2016 Illinois primary Here are the Chicago Tribune endorsements in the March 15 election. Endorsements are made only in contested races.

DEMOCRATIC BALLOT

PRESIDENT COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURTS

No endorsement Elrod vacancy: Rossana Patricia Fernandez U.S. SENATE Hogan vacancy: Alison C. Conlon Howlett Jr. vacancy: Tammy Duckworth Thomas Maloney Cushing Johnson vacancy: Mark A. Lyon U.S. HOUSE Karnezis vacancy: Devlin J. Schoop : 1st District: Howard B. Brookins Jr. Palmer vacancy: Pat Heneghan 2nd District: Robin Kelly Ruscitti Grussel vacancy: 4th District: Luis V. Gutierrez Daniel Patrick Duffy 6th District: Amanda Howland Walsh vacancy: Fredrick H. Bates 7th District: Danny K. Davis 8th District: Raja Krishnamoorthi COOK COUNTY SUBCIRCUIT COURTS 10th District: Nancy Rotering 1st subcircuit (Brim vacancy): 14th District: Jim Walz Maryam Ahmad 1st subcircuit (Hopkins vacancy): Anthony E. Simpkins 2nd District: Angelica Alfaro 2nd subcircuit (Savage vacancy): 5th District: Patricia Van Pelt Travis Richardson 19th District: Michael E. Hastings 5th subcircuit (Eadie-Daniels vacancy): 22nd District: Steve Caramelli Leonard Murray 5th subcircuit (Williams vacancy): ILLINOIS HOUSE Robin Denise Shoffner 6th subcircuit (A vacancy): 2nd District: Anna Loftus 4th District: No endorsement 7th subcircuit (Rivkin-Carothers 5th District: No endorsement vacancy): Patricia “Pat” S. Spratt 6th District: Genita Robinson 9th subcircuit (Berman vacancy): 7th District: Chris Harris Jerry Esrig 15th District: Jac Charlier 10th subcircuit (Howard vacancy): 22nd District: Jason Gonzales Richard “Rick” Cenar 26th District: Christian L. Mitchell 11th subcircuit (Kelly vacancy): 29th District: Wilbur “Will” Tillman Marc Martin 40th District: Harish I. Patel 12th subcircuit (Kazmierski Jr. vacancy): 72nd District: Katelyn Hotle Marguerite Anne Quinn 12th subcircuit (Mathein vacancy): COOK COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY Janet Cronin Mahoney 12th subcircuit (A vacancy): Kim Foxx James Edward Hanlon Jr.

COOK COUNTY CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT KANE COUNTY CORONER

Jacob Meister John Shoemaker

LAKE COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY METRO WATER RECLAMATION DIST. Michael J. Perillo Jr. Six-year terms: Josina Morita

Mariyana Spyropoulos WILL COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK R. Cary Capparelli Two-year term: Tom Greenhaw Andrea Lynn Chasteen

TAKE THIS WITH YOU to the voting booth. 2016 Illinois primary Here are the Chicago Tribune endorsements in the March 15 election. Endorsements are made only in contested races.

REPUBLICAN BALLOT

PRESIDENT

Marco Rubio

U.S. SENATE

Mark Steven Kirk

U.S. HOUSE

1st District: no endorsement 6th District: Peter J. Roskam 11th District: Herman B. White 13th District: Rodney Davis 15th District: John M. Shimkus 17th District: Jack Boccarossa

ILLINOIS SENATE

26th District: Martin McLaughlin 50th District: Bryce Benton 55th District: Mike Parsons 58th District: Sharee Langenstein

ILLINOIS HOUSE

63rd District: Steven Reick 66th District: 72nd District: Brandi McGuire 74th District: Wayne Saline 76th District: 95th District: 96th District: Gary T. Pierce 99th District: 102nd District: 109th District: John Curtis 110th District: Reginald “Reggie” Phillips

COOK COUNTY SUBCIRCUIT COURTS

12th subcircuit (A vacancy): Steven A. Kozicki 13th subcircuit (Fecarotta Jr. vacancy): Gary W. Seyring

KANE COUNTY

Board chairman: Chris Lauzen Auditor: Terry Hunt Coroner: L. Robert “Rob” Russell

McHENRY COUNTY

Board chairman: Joseph “Joe” Gottemoller State’s attorney: Patrick D. Kenneally Recorder: Joe Tirio Circuit Court judge: James S. Cowlin