Battle for Cook County 6th District seat intensifies
In the 6th District race for Cook County Board the GOP primary fight centers on incumbent Barclay Fleming of Lynwood and challenger Cindy Panayotovich with likely Democratic matchups involving John DeSimone and Bill Moran. Panayotovich leverages the Panayotovich name while Fleming touts local tax shifts and flood control. Democratic rivals DeSimone and Moran vie on hospital plans and district services, with Moran emphasizing accessibility and a veterans affairs role.
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Cook County
South Holland
Calumet City
Steger
Chicago Heights
Matteson
Bridgeview
Oak Wn
Barclay “Bud” Fleming
R-Lynwood
Fleming
Cindy Panayotovich
Chicago Heights Park District
Sam Panayotovich
Panayotoviches
Lansing
Chicago
East Side
Panayotovich
10Th Ward
Ed Vrdolyak
Cindy
Congress
Cook County Sheriffs Department
GOP
Bloom Township
Lynwood
Forest Preserve
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
DeSimone
Moran
Park Board
Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs
Thornton Community College
South Suburban College
Hoover-Schrum
Southern Illinois University
Homewood
Chicago Public Schools
Mount Carmel
Chicago Heights Park District Board
Two veterans seek treasurer's post in Cook County race
Two longtime officials, Maria Pappas and Tom Murphy, contest the Cook County treasurer race on March 17 with rival visions. Pappas touts modernization and accountability after eight years on the county board while Murphy highlights ethics reforms and tighter supervision. The winner will face Republican Anthony Peralta in November with issues including tax collection, modernization, and tax sale practices at the forefront.
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Cook County
Chicago
Richard Daley
Daley
Maria Pappas
10Th
John Stroger
Tom Murphy
Stroger
Anthony Peralta
Riverside
Pappas
Murphy
North Side
Ed Rosewell
Rosewell
Two Democrats Vie For Cook County Fifth District Seat
In the Democratic primary for the Cook County Board 5th District two candidates clash. Deborah Sims, 43, seeks a second term with backing from 34th Ward figure Wilson Frost, while William Lockhart, 55, aligns with the Shaw political network. Main issues are health care access and economic development as March 17 voting nears.
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Cook County
95Th Street
Sauk Trail
Illinois 394
Deborah Sims
Chicago
Roseland
Wilson Frost
Democratic
34Th
Sims
William
Bill” Lockhart
Riverdale
Lockhart
Shaw Brothers
Robert Shaw
William Shaw
Dalton
Ford Heights
Robbins
Oak Forest
Oak Forest Hospital
Provident Hospital
55Th Street
County
Dixmoor Park District
Dixmoor Park District Board
Bobby Jackson
Jackson
34Th Ward
Ald
Carrie Austin
Park District
Wendell Phillips High School
Chicago Community Colleges
W.E.B. Dubois
Illinois State Senate
Harlan High School
City of Chicago
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