Morton Grove Champion

With few contests, Morton Grove voting appears light

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:24:57 -0500

Election judges Tuesday at several precincts said they were seeing a slow, though steady stream of voters as Morton Grove residents went to the polls to elect a new mayor.

Election Day polls are closed

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:03:59 -0500

It’s Election Day. Voters will be choosing among candidates for village, library, park district, school and township boards, and, in some cases, village leaders and referendums. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

DiMaria defeats Staackmann in Morton Grove mayoral primary

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:12:12 -0500

MORTON GROVE — Dan DiMaria stood on a chair in a room at the Bringer Inn, crowded with supporters who spilled out into the main bar, thanking them for his victory in Tuesday’s Action Party primary election. The crowd included members of the party as well as former Caucus Party trustees and independents gathered to celebrate the successful campaign. Just a few blocks away, Mayor Dan Staackmann opened a bottle of champagne in the garage of his house, passing around paper cups to a handful of supporters and toasting what he said would be “a whole lot of free time.” …

Mayoral primary on ballot Tuesday, Feb. 26

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 06:13:08 -0500

Morton Grove voters Tuesday will be choosing a candidate to run on the Action Party slate in April. Mayor Dan Staackmann is seeking his second term at the post and is being challenged by Trustee Dan DiMaria.

Q&A with mayoral candidate Dan DiMaria

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 06:17:37 -0500

With Dan Staackmann and Dan DiMaria facing off in next week’s primary election, the Morton Grove Champion sent questionnaires to both candidates, asking them their opinion on major issues in town.

Q&A with mayoral candidate Dan Staackmann

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 06:17:22 -0500

With Dan Staackmann and Dan DiMaria facing off in next week’s primary election, the Morton Grove Champion sent questionnaires to both candidates, asking them their opinion on major issues in town.

Morton Grove’s Action Party facing rare challenges from within

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:32:23 -0500

MORTON GROVE — In its decades of control over village government, the Morton Grove Action Party has rarely been challenged successfully.

Challenge filed against District 67 School Board candidate

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:10:54 -0500

MORTON GROVE — One of five candidates who filed for the April School Board election in Golf Elementary District 67 is challenging the petitions of another candidate. Richard Toth, an incumbent board member seeking reelection on April 9, has filed an objection to petitions filed by newcomer Howard Kirschner. If the challenge is successful the race will no longer be contested, with just four candidates remaining to fill four seats on the School Board. The District 67 Electoral Board will hear the objections at 6:30 p.m., Jan. 10 at Golf Middle School, 9401 Waukegan Rd. in Morton Grove. Ashwini Kumar, …

How much did it cost Tea Party GOPer Joe Walsh to lose? About $70 a vote

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:56:24 -0500

If money “buys” a vote for a candidate, then ultimately the tens of millions of dollars poured into Illinois congressional races failed to pay off. Outside groups plowed $43 million into the top six U.S. House races in the Land of Lincoln on top of individual campaign spending. However, in the three top Chicago-area congressional races, those who spent the most money — or had the most spent on their behalf — lost.

Schakowsky scores eighth term in Congress

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 06:21:39 -0500

EVANSTON Democrat Jan Schakowsky will return for an eighth term as Illinois’ 9th District congresswoman after defeating Republican challenger Tim Wolfe by a wide margin in Tuesday’s election. With all 538 precincts reporting, Schakowsky had 186,594 votes to Wolfe’s 95,289. Speaking briefly to supporters at Prairie Moon Restaurant Tuesday night in Evanston, Schakowsky said early voting totals showed local voters still support the existing administration in Washington. “They’re showing support of President Obama’s agenda and the agenda of the Democratic party, which are very different from the Republican agenda,” Schakowsky said before heading to McCormick Place for President Obama’s election …

Lang poised to beat challenger

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:00:39 -0500

Long-standing State Rep. Lou Lang (D-16th) Tuesday faced his first opponent in years and was on his way to soundly defeating Republican Vincent Romano in a district that includes parts of Skokie, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove and Rogers Park in Chicago Lang captured more than 68 percent of the vote with 64 of 77 precincts reporting. Unofficial totals showed the 25-year incumbent with 17,237 votes and the challenger with 8,004 votes. If this kind of lead holds, the win would surpass Lang’s 2004 victory when he last faced an opponent and collected 62 percent of the vote. “I’m extremely gratified that …

District 67 voters reject tax hike, approve bond sale

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:19:40 -0500

MORTON GROVE — Golf Elementary School District 67 School Board President Meryl Gale promised the district again will seek a tax hike after voters Tuesday turned down a measure that would have provided the district with more than $1 million in new revenue.

Voting running smoothly, at least in suburbs

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:54:48 -0500

A steady and significant number of voters have turned out to polling places in Cook County, but rain this afternoon and evening could hurt voter turnout. Very few voters waited in line Tuesday but crowds were steady until after 9 a.m. when it began to taper off, according to Cook County Clerk David Orr, who was visiting polling places in the far west suburbs when reached on his cell phone. Orr expects voter turnout in Cook County to be less than the 73.5 percent of four years ago, but thinks it will still be high. “It is unclear if the …

Wolfe challenges Schakowsky in 9th

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:20:01 -0500

Democrat Jan Schakowsky is seeking her eighth term as Illinois’ 9th District congresswoman, but she faces an Election Day challenger in accountant Tim Wolfe.

Incumbent Lang faces newcomer Romano in 16th House

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 06:13:16 -0500

Republican Vincent Romano, who is taking on 25-year Democratic incumbent Lou Lang for the Illinois 16th District House seat Nov. 6, talks about running against “the Democrat Madigan Machine.”