Thursday, July 26, 2012
Reader challenges method of replacing a candidate who drops out of a race after the primary.
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Dear Editor: I was very disappointed to read about the GOP mishandling of the recent appointment of a candidate to fill the vacancy for the Illinois State Representative, District 58th position. I have read what has been written about the appointment/selection process to replace Lauren Turelli and have come to realize that a) all politics is local and b) some things in the local Republican party will never change as long as there are those in our party who would rather 'go along to get along' instead of standing up for principle. Can anyone say 'Blago?' First, all politics is local...when Ms. Turelli chose to drop out of the race, the local party leaders conducted closed door meetings to select a candidate to run for the open position. Dr…
Friday, June 15, 2012
Former Highland Park mayor said his name was used in a poll without his knowledge or permission.
Former Highland Park Mayor Mike Belsky strongly denied today he is a candidate for the Republican nomination to succeed retiring state Rep. Karen May (D-Highland Park) left vacant this week by Lauren Turelli’s withdrawal from the race. Belsky’s name was one of eight mentioned in a telephonic poll conducted Thursday night seeking public opinion on a preference for Turelli’s replacement, according to Moraine Township Republican Chairman Lou Atsaves. Earlier: Republicans Begin Search To Replace Turelli “My name was used without my knowledge or permission,” Belsky said. “I have always been a registered Democrat. I am supporting Scott Drury.” Drury is the Democratic candidate for the seat. Two people who were listed on the poll have already …
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Republican contender to replace Karen May ends campaign.
Lauren Turelli of Lake Forest ended her campaign for the Illinois General Assembly today to replace the retiring state Rep. Karen May (D-Highland Park), according to a story in the Lake Forester. Turelli emerged as the Republican candidate to face Democrat Scott Drury of Highwood after defeating Mark Neerhof in the March 20 primary. Turelli lost to May two years ago with 43 percent of the vote. “I’ve had great numbers and a lot of support,” Turelli said in the Lake Forester story. “Things were just getting off the ground. There’s just a lot going on in my family and related business that require my attention.” Lake County Republican Chairman Robert Cook said Neerhof is a contender for the nomination, according to the Lake Forester article…
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Campaign claims an "impressive victory."
Though the race isn't officially over, it looks like Lauren Turelli will probably win the Republican primary for 58th District State Representative. With all of the precincts in Lake and Cook counties reporting, Turelli leads Dr. Mark Neerhof by 558 votes out of 8,954. She leads Neerhof in both counties, with 238 votes to his 222 in Cook County and 4,518 to his 3,976 in Lake. The winner will face Democrat Scott Drury in the general election. Drury was endorsed by State Rep. Karen May (D-Highland Park), who announced she wouldn't seek reelection to the post last year. "We're not out of it," Neerhof's campaign manager Mick Paskiewicz told Patch Tuesday night. He said the campaign would wait for early and absentee votes to be counted before…
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Turelli leads by 548 votes, with one precinct yet to report in Cook County.
Update 9:35 p.m.: All seven of Cook County's precincts are reporting, putting Turelli's lead over Neerhof at 558 votes out of 8,954. Neerhof's campaign manager Mick Paskiewicz told Patch he was looking into how many early and absentee votes had been cast that have not yet been counted. When asked if they were still in the race, Paskiewicz replied "We're not out of it." Update 9:15 p.m.: Mark Neerhof is speaking to a gathering of supporters at his election night event in Lake Forest. He's not conceding, but he is calling a win "unlikely." The Lake Forest doctor currently trails Lauren Turelli by 548 votes. "These results are not what we hoped," Neerhof said. Update 9:10 p.m.: Neerhof is now losing to Turelli in both Lake and Cook Counties …
Friday, March 2, 2012
State representative candidate under fire for citing a degree from Cambridge she never received.
A Republican candidate for the seat now held by retiring state Rep. Karen May (D-Highland Park) is catching flak for claiming a degree in her academic background she never received. Lauren Turelli, who is running against Dr. Mark Neerhof in the March 20 Republican primary to represent the 58th District, has listed in campaign materials, on Facebook and LinkedIn that she received an advanced degree in International Relations from England's University of Cambridge in 1994. According to a letter from Cambridge's records department obtained by Patch, Turelli (then unmarried and with the last name Grabowski) "was unsuccessful in her studies and withdrew in February 1995 without gaining any qualification from this institution." Turelli, a Lake…
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
58th District Representative candidates answer questions at forum.
Mark Neerhof and Lauren Turelli may be both Republicans running for the 58th District seat, but they split when it comes to the issue of Medicaid. Neerhof, a doctor who practices at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, is running in his first election. He has lived in Lake County for 21 years, including 15 in Deerfield and the last six in Lake Forest. Turelli has lived in Lake Forest all of her life. She currently serves on the Lake Forest Parks and Recreation Board and as an elected Republican township precinct committeeman. The two candidates answered questions in Sunday's candidate forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters-Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Area (LWV) and Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch at Lake Bluff Elementary School. The …
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Candidates for 9th and 10th Districts must wait until Dec. 23 to file petitions. All other Illinois office seekers begin today and must finish by Dec. 5.
Candidates for Illinois’s 18 seats in the United States House of Representatives can do nothing but continue to gather signatures on their petitions today as all other office seekers in the state are ready to file their petitions to get on the March 20 primary ballot. Related: Congressional Candidates Rush to Claim Front Runner Status After Gov. Patrick Quinn signed legislation enacting the new Congressional map last summer Republican members of Congress including Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) of the 10th Congressional District challenged the new boundaries in federal court. As it considers the case, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois postponed the filing period for people running for Congress …
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Neerhof and Turelli to vie for Republican nod. Two Democrats consider seeking nomination.
One new Republican has joined the campaign to claim the Illinois General Assembly seat state Rep. Karen May (D-Highland Park) said she would vacate less than two weeks ago. Lake Forest business owner Lauren Turelli declared her candidacy Monday to enter the March 20 Republican primary against Lake Forest physician Mark Neerhof. Neerhof announced he would run August 29. Two Democrats, New Trier Democratic Organization President Priscilla Sperling and Highland Park City Councilman Paul Frank are giving serious consideration to entering the race. Two declared Republican candidates Turelli, who lost to May in 2010 with 43 percent of the vote, previously said she would seek the Republican nomination for the District 13 Lake County Board seat in…
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Mark Neerhof tells group he will oppose Karen May.
With a call to repeal the Illinois income tax increase passed in January, Highland Park pediatrician Arie Friedman officially declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination to succeed retiring state Sen. Susan Garrett (D-Lake Forest) Monday night. Earlier: Garrett will not seek reelection “We have to create a business friendly environment, repeal the tax increase hand in hand with cutting spending,” Friedman told a crowd of more than 60 people at a restaurant in Highland Park’s Ravinia neighborhood. Friedman, 45, is the only announced Republican candidate. He's a Highland Park native who served as a helicopter pilot in the United States Navy before becoming a pediatrician. He is married with five children. He ran for the Republican…
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