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President
  1. President
US Senate
  1. U.S. Senate
U.S. Representative
  1. U.S. Representative, 1st District
  2. U.S. Representative, 2nd District
  3. U.S. Representative, 3rd District
  4. U.S. Representative, 4th District
  5. U.S. Representative, 5th District
  6. U.S. Representative, 6th District
  7. U.S. Representative, 7th District
  8. U.S. Representative, 8th District
  9. U.S. Representative, 9th District
  10. U.S. Representative, 10th District
  11. U.S. Representative, 11th District
  12. U.S. Representative, 12th District
  13. U.S. Representative, 13th District
  14. U.S. Representative, 14th District
  15. U.S. Representative, 15th District
  16. U.S. Representative, 16th District
  17. U.S. Representative, 17th District
  18. U.S. Representative, 18th District
  19. U.S. Representative, 19th District
State Senate
  1. State Senator, 2nd
  2. State Senator, 3rd
  3. State Senator, 5th
  4. State Senator, 6th
  5. State Senator, 7th
  6. State Senator, 8th
  7. State Senator, 9th
  8. State Senator, 11th
  9. State Senator, 12th
  10. State Senator, 14th
  11. State Senator, 15th
  12. State Senator, 17th
  13. State Senator, 18th
  14. State Senator, 20th
  15. State Senator, 21st
  16. State Senator, 23rd
  17. State Senator, 24th
  18. State Senator, 26th
  19. State Senator, 27th
  20. State Senator, 29th
  21. State Senator, 30th
  22. State Senator, 32nd
  23. State Senator, 33rd
  24. State Senator, 35th
  25. State Senator, 36th
  26. State Senator, 38th
  27. State Senator, 39th
  28. State Senator, 41st
  29. State Senator, 42nd
  30. State Senator, 44th
  31. State Senator, 45th
  32. State Senator, 47th
  33. State Senator, 48th
  34. State Senator, 50th
  35. State Senator, 51st
  36. State Senator, 53rd
  37. State Senator, 54th
  38. State Senator, 56th
  39. State Senator, 57th
  40. State Senator, 59th
State Reps
  1. Representative in General Assembly, 1st
  2. Representative in General Assembly, 2nd
  3. Representative in General Assembly, 3rd
  4. Representative in General Assembly, 4th
  5. Representative in General Assembly, 5th
  6. Representative in General Assembly, 6th
  7. Representative in General Assembly, 7th
  8. Representative in General Assembly, 8th
  9. Representative in General Assembly, 9th
  10. Representative in General Assembly, 10th
  11. Representative in General Assembly, 11th
  12. Representative in General Assembly, 12th
  13. Representative in General Assembly, 13th
  14. Representative in General Assembly, 14th
  15. Representative in General Assembly, 15th
  16. Representative in General Assembly, 16th
  17. Representative in General Assembly, 17th
  18. Representative in General Assembly, 18th
  19. Representative in General Assembly, 19th
  20. Representative in General Assembly, 20th
  21. Representative in General Assembly, 21st
  22. Representative in General Assembly, 22nd
  23. Representative in General Assembly, 23rd
  24. Representative in General Assembly, 24th
  25. Representative in General Assembly, 25th
  26. Representative in General Assembly, 26th
  27. Representative in General Assembly, 27th
  28. Representative in General Assembly, 28th
  29. Representative in General Assembly, 29th
  30. Representative in General Assembly, 30th
  31. Representative in General Assembly, 31st
  32. Representative in General Assembly, 32nd
  33. Representative in General Assembly, 33rd
  34. Representative in General Assembly, 34th
  35. Representative in General Assembly, 35th
  36. Representative in General Assembly, 36th
  37. Representative in General Assembly, 37th
  38. Representative in General Assembly, 38th
  39. Representative in General Assembly, 39th
  40. Representative in General Assembly, 40th
  41. Representative in General Assembly, 41st
  42. Representative in General Assembly, 42nd
  43. Representative in General Assembly, 43rd
  44. Representative in General Assembly, 44th
  45. Representative in General Assembly, 45th
  46. Representative in General Assembly, 46th
  47. Representative in General Assembly, 47th
  48. Representative in General Assembly, 48th
  49. Representative in General Assembly, 49th
  50. Representative in General Assembly, 50th
  51. Representative in General Assembly, 51st
  52. Representative in General Assembly, 52nd
  53. Representative in General Assembly, 53rd
  54. Representative in General Assembly, 54th
  55. Representative in General Assembly, 55th
  56. Representative in General Assembly, 56th
  57. Representative in General Assembly, 57th
  58. Representative in General Assembly, 58th
  59. Representative in General Assembly, 59th
  60. Representative in General Assembly, 60th
  61. Representative in General Assembly, 61st
  62. Representative in General Assembly, 62nd
  63. Representative in General Assembly, 63rd
