Daily Herald's primary election endorsements

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This is a summary of the editorial board's primary recommendations, for the benefit of early voters. Early voting ends today.

National


Democrats

President: Barack Obama

U.S. House:

• 6th -- Jill Morgenthaler
• 8th -- Melissa Bean
• 10th -- Dan Seals
• 14th -- Bill Foster

Republicans

President: John McCain

U.S. House:

• 8th -- Steve Greenberg
• 13th -- Judy Biggert
• 14th - Jim Oberweis

State

Democrats

State Senate:

• 26 -- Bill Gentes
• State House:
• 56 -- Paul Froehlich

Republicans

State House:

• 48 -- Michael Connelly
• 49 -- Tim Schmitz
• 50 -- Kay Hatcher
• 66 -- Christine Prochno
• 96 -- Darlene Senger

DuPage County


Republicans

County Board District 2:

• Brien Sheahan
• Patrick O'Shea

County Board District 4:

• Grant Eckhoff
• Debra Olson

County Board District 5:

• James Healy
• Gerry Cassioppi

County Board District 6:

• Pamela Fenner
• James Zay

Referendums

• DuPage County sales tax hike: -- No
• Wheaton-Warrenville Unit District 200: Build new Hubble Middle School (tax bill to increase over time, with biggest increase in 2021-- $454 in additional annual taxes on $350,000 home) -- Yes
• Naperville Unit District 203: Building improvements and renovations (increase of $82 annually for average taxpayer) -- Yes
• Glen Ellyn Elementary District 89: Building improvements, air conditioning (additional cost of $68 in 2009) -- Yes
• Winfield Township road maintenance: 2-cent rate increase -- No
• Winfield Fire Protection District: Shore up finances, hire firefighters (additional cost of $24 in first year for owner of $300,000 home) -- Yes
• Lombard Park District: Overhaul closed pool, other improvements (additional costs of $35 annually on a $300,000 home) -- Yes
• Fox Valley Park District: Bond sale for capital improvements (additional cost of $30 annually on $25,000 home) -- Yes
• Itasca Library: Fix mold problems (average annual increase of $1) -- Yes
• Addison Park District: Build a new aquatic center (additional costs of $66 in first year for owner of $300,000 home) -- No
• Villa Park: Home rule for crime-free housing program -- Yes

(I personally support the Villa Park Home Rule Initiative and ask all those from Villa Park to vote Yes: For more info visit www.villaparkhomerule.com)

Cook County
Democrats
State's Attorney:

• Anita Alvarez

Recorder:

• Ed Smith

Water Reclamation District:

• Frank Avila
• Kathleen Therese Meany
• Cynthia Santos

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Yay for Senger... (She lives down the street)

[sickmint79]

3 guys running for representative here for republicans, steve greenberg is the guy i want to see the least. the other 2 guys are for the war but are very cautious in it. one is a huge fan of my boy rp, the other guy's son died in iraq. both are cautious in how they deal with it. i went to a local debate, steve greenberg blathered something about iran wanting to wipe us off the map, patriot act love, and the kind of hawkishness i think someone can only display when they are so for war but have never served in the military. i don't like that guy at all, total neocon. lame to see them predicting he will win.