New Members Join Will County Board; Incumbents Unseated

Will County Treasurer Steve Weber defeated his Democratic opponent, registered nurse Laurie Summers, Tuesday night to win re-electon.

Unofficial vote totals from Will County and the Aurora Election Commission showed Weber with 59 percent of the vote.

Weber has been treasurer since 2010; prior to that, he served asWill County auditor from 2000 to 2008.

New faces on county board

Some new faces will join the Will County board, and one previous member will return.

District 2

In District 2, Republican Cory Singer snagged more than 34 percent of the vote, according to unofficial totals, to return to the board. Singer did not seek re-election to the board in 2012, instead running unsuccessfully against Will County Executive Larry Walsh.

Republican caucus chairman Jim Moustis kept his spot on the board, with 41.57 percent of the vote, according to Will County and Aurora tallies.

Democrat Donald Keane’s estimated 23.6 percent of the vote was not enough to win a spot on the board.

District 5

In District 5, Republicans Darren Bennefield and Gretchen Fritz won spots on the board, with 30 and 29 percent of the vote, respectively, according to unofficial results.

Bennefield, a former Wheatland Township trustee, was appointed to represent District 5 earlier this year after the departure of board member Lee Ann Goodson.

Fritz is currently a Plainfield Library District board member and pastor at a Bolingbrook church.

Democrat Reed Bible, elected to the board in 2012, did not win enough of the vote to keep his seat. Newcomer Sheila Raddatz, a fellow Democrat, also unsuccessfully sought a spot in District 5.

District 9

In District 9, Democrat Lauren Staley-Ferry looks poised to join the board after winning 37.67 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results. She is the daughter-in-law of District 13 board member Mark Ferry.

Another newcomer, Republican Annette Parker, also won a District 9 spot with 34.91 percent of the vote.

Their victories unseated Democratic incumbent Walter Adamic.

District 11

In District 11, Republican incumbents Suzanne Hart and Chuck Maher ran uncontested.

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Find vote totals on the Will County Clerk and Aurora Election Commission websites.

All election results are unofficial until they are canvassed and confirmed 7 to 14 days after the election. Absentee ballots will be counted after election day, and City of Aurora results will be added after Nov. 25, according to the Will County clerk’s office.