Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The Will County clerk's office counted the remaining provisional ballots Tuesday morning, but they did not alter the outcome of the April 9 Joliet City Council election.
Hundreds of provisional ballots were added to the vote count Tuesday, but the outcome remained the same as election night: Mike Turk and Jan Quillman will be returning to their at-large Joliet City Council seats, Don Fisher will not. The final tally added 366 votes to Fisher's numbers from April 9, giving him a total of 5,078 votes, according to Will County Clerk Nancy Schultz Voots, who oversaw the counting of the ballots that could not be verified on election day or came in by mail after the vote. However, Turk received an additional 383 votes, Quillman an additional 403 and council newcomer Jim McFarland an additional 598. Those numbers, when combined with the ballots counted on election night in Will and Kendall counties, put the …
Monday, April 22, 2013
The retired Will County Sheriff's Office deputy chief said his well-rounded law enforcement background makes him a strong candidate in the March 2014 primary.
Nick Ficarello is the first candidate to formally announce plans to run in the 2014 election to succeed Paul Kaupas as Will County sheriff. Ficarello, who retired as a deputy chief in 2009 after working for the sheriff's office for 32 years, released a statement announcing he will be a Republican candidate for the county's top law enforcement job. Candidates cannot start circulating election petitions until November to run in the March 18 primary. According to the release, Ficarello discussed his plans at the April 18 Will County Republican Central Committee meeting. Will County Deputy Chief Ken Kaupas, the current sheriff's second cousin, told the Joliet Herald News that he, too, was at last week's committee meeting and is interested in …
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Jim McFarland's the only sure winner. With just 60 votes separating the three Joliet City Council incumbents, provisional ballots could change the outcome.
On paper, Don Fisher would seem to be the odd man out given that he fell 52 votes short of winning re-election to the Joliet City Council once absentee ballots were added to the mix Wednesday. But don't count him out just yet. Provisional ballots have yet to be tallied, and won't be until April 23. That's when one Republican and one Democrat election judge will meet in a room to review ballots cast under questionable circumstances and decide if they should be counted, Will County Clerk Nancy Schultz Voots said. Just how many fall into that category and what number come from the city of Joliet, Schultz Voots would not spectulate, but it could be enough to sway the outcome. After all, only 60 votes separate the three incumbents -- Fisher …
Jim McFarland, a newcomer to city politics, said residents responded to his position on the immigrant detention center and other issues.
Jim McFarland said he believes there are several reasons he was the top Joliet City Council vote-getter in Tuesday's election, handily marching past three incumbents, but they all point to the same thing: the voters wanted change. And change means discussing issues, such as a possible immigrant detention center in open meetings, rather than negotiating behind closed doors; finding way to create new job opportunites; and doing simple things, such as holding meetings at times when residents can attend, he said. "We have such potential here," McFarland said. "I'm hoping there is no issue that we can't address. We're all adults and we can come up with compromises." McFarland made it clear while campaigning that he's opposed to building a new …
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
With all of the precincts counted, these are the current final numbers. However, absentee and military ballots could have an effect on close races.
Here are the results of Tuesday's election: JOLIET CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE (vote for 3) FINAL JOLIET TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DIST. 204 (vote for 3) FINAL JOLIET SCHOOL DISTRICT 86/DISTRICT 1 (vote for 1) FINAL JOLIET PARK DISTRICT BOARD (vote for 3) FINAL JOLIET TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE (vote for 4) FINAL JOLIET TOWNSHIP HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER (vote for 1) FINAL Pre-election post: The general election in Joliet is April 9, and in an effort to help voters decide on who will get their ballot, Joliet Patch is posting information provided to us by candidates. Click on any candidate whose name is highlighted below to call up the Patch questionnaire they completed. If you are a candidate who has not yet returned the questionnaire or would like to receive one…
A second incumbent, Andrew Mihelich, won election, as did newcomers Tina Markley and Barbara Adams.
Here are the final vote counts for Joliet Junior College District 525 board. Incumbent Andrew "Andy" Mihelich won his re-election bid but fellow incumbent Dan O'Connell did not. Barbara DeLaney did not seek another term. The district includes all or portions of Will, Kendall, Grundy, Cook, Kankakee, LaSalle and Livingston counties.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Polling places are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. and you can find results right here on your local Patch site.
Tuesday is election day, and this time around we are electing the people who will serve on our municipal, school board and park district boards. So, here's what you need to know... 1) Not sure when you can vote? Polling places are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. 2) Not sure where you're supposed to vote? Just click here, type in your address and your polling place will appear. 3) Want to know who's on the ballot? Click here, scroll down to "contests and referenda" and click on "Will County candidates" and "Will County referenda." 4) Have a problem when you get to the voting place? Call the Will County State's Attorney's election fraud hot line at 815-727-8872. 5) Want to follow the results as they come in or get the final numbers? Check your …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
The Joliet City Council candidates spoke at an election forum held this week by the African American and Hispanic Coalition.
Joliet City Council candidate Jim McFarland came out in opposition to any immigrant detention center being built in Joliet, speaking Tuesday at a forum sponsored by the African American & Hispanic Coaltion. “I’m 110 percent against it,” McFarland said, according to a story published by the Joliet Herald News. The three incumbents seeking re-election in the April 9 race -- Jan Quillman, Mike Turk and Don Fisher -- were more circumspect, saying that no proposal had been presented and questioning if one would be given the federal government's ongoing budget problems, the story said. A group opposed to any detention center in Joliet has been vocal in its protests, attending city council meetings to speak against it and organizing public events…
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
All five candidates for the District 202 Board of Education took part in an April 1 forum at the district administration center.
Editor’s note: A video of the entire one-hour event will is posted on CAPE's page on the District 202 website. This month, five candidates are vying for four spots on the District 202 Board of Education. On Monday night, they participated in a forum to share their views on everything from education funding to school safety, charter schools and the state’s new Common Core Standards. The following candidates are seeking election: Monday night’s event was hosted by District 202’s committee for the Coordination of Administration and Parents Groups for Educational Efficiency (CAPE) at the district administration center. Questions were submitted in advance and read by veteran moderator Bob Stone. Although residents were not permitted to ask …
Thursday, March 28, 2013
CAPE will host the event on April 1.
Article submitted by Plainfield School District 202: District 202’s committee for the Coordination of Administration and Parents Groups for Educational Efficiency (CAPE) will host a forum for the five District 202 Board of Education candidates at 7 p.m. Monday, April 1, at the district administrative center, 15732 Howard St., Plainfield. READ: Election Central 2013: Plainfield School Board The forum is open to the community and a reception with light refreshments will follow. CAPE was formed 37 years ago. It serves as an umbrella organization for all of District 202’s school parent groups and administrators to share information, concerns and ideas to promote district unity. Five candidates are vying for four seats that are up for …
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1:26 pm on Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Jan is a dedicated councilwoman, but to say keep up the good work is ridiculous. It would be one thing if she selectively decided to question things based on merit and evidence, but all she does is ask irrelevant questions most of which have already been answered. Then there is the constant tabling of every motion, even ones that have majority council support, thus stalling city business and … more ›