1986 Cook County, Illinois, elections

1986 Cook County, Illinois, elections
← 1984 November 4, 1986 1988 →
Turnout55.95%
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The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 4, 1986.[1]

Primaries were held March 18, 1986.[2]

Elections were held for the offices of Assessor, Clerk, Sheriff, State's Attorney, Superintendent of Education Service Region, Treasurer, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, all 17 seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, both seats of the Cook County Board of Appeals, 3 seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Election information

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1986 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal (Senate and House) and those for state elections.

Voter turnout

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Primary election

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Vote totals of primaries[2]
Primary Chicago vote totals Suburban Cook County vote totals Total Cook County vote totals
Democratic 548,326 124,471 672,799
Republican 25,962 79,517 105,479
Nonpartisan 3,654 13,948 17,602
Total 577,942 217,936 795,880

General election

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The general election saw turnout of 55.95%, with 1,476,370 ballots cast.[1][3] Chicago saw 841,085 ballots cast, and suburban Cook County saw 635,2865 ballots cast.[1]

Straight-ticket voting

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Ballots had a straight-ticket voting option in 1986.[1]

Party Number of
straight-ticket
votes[1]
Democratic 52,099
Republican 162,362
Allin Walker Party 17
Illinois Solidarity 951
Libertarian 683
Socialist Workers 951
Quality Cong. Rep. 421

Assessor

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1986 Cook County Assessor election
← 1982 November 4, 1986 1990 →
Turnout50.30%[1][3]
 
Candidate Thomas Hynes Le Roy M. Graham
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 969,500 357,758
Percentage 73.05% 26.95%
Assessor before election

Thomas Hynes
Democratic

Elected Assessor

Thomas Hynes
Democratic

In the 1986 Cook County Assessor election, incumbent third-term assessor Thomas Hynes, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

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Democratic

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Cook County Assessor Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas C. Hynes (incumbent) 405,270 100
Total votes 405,270 100

Republican

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By winning the Republican nomination, Le Roy M. Graham became the first black candidate to run countywide as a Republican nominee.[4]

Cook County Assessor Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Le Roy M. Graham 77,243 100
Total votes 77,243 100

General election

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Cook County Assessor election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas C. Hynes (incumbent) 969,500 73.05
Republican Le Roy M. Graham 357,758 26.95
Total votes 1,327,258 100

Clerk

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1986 Cook County Clerk election
← 1982 November 4, 1986 1990 →
Turnout51.56%[1][3]
 
Candidate Stanley Kusper Diana Nelson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 929,949 430,568
Percentage 68.35% 31.35%
Clerk before election

Stanley Kusper
Democratic

Elected Clerk

Stanley Kusper
Democratic

In the 1986 Cook County Clerk election, incumbent third-term clerk Stanley Kusper, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

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Democratic

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Incumbent Stanley Kusper defeated two challengers to win renomination.

The more successful of Kusper's two challengers was Jeanne Quinn, who four years earlier had become the first Democrat to be elected to the Cook County Board of Commissioners from suburban Cook County in half a century. Instead of seeking reelection, she instead opted to launch a challenge to Kusper.[1][5] Kusper's other challenger was 28-year-old millionaire businessman Patrick M. Finley.[6]

Cook County Clerk Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stanley T. Kusper, Jr. 255,761 45.73
Democratic Jeanne P. Quinn 218,442 30.08
Democratic Patrick M. Finley 95,115 15.22
Total votes 569,318 100

Republican

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Former Illinois state representative Diana Nelson won the Republican primary.[1][7]

Cook County Clerk Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Diana Nelson 80,639 100
Total votes 80,639 100

General election

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Cook County Clerk election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stanley T. Kusper, Jr. 929,949 68.35
Republican Diana Nelson 430,568 31.35
Total votes 1,360,517 100

Sheriff

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1986 Cook County Sheriff election
← 1982 November 4, 1986 1990 →
Turnout52.30%[1][3]
 
Candidate James E. O'Grady Richard Elrod
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 706,659 673,233
Percentage 51.12% 48.79%
Sheriff before election

Richard Elrod
Democratic

Elected Sheriff

James E. O'Grady
Republican

In the 1986 Cook County Sheriff election, incumbent fourth-term sheriff Richard Elrod, a Democrat, was defeated by Republican James E. O'Grady.

