
Elections
Judge Edward Arce faces Cook County retention vote in 2026
Circuit Court Judge Edward A. Arce, first appointed in 2008, appears on the Nov. 3, 2026, general election ballot for his third retention vote in Cook County.

Elections
Circuit Court Judge Edward A. Arce, first appointed in 2008, appears on the Nov. 3, 2026, general election ballot for his third retention vote in Cook County.

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Cook County Circuit Court Judge Eileen Marie O'Connor faces a retention vote on the Nov. 3, 2026, general election ballot after winning the 6th Subcircuit's Pantle vacancy in 2020.

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Cook County Circuit Court Judge Andrea M. Buford, the acting presiding judge of the Child Protection Division, appears on the Nov. 3, 2026, ballot for a retention vote that Park Ridge and Niles voters will decide.

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Park Ridge's Centennial Activity Center and Niles Village Hall open as early voting sites on Oct. 19, part of a 56-location expansion across suburban Cook County ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

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Democrat Toni Preckwinkle is running for reelection as Cook County Board president in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, citing fiscal discipline, healthcare expansion and criminal justice reform as central priorities.
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