, an additional 48 were cast for Barack Obama, bringing the total to 164. This is for the presidential race.   more ›

Dan Patlak Wins Cook County Board of Review Race

Patlak, the incumbent, prevailed over Sean Morrison with 54 percent of the vote, according to unofficial race results.