O'Grady became the first Republican elected to a countywide executive office in Cook County since Bernard Carey was elected to his final term as Cook County State's Attorney in 1976.[8]

Primaries

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Democratic

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Cook County Sheriff Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard J. Elrod (incumbent) 418,843 100
Total votes 418,843 100

Republican

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Cook County Sheriff Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James E. O'Grady 82,185 100
Total votes 82,185 100

General election

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O'Grady won the endorsement of the Chicago Tribune for the general election.[9]

O'Grady's victory came from winning the county's suburbs by a 2-1 margin. He also performed well in some of the ethnically white wards of Chicago, being able to cary 14 of the city's 50 wards.[10]

Cook County Sheriff election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James E. O'Grady 706,659 51.12
Democratic Richard J. Elrod (incumbent) 673,233 48.79
Total votes 1,379,892 100

Superintendent of Education Service Region

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1986 Superintendent of Education Service Region special election
← 1982 November 4, 1986 1990 →
Turnout49.20%[1][3]
 
Candidate Richard J. Martwick Tony Torres
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 824,384 473,694
Percentage 63.51% 36.49%
Superintendent before election

Richard J. Martwick
Democratic

Elected Superintendent

Richard J. Martwick
Democratic

In the 1986 Cook County Superintendent of Education Service Region election, incumbent third-term superintendent Richard J. Martwick, a Democrat, was reelected.[1][11]

Primaries

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Democratic

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Cook County Superintendent of Education Service Region Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard J. Marwick (incumbent) 297,358 72.36
Democratic Tom Van Dam 113,599 27.64
Total votes 410,957 100

Republican

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No candidate ran in the Republican primary.[2] The Republican Party ultimately nominated Tony Torres.[1]

General election

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Cook County Superintendent of Education Service Region election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard J. Martwick (incumbent) 824,384 63.51
Republican Tony Torres 473,694 36.49
Total votes 1,298,078 100

Treasurer

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1986 Cook County Treasurer election
← 1982 November 4, 1986 1990 →
Turnout50.62%[1][3]
 
Candidate Edward J. Rosewell Richard M. Hetzer
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 905,190 410,909
Percentage 68.78% 31.22%
Treasurer before election

Edward J. Rosewell
Democratic

Elected Treasurer

Edward J. Rosewell
Democratic

In the 1986 Cook County Treasurer election, incumbent third-term[12] treasurer Edward J. Rosewell, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

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Democratic

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Cook County Treasurer Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward J. Rosewell (incumbent) 399,143 100
Total votes 399,143 100

Republican

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Cook County Treasurer Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard M. Hetzer 77,901 100
Total votes 77,901 100

General election

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Cook County Treasurer election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward J. Rosewell (incumbent) 905,190 68.78
Republican Richard M. Hetzer 410,909 31.22
Total votes 1,316,099 100

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners

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1986 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election
← 1982 November 4, 1986 1990 →
Turnout50.54%[1][3]
 
Candidate George Dunne Joseph D. Mathewson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 808,126 525,288
Percentage 60.61% 39.39%
President before election

George Dunne
Democratic

Elected President

George Dunne
Democratic

In the 1986 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election, incumbent president George Dunne, a Democrat that had held the office since 1969, was reelected.

Primaries

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Democratic

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President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George W. Dunne 435,063 100
Total votes 435,063 100

Republican

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President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph D. Mathewson 63,625 100
Total votes 63,625 100

General election

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President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George W. Dunne 808,126 60.61
Republican Joseph D. Mathewson 525,288 39.39
Total votes 1,333,414 100

Cook County Board of Commissioners

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1986 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
← 1982 November 4, 1986 1990 →
All 17 seats on the Cook County Board of Commissioners
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 11 6
Seats won 10 7
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 6,766,182 3,689,203
Percentage 64.71% 35.29%

The 1986 Cook County Board of Commissioners election saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms in two sets of elections (ten elected from an election held in the city of Chicago and seven elected from and election held in suburban Cook County).

Democrats lost a seat, and Republicans, conversely, gained a seat.

City of Chicago

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Ten seats were elected from the City of Chicago.

