Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The Republican incumbent won his fifth term representing Illinois' 24th State Senate District Tuesday night and will now seek advice on a possible run for governor in 2014.
State Sen. Kirk Dillard (R-Hinsdale) will serve a fifth term in the Illinois Senate after a convincing win in Tuesday's General Election over Democratic candidate A. Ghani of Oak Brook in the race for Illinois' 24th State Senate District. Dillard won by getting 64,920 of 99,080 DuPage votes Tuesday from the 24th, which spans across the westerns suburbs and includes, among other towns, Clarendon Hills, Elmhurst, Glen Ellyn, Hinsdale, Lisle, Lombard, Oak Brook, Western Springs, Westmont and Wheaton. Dillard also had 2,252 of 2,961 Cook County votes. One Cook precinct had not reported as of 11:20 p.m. The Republican senator has represented the 24th since 1993. "I thank the voters for returning me to Springfield, where I’ll work harder than …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Find coverage of the various congressional matchups throughout the Patch network.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
While many of northern Illinois' congressional races left little in the way of doubt, a few provided down-to-the-wire drama and competitiveness. Judy Biggert and Bill Foster were in a dead heat as Election Day approached, with Foster emerging victorious, according to unofficial totals. And Joe Walsh and Tammy Duckworth engaged in a bitter mudfest, with Walsh being tossed out by voters. Jesse Jackson Jr. didn't campaign at all, citing health issues, yet won-reelection, and Adam Kinzinger, Dan Lipinski, Danny Davis and Peter Roskam didn't feel they had to. Coverage of the various congressional races can be viewed throughout the Patch network.
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J rogers
6:15 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Dillard is a complete total hypocritical scum who is totally subservient to Cellini and the outfit cobine who run Illinois. more ›