  64. Representative in General Assembly, 64th
  65. Representative in General Assembly, 65th
  66. Representative in General Assembly, 66th
  67. Representative in General Assembly, 67th
  68. Representative in General Assembly, 68th
  69. Representative in General Assembly, 69th
  70. Representative in General Assembly, 70th
  71. Representative in General Assembly, 71st
  72. Representative in General Assembly, 72nd
  73. Representative in General Assembly, 73rd
  74. Representative in General Assembly, 74th
  75. Representative in General Assembly, 75th
  76. Representative in General Assembly, 76th
  77. Representative in General Assembly, 77th
  78. Representative in General Assembly, 78th
  79. Representative in General Assembly, 79th
  80. Representative in General Assembly, 80th
  81. Representative in General Assembly, 81st
  82. Representative in General Assembly, 82nd
  83. Representative in General Assembly, 83rd
  84. Representative in General Assembly, 84th
  85. Representative in General Assembly, 85th
  86. Representative in General Assembly, 86th
  87. Representative in General Assembly, 87th
  88. Representative in General Assembly, 88th
  89. Representative in General Assembly, 89th
  90. Representative in General Assembly, 90th
  91. Representative in General Assembly, 91st
  92. Representative in General Assembly, 92nd
  93. Representative in General Assembly, 93rd
  94. Representative in General Assembly, 94th
  95. Representative in General Assembly, 95th
  96. Representative in General Assembly, 96th
  97. Representative in General Assembly, 97th
  98. Representative in General Assembly, 98th
  99. Representative in General Assembly, 99th
  100. Representative in General Assembly, 100th
  101. Representative in General Assembly, 101st
  102. Representative in General Assembly, 102nd
  103. Representative in General Assembly, 103rd
  104. Representative in General Assembly, 104th
  105. Representative in General Assembly, 105th
  106. Representative in General Assembly, 106th
  107. Representative in General Assembly, 107th
  108. Representative in General Assembly, 108th
  109. Representative in General Assembly, 109th
  110. Representative in General Assembly, 110th
  111. Representative in General Assembly, 111th
  112. Representative in General Assembly, 112th
  113. Representative in General Assembly, 113rd
  114. Representative in General Assembly, 114th
  115. Representative in General Assembly, 115th
  116. Representative in General Assembly, 116th
  117. Representative in General Assembly, 117th
  118. Representative in General Assembly, 118th
Judicial offices
  1. Supreme Court Judge (vacancy of McMorrow)
  2. Apellate Court Judge, First District (Burke vacancy)
  3. Apellate Court Judge, First District (Campbell vacancy)
  4. Apellate Court Judge, Fifth District (Thompkins vacancy)
  5. Circuit Court Judge, Full Circuit (Disko vacancy)
  6. Circuit Court Judge, Full Circuit (Glowacki vacancy)
  7. Circuit Court Judge, Full Circuit (Healy vacancy)
  8. Circuit Court Judge, Full Circuit (Keehan vacancy)
  9. Circuit Court Judge, Full Circuit (Lott vacancy)
  10. Circuit Court Judge, Full Circuit (Montelione vacancy)
  11. Circuit Court Judge, Full Circuit (Murphy vacancy)
  12. Circuit Court Judge, Full Circuit (Nowicki vacancy)
  13. Circuit Court Judge, Full Circuit (Thomas vacancy)
  14. Circuit Court Judge, First Circuit (Stewart vacancy)
  15. Circuit Court Judge (12 Judicial Circuit, 2nd Subcircuit, Additional judgeship A)
  16. Circuit Court Judge (12 Judicial Circuit, 3rd Subcircuit, Additional judgeship A)
  17. Circuit Court Judge (12 Judicial Circuit, 4th Subcircuit, Additional judgeship A)
  18. Circuit Court Judge (16 Judicial Circuit, 1st Subcircuit, Additional judgeship A)
  19. Circuit Court Judge (16 Judicial Circuit, 2nd Subcircuit, Additional judgeship A)
  20. 18th Judicial Circuit (Duncan)
  21. 18th Judicial Circuit (Moy)
  22. Judge 19th Circuit (Judgeship A 1st)
  23. Judge 19th Circuit (Judgeship A 2nd)
  24. Cook Circuit Court Judge 1st Sub (Turkington vacancy)
  25. Cook Circuit Court Judge 3rd Sub (Donnersberger vacancy)
  26. Cook Circuit Court Judge 4th Sub (Schultz vacancy)
  27. Cook Circuit Court Judge 5th Sub (Bush vacancy)
  28. Cook Circuit Court Judge 5th Sub (Judgeship A)
  29. Cook Circuit Court Judge 6th Sub (Figeroa vacancy)
  30. Cook Circuit Court Judge 7th Sub (Young vacancy)
  31. Cook Circuit Court Judge 8th Sub (Sheehan vacancy)
  32. Cook Circuit Court Judge 10th Sub (Kowalski vacancy)
  33. Cook Circuit Court Judge 10th Sub (Morrissey vacancy)
  34. Cook Circuit Court Judge 10th Sub (Pucinski vacancy)
  35. Cook Circuit Court Judge 12th Sub (Devlin vacancy)
  36. Cook Circuit Court Judge 13th Sub (Ryan vacancy)
  37. Cook Circuit Court Judge 13th Sub (Tobin vacancy)
