From the Tribune:

State's Atty. wants voting extended to 9:30 p.m. in Kane County


By William Presecky
Tribune staff reporter
Published November 7, 2006, 1:50 PM CST

Widespread delays in getting Kane County polling places opened and electronic voting machines up and running have prompted State's Atty. John Barsanti to seek a court order extending voting hours until 9:30 p.m. tonight.

A hearing on the motion in Kane County Circuit Court is expected to be held as soon as possible this afternoon, Barsanti said, in order for notification to be sent to the precincts.

As of midday, Barsanti said, he had been unable to determine the extent of the delays, so he has asked that polls remain open after the scheduled 7 p.m. closing in all of Kane County's 223 precincts.

The court order would not extend to precincts in Kane County that are under the jurisdiction of the Aurora Election Commission.

Kane County Clerk John "Jack" Cunningham could only confirm that as many as half the county's precincts had problems opening.

"Some were down for an hour and a half. We can't turn it around but (with the extension), we're trying mitigate to any damage the best way we can. Every vote is important," said Cunningham.