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Ventura wins, Parker retains seat
for Will County Board District 9
Thomas Czaja
Contributing Editor
Newcomer Rachel Ventura,
a Democrat, along with
incumbent Republican Annette
Parker, were victorious
Tuesday, Nov. 6, in the gubernatorial
election.
Ventura was comfortably
the top vote-getter, finishing
nearly 8 percent ahead
of Parker, according to unofficial
results from the Will
County Clerk’s Office.
Ventura secured a total of
8,552 votes (39.60 percent),
while Parker finished with
6,920 votes (32.04 percent),
with all 25 precincts reporting.
Missing out on winning
one of the two seats up for
grabs was Democrat Jim
Murphy, who finished third
Ventura
Parker
with 6,123 votes, or 28.35
percent.
“We were hoping for a
positive response, since we
have done so much hard
work knocking on 10,000
doors and calling 13,000
phone numbers,” Ventura
said of what went into her
victory.
She went on to thank those
who came out and voted for
her and said she plans to be
an accessible elected official,
encouraging those she
represents to reach out to
her if they have ideas or concerns.
“I want this to be a twoway
conversation,” Ventura
said, calling herself not a
politician but “just a mom.”
“I want to be truly representing
individuals.”
Parker, who has been on
the Will County Board since
2014, likewise thanked voters
and said she, too, knocked
on many doors.
“We accomplished a lot in
four years because of [bipartisanship
with elected officials
for the district],” Parker
said. “I thought it important
to keep bipartisan control in
District 9.”
White Oak Library referendum denied again by voters
Max Lapthorne, Editor
The White Oak Library
District’s referendum to increase
the limiting tax rate
failed once again, according
to unofficial results from the
Will County Clerk’s website
as of Friday, Nov. 9.
With all precincts reporting,
60.18 percent of
voters said “no” to the referendum,
which proposed
increasing the limiting tax
rate 0.0306 for tax year
2018, while 39.82 percent
of voters cast their ballots
in favor. There were 23,805
total votes cast.
The referendum has been
on the ballot the last four
elections, most recently in
the March Primary Election
when it narrowly failed with
53.81 percent of voters voting
against it. The White Oak
Library would use the funds
to increase library hours, increase
outreach services and
install a digital media lab, as
previously reported by The
Legend.
Township waste pickup referendum approved
Max Lapthorne, Editor
The Lockport Township
referendum asking permission
for the Township to negotiate
a waste pickup contract
on behalf of residents
has passed, according to unofficial
results from the Will
County Clerk’s website as of
Friday, Nov. 9.
The referendum received
65.85 percent “yes” votes
compared to just 34.15 percent
dissenting votes. There
were 4,082 total votes cast,
with 2,688 of them in favor.
The passing of the referendum
allows the Township
government to negotiate
a contract with waste
and recycling companies on
behalf of its residents, as
previously reported by The
Legend. Currently, residents
are responsible for hiring
their own garbage company,
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which has resulted in residents
in the unincorporated
area paying much higher
prices than those in nearby
cities and villages, as previously
reported by The Legend.
“We’re going to try to
make it as easy as possible
for everyone to get a fair
price for garbage pickup,”
Lockport Township Supervisor
Ron Alberico said.
Lockport resident Mike Kelley
wins Will County Sheriff ’s race
Max Lapthorne, Editor
Lockport resident Mike
Kelley will be serving a
second term as Will County
Sheriff after defeating challenger
Jim Reilly in the Nov.
6 General Election, according
to unofficial results from
the Will County Clerk’s
website.
Kelley was named on
57.83 percent of ballots,
while Reilly received 42.17
percent of votes. There were
240,669 total votes cast, with
Kelley receiving 139,188 as
of tallies Friday, Nov. 9.
“We basically ran on our
accomplishments of the last
four years,” Kelley said.
Incumbents win in Will County Board District 7
James Sanchez
Contributing Editor
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“We just wanted the people
of Will County to know our
message and what we accomplished
the last four
years and what they had to
look forward to if they reelected
us.”
Kelley began his career
with the Will County Sheriff’s
Office in 1988. He said
he plans to continue to focus
on the opioid crisis in his
second term, adding that his
administration has had success
fighting the epidemic in
the unincorporated areas of
Will County, and he wants
to expand their efforts into
county municipalities.
“We started a lot of great
programs in the last four
Balich
Republicans Steve Balich
and Mike Fricilone will
maintain their seats on the
Will County Board for District
7, according to unofficial
results from the Will
County Clerk’s website.
Balich and Fricilone
fended off Democratic challenger
Kyle Killacky to take
the two seats, with Balich
receiving 40.79 percent of
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epidemic,” Kelley said. “....
What I really want to do is
extend our resources into the
municipalities and get them
involved in our prevention
coalition so it can be a joint
effort where everybody is on
the same page... We’ve been
pretty successful in unincorporated
Will County and we
want to take our show on the
road.”
Kelley expressed gratitude
for the support he received
from voters.
“We’re going to make
them glad that they voted us
back in for four more years,”
he said.
votes and Fricilone tallying
30.71 percent. Killacky finished
just behind Fricilone
with 28.5 percent of the vote.
Balich, who has been a
member of the Will County
Board since 2012, received
11,109 of the 27,237 total
votes cast, while Fricilone,
who has also served on the
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