  38. Cook Circuit Court Judge 14th Sub (Henry vacancy)
  39. Cook Circuit Court Judge 14th Sub (Reyna vacancy)
  40. Cook Circuit Court Judge 15th Sub (Judgeship A)
  41. Appellate Court 1st District (Retention)
  42. Appellate Court 1st District (Retention)
  43. Appellate Court 2nd District (Retention)
  44. Appellate Court 4th District (Retention)
  45. Appellate Court 5th District (Retention)
  46. Circuit Court Judge 12th Circuit (Retention)
  47. Circuit Court Judge 12th Circuit (Retention)
  48. Circuit Court Judge 12th Circuit (Retention)
  49. Circuit Court Judge 12th Circuit (Retention)
  50. Circuit Court Judge 12th Circuit (Retention)
  51. Circuit Court Judge 12th Circuit (Retention)
  52. Circuit Court Judge 12th Circuit (Retention)
  53. Circuit Court Judge 16th Circuit (Retention)
  54. Circuit Court Judge 16th Circuit (Retention)
  55. Circuit Court Judge 16th Circuit (Retention)
  56. Circuit Court Judge 16th Circuit (Retention)
  57. Circuit Court Judge 16th Circuit (Retention)
  58. Circuit Court Judge 16th Circuit (Retention)
  59. Circuit Court Judge 16th Circuit (Retention)
  60. Circuit Court Judge 18th Circuit (Retention)
  61. Circuit Court Judge 18th Circuit (Retention)
  62. Circuit Court Judge 18th Circuit (Retention)
  63. Circuit Court Judge 18th Circuit (Retention)
  64. Circuit Court Judge 18th Circuit (Retention)
  65. Circuit Court Judge 18th Circuit (Retention)
  66. Circuit Court Judge 18th Circuit (Retention)
  67. Circuit Court Judge 19th Circuit (Retention)
  68. Circuit Court Judge 19th Circuit (Retention)
  69. Circuit Court Judge 22th Circuit (Retention)
  70. Circuit Court Judge 22th Circuit (Retention)
  71. Circuit Court Judge 22th Circuit (Retention)
  72. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  73. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  74. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  75. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  76. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  77. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  78. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  79. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  80. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  81. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  82. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  83. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  84. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  85. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  86. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  87. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  88. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  89. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  90. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  91. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  92. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  93. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  94. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  95. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  96. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  97. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  98. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  99. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  100. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  101. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  102. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  103. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  104. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  105. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  106. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  107. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  108. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  109. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  110. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  111. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  112. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  113. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  114. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  115. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  116. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  117. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  118. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  119. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  120. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  121. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  122. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  123. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  124. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  125. