A Lake County judge won the Democratic nomination in the race to succeed retiring Justice (and former Chicago Bear) Bob Thomas on the Illinois Supreme Court Tuesday night, and a former sheriff held a narrow lead in the Republican primary.
With 100% of precincts reporting, Democrat Elizabeth Rochford had 44.4% of the vote to 28.6% held by Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering in the newly redrawn 2nd District covering DeKalb, Kendall, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties.