Primaries

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Democratic
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Cook County Board of Commissioners Chicago Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George W. Dunne (incumbent) 270,744 8.68
Democratic Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) 215,292 6.90
Democratic John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent) 196,824 6.31
Democratic Samuel G. Vaughan (incumbent) 161,586 5.18
Democratic Charles R. Bernardini 153.272 4.92
Democratic Bobbie L. Steele 143,577 4.60
Democratic Irene C. Hernandez (incumbent) 135,026 4.33
Democratic Frank A. Damato 132,098 4.24
Democratic Marco Domico 129,186 4.14
Democratic Rose-Marie Love 127,975 4.10
Democratic Lilia T. Delgado 122,794 3.94
Democratic Michael L. Nardulli 116,850 3.75
Democratic Edward H. Mazur 115,117 3.69
Democratic Frank D. Stemberk 114,750 3.68
Democratic Sidney L. "Sid" Ordower 109,529 3.51
Democratic Stephen T. Hynes 98,506 3.16
Democratic Michael Patrick Hogan 95,876 3.07
Democratic Daniel P. O'Brien 86,849 2.79
Democratic Mary Therese Dunne 79,066 2.54
Democratic Chester T. Stanislawski 68,529 2.20
Democratic Gregory J. Wojowski 59,943 1.92
Democratic John T. McGuire 58,117 1.86
Democratic William J. Donohue 54,288 1.74
Democratic Charles R. Bowen 51.552 1.65
Democratic Joseph McAfee 46,493 1.49
Democratic James W. Flint 46,128 1.48
Democratic Ginger E. Andrews 41,867 1.34
Democratic Carmine Castrovillari 36,479 1.14
Democratic Robert Mercurio 29,821 0.96
Democratic John Fraire 21,341 0.68
Republican
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Cook County Board of Commissioners Chicago Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Catania 13,501 9.85
Republican Richard D. Murphy 13,417 9.79
Republican Brenda A. Sheriff 12,994 9.48
Republican Julia Fairfax 12,923 9.43
Republican Brian G. Doherty 12,839 9.36
Republican William Allen E. Boyd 12,684 9.25
Republican Stephan J. Evans 12,669 9.24
Republican Charles J. Fogel 12,517 9.13
Republican LaFaye L. Casey 12,133 8.85
Republican Paul J. Taxey 10,967 8.00
Republican William M. Cronin 10,464 7.63

General election

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Cook County Board of Commissioners Chicago election[1][13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George W. Dunne (incumbent) 569,517 8.60
Democratic Charles R. Bernardini 528,928 7.99
Democratic Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) 527,951 7.58
Democratic John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent) 520,930 7.87
Democratic Irene C. Hernandez (incumbent) 506,389 7.65
Democratic Bobbie L. Steele 503,110 7.60
Democratic Frank A. Damato 499,689 7.55
Democratic Samuel G. Vaughan (incumbent) 596,454 7.50
Democratic Marco Domico 485,772 7.34
Democratic Rose-Marie Love 482,230 7.29
Republican Susan Catania 205,219 3.10
Republican Richard D. Murphy 158,041 2.39
Republican Brian G. Doherty 156,207 2.36
Republican Brenda A. Sheriff 146,631 2.22
Republican Julia Fairfax 142,990 2.16
Republican William Allen E. Boyd 141,712 2.14
Republican LaFaye L. Casey 140,180 2.12
Republican Charles J. Fogel 138,667 2.09
Republican Stephan J. Evans 137,356 2.07
Republican Paul J. Taxey 131,957 1.99

Suburban Cook County

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Primaries

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Democratic
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Cook County Board of Commissioners suburban Cook County Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joan P. Murphy 75,981 13.85
Democratic Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky 72,315 13.18
Democratic Kevin J. Conlon 71,012 12.94
Democratic John D. Rita 70,835 12.91
Democratic Andrew "Andy" Przybylo 67,167 12.24
Democratic Renee H. Thaler 67,072 12.22
Democratic John J. Lattner 62,287 11.35
Democratic Edward J. King 62,015 11.30
Republican
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Cook County Board of Commissioners suburban Cook County Republican primary[2][14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bernard Carey (incumbent)[15] 54,525 13.21
Republican Mary M. McDonald (incumbent) 47,117 11.43
Republican Joseph I. Woods (incumbent) 43,912 10.64
Republican Carl R. Hansen (incumbent) 42,499 10.30
Republican Harold L. Tyrrell (incumbent) 41,272 10.00
Republican Richard A. Siebel (incumbent) 39,733 9.63
Republican Joseph D. Mathewson 38,207 9.26
Republican Patricia J. Semrow 28,887 7.00
Republican Gordon Scott Hirsch 27,229 6.60
Republican Thomas E. Brennan 25,365 6.15
Republican C. Robert McDonald 23,855 5.78