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  126. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  127. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  128. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  129. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  130. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  131. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  132. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  133. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  134. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  135. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  136. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  137. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  138. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
  139. Cook County Judicial Circuit Court (Retention)
Cook
  1. Circuit Court Clerk, Cook
  2. Recorder of Deeds, Cook
  3. State's Attorney, Cook
  4. Board of Review 2nd District, Cook
  5. Board of Review 3rd District, Cook
MWRD
  1. Water Reclamation Dist., Cook
Collar counties
  1. Auditor, McHenry
  2. Circuit Clerk, McHenry
  3. Coroner, McHenry
  4. Recorder of Deeds, McHenry
  5. State's Attorney, McHenry
  6. Circuit Clerk, Kane
  7. Recorder, Kane
  8. State's Attorney, Kane
  9. Auditor, Kane
  10. Coroner, Kane
  11. Board Chairman, Kane
  12. Circuit Court Clerk, DuPage
  13. Auditor, DuPage
  14. Coroner, DuPage
  15. Recorder, DuPage
  16. State's Attorney, DuPage
  17. Circuit Court Clerk,Lake
  18. Coroner, Lake
  19. Recorder, Lake
  20. State's Attorney, Lake
  21. Coroner, Will
  22. Chief Executive Officer, Will
  23. State's Attorney, Will
  24. Auditor, Will
  25. Circuit Clerk, Will
  26. Recorder of Deeds, Will
Referenda
  1. Constitutional Convention
  2. Countywide Referendum
  3. Terms for Alderman
  4. Establish Youth Council
  5. Renewable Resources
  6. Iraq War
  7. Living Wage
  8. Renewable Resources
  9. Troop Withdrawal
  10. Increase Limiting Rate
  11. Municipal Retail Tax
  12. Issue Bonds
  13. Advisory
  14. Home Rule
  15. Dissolve District
  16. 911 Surcharge
  17. 911 Surcharge
  18. Retain Managerial Government
  19. Increase Limiting Rate
  20. Annexation
  21. Historic District
  22. Issue Bonds $6,100,000
  23. Issue Bonds $1,300,000
  24. Issue Bonds
  25. 911 Surcharge
  26. Issue Bonds
  27. Increase Limiting Rate
  28. Change Landmark Law
  29. Opt Out of Tax Freeze
  30. Increase Limiting Rate
  31. Environmental
  32. Issue Bonds
  33. Join Berwyn Park District
  34. Issue Bonds
  35. Recreation Tax
  36. Issue Bonds
  37. Issue G0 Bonds
  38. Park District of La Grange
  39. Renewable Resources
  40. Form New County
  41. Increase Limiting Rate
  42. Retailers Occupation Tax
  43. Appoint Clerk
  44. Increase Limiting Rate for Library Funds
  45. Issue $24,900,000 Library Bonds
  46. Increase Tax Rate for Roads
  47. Issue $21,900,000 Park Bonds
  48. Issue $50,000,000 School Building Bonds
  49. Issue $185,000,000 Bonds
  50. Advisory Question
  51. Proposition to Appoint or Elect Village Clerk
  52. Proposition to Issue Bonds
  53. Proposition to Increase Monthly 911 Surcharge
  54. Proposition for the City of Zion to Impose a Surcharge
  55. Advisory Question for Property Tax Revenues
  56. Advisory Question on Special Service Area
  57. Proposition to Increase the Limiting Rate
  58. Proposition to Issue $34,000,000 in Library Bonds
  59. Proposition to Increase Limiting Rate
  60. Proposition to Issue $30,000,000 School Building Bonds
  61. Proposition to Issue $153,600,000 Community College Bonds
  62. Proposition to Create a New Tax Rate for Ambulance Purposes
  63. Proposition to Increase the Limiting Rate of the Grayslake Fire Protection District
  64. Limitation Law
  65. Levy New Tax Rate
  66. Public Question
  67. Real Estate Transfer Tax
  68. Mosquito Abatement
  69. Proposition to Increase Limiting Rate
  70. Proposition to Issue $36,000,000 Park Bonds
  71. Proposition to Issuse $34,300,000 Library Bonds
  72. Proposition to Increase Limiting Rate
  73. Proposition to Increase Limiting Rate
  74. Proposition to Issue $32,000,000 Working Cash Fund Bonds
  75. Proposition to Issue $153,600,000 College Bonds
  76. Public Question
  77. Proposition to Increase Limiting Rate
  78. Proposition to Annex Territory
  79. Bond Issue
  80. Bond Issue
  81. Bond Issue
  82. Increase Limiting Rate
  83. Bond Issue
  84. Increase Number of Trustees
  85. Approve Sale of Property
  86. Bond Issue
  87. Add Council Person
  88. Home Rule
  89. Adopt Trail Plan
  90. Bond Issue
  91. Increase Limiting Rate
  92. Bond Issue
  93. Bond Issue
  94. Increase Limiting Rate
  95. District Transfer
  96. Increase Limiting Rate
  97. Annexation
  98. Increase Limiting Rate


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