A slate composed largely of incumbent Homer Township officials was winning in unofficial results in Tuesday’s Republican primary.
The ticket 4 Homer Township was headed by current Supervisor Pam Meyers, was garnering 60 percent of the vote, compared with 40 percent for township Trustee Vicki Bozen, who was running for supervisor on the Citizens for the Taxpayer ticket, according to results posted by the Will County Clerk with all 18 precincts reporting.
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Also on the 4 Homer ticket were incumbent Clerk Linsey Sowa, was receiving 59 percent of the vote to 41 percent for Cindy Kedzierski running for clerk on the Citizens ticket; and current Highway Commissioner Mike DeVivo was securing 58 percent of the vote to Citizens challenger Bob LePretre, with 42 percent.
The 4 Homer candidates for four trustee positions also were winning over their counterparts on the Citizens slate, according to returns posted at the clerk’s website.
Incumbent Trustee John Kruczek was emerging as the top vote-getter for the 4 Homer slate with 16 percent, while current trustee Ed Kalas was receiving 15 percent, Trustee Tom Fijan getting 14 percent and newcomer George Offord getting 13 percent, according to the clerk’s office.
Ann Crane, a the Citizens ticket trustee candidate, was receiving 11 percent, with running mates Amber Morrison, Debra Poczatko and Brent Porfilio each receiving less than 11 percent of the vote.
Current Assessor Karen Szynkowski ran unopposed — the Citizens ticket did not have a candidate for assessor — and no one is running for township collector until the April 4 general election.
The 4 Homer candidates will face candidates running on the Independent Party ticket in the April election.
In Dolton’s Democratic primary election, Mayor Riley Rogers was earning 49 percent of the vote while challengers Stanley “Stan” Brown was 41 percent and Duane Muhammad was 10 percent, according to unofficial results posted on the Cook County clerk’s website. Brown and Muhammad are village trustees.
In the primary election for clerk, incumbent Mary Kay Duggan was receiving 51.5 percent of the vote compared with 48.5 percent for challenger Tannika Hughes.
Among a field of a dozen trustee candidates, with voters selecting three, the top vote-getters were Deborah Denton, with 16 percent, incumbent Trustee Tiffany Henyard with 15 percent and Jason House with 14 percent.
In Calumet City’s primary, voters were asked to weigh in on three referendum questions.
Asked “shall any Calumet City elected official be permitted to hold more than one paid elected office?” 74 percent voted no and 26 percent voted yes, according to returns.
The question seemed to be targeting current Calumet City Ald. Thaddeus Jones, who also serves as a Democratic state representative for the 29th District. Jones was not on the ballot for the primary and plans a write-in campaign in the April 4 election to keep his aldermanic position.
Asked if the Illinois General Assembly should create a regulatory body to regulate the price of Lake Michigan water charged by Chicago to suburban communities, 77.5 percent of voters agreed while 22.5 percent voted against.
On the third question, voters were asked whether all taxing bodies within the Calumet City’s corporate boundaries should institute a two-year freeze on property taxes, with 91 percent voting in favor and 9 percent disagreeing.