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Republican 17th District Cook County Commissioner Sean M. Morrison of Palos Park appeared to be holding off a primary challenge from his predecessor Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman of Orland Park late Tuesday.
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All 17 seats on the county board are up for election this year; the GOP currently holds only two.
Republican candidates for the Cook County Board's 9th District seat say top county leaders are failing to keep residents safe and they would work to reform the county's criminal justice system if elected.
The Daily Herald issues its endorsements in contested races for suburban Cook County Board seats in the June 28 primaries.
The three Republican candidates for the Cook County Board District 9 seat -- former Forest Park village council member Mark Hosty, business executive Matthew Podgorski and security contractor Frank Coconate -- discuss hot Cook County issues such as gun violence, the electronic home monitoring system in place now for nonviolent offenders, police and mental health funding, and abortion.