The Tribune Editorial Board has released its endorsements for the upcoming Nov. 3 general election, covering a wide range of statewide offices, congressional districts, state legislative seats, and local government positions across Illinois.
For statewide offices, the board supports the reelection of Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Comptroller Margaret Croke, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, and Treasurer Michael Frerichs. In the U.S. House of Representatives races, endorsements include Jonathan Jackson (District 1), Donna Miller (District 2), Angel Oakley (District 3), Mike Quigley (District 5), Sean Casten (District 6), La Shawn Ford (District 7), Melissa Bean (District 8), Daniel Biss (District 9), Brad Schneider (District 10), Bill Foster (District 11), Mike Bost (District 12), Nikki Budzinski (District 13), Lauren Underwood (District 14), Darin LaHood (District 16), and Eric Sorensen (District 17). No endorsements were made in Districts 4 and 15.
In the Illinois State Senate races, the board endorsed candidates including Ram Villivalam (8th District), Patrick Hanley (9th District), Brian Skala (14th District), Elgie Sims (17th District), Fran Hurley (18th District), Laura Ellman (21st District), Suzanne Glowiak Hilton (23rd District), Seth Lewis (24th District), Darby Hills (26th District), Carina Santa Maria (27th District), Julie Morrison (29th District), Craig Wilcox (32nd District), Danielle Penman (33rd District), Dave Syverson (35th District), Brad Beekman (36th District), Sue Rezin (38th District), Andrew Chesney (45th District), Frank Lesko (48th District), Erica Harriss (56th District), Christopher Belt (57th District), and Paul Jacobs (59th District). No endorsement was made in the 42nd Senate District.
For the Illinois State House of Representatives, recommended candidates include Laura Hruska (2nd District), Paul Kendrick (12th District), Terry Nguyen Le (13th District), Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (17th District), Pete Donaghue (18th District), Lindsey LaPointe (19th District), Eric Su (21st District), Curtis Tarver II (25th District), Mary Gill (35th District), David Sheppard (36th District), Will Guzzardi (39th District), Ajay Gupta (41st District), Stephanie Trussell (42nd District), Fred Crespo (44th District), Gina Parrilli (45th District), Robert Vrankovich (47th District), Jennifer Sanalitro (48th District), John Paul Augustynowicz (49th District), Lori Smith (51st District), Martin McLaughlin (52nd District), Elizabeth Bauer (53rd District), Joseph Tracy (54th District), Joseph Johnson (55th District), Rhys Read (56th District), Daniel Behr (57th District), Joyce Mason (61st District), Tom Weber (64th District), Dan Ugaste (65th District), Suzanne Ness (66th District), Kathy Easton (68th District), Joe Sosnowski (69th District), Jeff Keicher (70th District), Dan Swanson (71st District), Ryan Spain (73rd District), Brad Fritts (74th District), Jed Davis (75th District), Liz Bishop (76th District), Norma Hernandez (77th District), Julian-Jahleel Randolph Jemison (78th District), Anthony DeLuca (80th District), Anne Stava (81st District), Matt Hanson (83rd District), Brian Scopa (84th District), Dagmara “Dee” Avelar (85th District), Gabby Shanahan (97th District), Nona Parker (98th District), Chris Miller (101st District), Brandun Schweizer (104th District), Amy Elik (111th District), Jimmy Ford (112th District), Kevin Schmidt (114th District), and Scott Doody (118th District). No endorsement was made in the 46th House District.
In local races for the Chicago Board of Education, the board endorsed Jessica Biggs for President and various candidates for individual districts, including Margie Luczak (District 1A), Michelle Pierre (District 1B), Hector Morales (District 2A), Kyna Lenhof (District 2B), Peter Gonzales (District 3A), Carlos Rivas Jr. (District 3B), Ellen Sherratt (District 4A), LaPamela Williams (District 5A), Anthony Hargrove (District 5B), Isaiah White (District 6A), Michael Neal (District 6B), Jesus Ayala Jr. (District 7A), Yesenia Lopez (District 7B), Therese Boyle (District 9B), and Patrick Watson (District 10B).
In Cook County races, endorsements included Toni Preckwinkle for County President, Pat Hynes for Assessor, Tom Dart for Sheriff, and commissioners Kisha McCaskill (5th District), Jessica Vasquez (8th District), Maggie Trevor (9th District), John P. Daley (11th District), Xiaoli “Alice” Hu (12th District), Josina Morita (13th District), Ted Mason (15th District), and Elizabeth “Liz” Doody Gorman (17th District).
For the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Precious Brady-Davis, Eira Corral Sepúlveda, and Jill Shestokas received endorsements.
The board also issued recommendations on several ballot measures. Voters were urged to support the restart of gunshot detection technology and to pursue recovery of financial compensation from the federal government for economic losses attributed to Operation Midway Blitz. Conversely, it advised against establishing a permanent festival space and rejected a proposed 3% income tax surcharge limited to millionaires intended to fund property tax relief.
In a separate statement, the editorial board highlighted a recent large march in Pittsburgh involving 30,000 participants protesting the increasing prevalence of profane language in public spaces. The board emphasized that while the movement started within church communities, it should involve all segments of society, including business leaders, families, and youths, to combat what it described as a deteriorating standard of public discourse.
Voters are encouraged to bring these endorsements to the polls as they prepare to cast their ballots in the upcoming midterm elections.