General election

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Republican nominee Bernard Carey was replaced on the ballot by Robert P. Gooley, as Carey opted to instead run for Illinois Attorney General, replacing James T. Ryan as the Republican nominee for that election.[15]

Cook County Board of Commissioners suburban Cook County election[1][14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mary M. McDonald (incumbent) 339,214 9.08
Republican Joseph D. Mathewson 336,097 9.00
Republican Harold L. Tyrrell (incumbent) 317,481 8.50
Republican Carl R. Hansen (incumbent) 314,145 8.41
Republican Richard A. Siebel (incumbent) 310,800 8.32
Republican Joseph I. Woods (incumbent) 303,068 8.11
Republican Robert P. Gooley 269,438 7.21
Democratic Joan P. Murphy 262,699 7.03
Democratic Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky 239,517 6.41
Democratic John J. Lattner 229,352 6.14
Democratic Kevin J. Conlon 216,394 5.79
Democratic Andrew "Andy" Przybylo 209,503 5.61
Democratic John D. Rita 198,403 5.31
Democratic Renee H. Thaler 189,344 5.07

Cook County Board of Appeals

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1986 Cook County Board of Appeals election
← 1982 November 4, 1986 1988 (special) →
2 of 2 seats on the Cook County Board of Review
  First party Second party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 2 0
Seats after 2 0
Seat change Steady Steady

In the 1986 Cook County Board of Appeals election, both seats on the board were up for election. The election was an at-large election.

One incumbent Democrat, Pat Quinn, did not seek reelection, instead running for Illinois Treasurer. The other incumbent Democrat, Harry H. Semrow, sought reelection.

Primaries

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Democratic

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Cook County Board of Appeals Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wilson Frost 331,593 41.44
Democratic Harry H. Semrow (incumbent) 249,728 31.21
Democratic John W. McCaffrey 218,849 27.35

Republican

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Cook County Board of Appeals Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kenneth R. Hurst 73,459 50.48
Republican Ronald M. Hamelberg 72,055 49.52

General election

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Cook County Board of Appeals Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wilson Frost 796,663 31.68
Democratic Harry H. Semrow (incumbent) 756,164 30.07
Republican Kenneth R. Hurst 491,491 19.55
Republican Ronald M. Hamelberg 470,051 18.69

Water Reclamation District Board

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1986 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election
← 1984 November 4, 1986 1988 →
3 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

In the 1986 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election, three of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election in an at-large election.[1] All three Democratic nominees won.[1]

Judicial elections

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Partisan elections were held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County, due to vacancies. Other judgeships had retention elections.[1]

Other elections

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Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeemen for the suburban townships.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1986" (PDF). voterinfo.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1986" (PDF). www.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 4, 1986" (PDF). Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved 17 October 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Graham, LeRoy M. (31 July 1986). "GOP 'OPENING'". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  5. ^ Simmons, Dan (12 August 2009). "JEANNE QUINN: 1945-2009". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  6. ^ Dold, R. Bruce; Cohen, Laurie (23 January 1986). "COUNTY CLERK CANDIDATE GENEROUS AS HE IS ORNERY". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tirbune. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  7. ^ Neal, Steve (14 October 1985). "EX-REP. NELSON WEIGHS RACE FOR COUNTY CLERK". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  8. ^ Burleigh, Nina (December 1988). "Jim O'Grady: Cook County GOP's 'perfect candidate'". Illinois Issues. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  9. ^ "FOR COOK COUNTY SHERIFF: O'GRADY . . ". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. 20 October 1986. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  10. ^ O`Connor, Matt (8 November 1990). "GOP'S HOPES FOR O'GRADY GO SOUR". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  11. ^ Martwick, Robert (February 28, 2018). "House Resolution 0869 - 100th General Assembly". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  12. ^ O'Connor, Matt (26 November 1998). "ROSEWELL MAKES DEAL IN GHOST-JOBS PROBE". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Our Campaigns - Cook County Board - City of Chicago Race - Nov 04, 1986". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  14. ^ a b "COOK COUNTY COMMISSION". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune and League of Women Voters of Illinois. 26 October 1986. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  15. ^ a b Dold, R. Bruce (30 October 1986). "CAREY FIGHTS HARTIGAN'S LEAD IN ATTORNEY GENERAL CONTEST". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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