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November 2012 General Election

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Quigley Glides to Easy Win in the Fifth Congressional District

He promises in Daily Herald article to be accessible to his "new constituents."

U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Chicago), will retain his 5th District seat after a convincing win in Tuesday's General Election over Republican candidate Dan Schmitt and Green Party candidate Nancy Wade. Quigley got about 70 percent of the vote Tuesday from residents in the 5th District, which include almost all of Elmhurst, and parts of Bensenville,  Hinsdale, Western Springs, Oakbrook Terrace and other communities stretching all the way to the lakeshore. Quigley has represented the district since 2009. He delivered a message to his "new consituents" in this Daily Herald article. Quigley, who was uncontested in the March Primary election, was a Cook County commissioner before being elected to Congress. According to his website: "He began his …

NancyC

9:06 pm on Sunday, November 11, 2012

Any person that thinks they are informed on local,state,national, or international events and policies,and use local or national main stream media as their sole source of that information are woefully misled. An informed and educated electorate is vital to the well being of this great country and right now that does not exist. In addition, voting one's self interest is not voting for the common …   more ›

Deb Conroy Defeats Dan Kordik in 46th House Race

Conroy wins the seat convincingly according to unofficial results.

With all 75 precincts in Illinois' 46th House District reporting, Deborah O'Keefe Conroy has defeated Daniel Kordik by 5,317 votes. Conroy, a Democrat, is an artist and former Elmhurst Unit District 205 School Board member. The 46th District includes a portion of Elmhurst's west side, as well as parts of Addison, Oakbrook Terrace and Villa Park. More information can be found on the Daily Herald website and the Suburban Life website.

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Dave

1:06 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012

Any candidate who engaged in a campaign as deceitful and dishonest as Conroy ran deserves no respect. Ironically, after Conroy lost her second bid for the District 205 School Board, she wrote in these pages that her opponents were "bullies." Yet her campaign against Kordik, a decent and honorable man, was characterized by pure Chicago machine-style thuggery. If you look up "hypocrite" in the …   more ›

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