Coughlin looks like he may be the winner in the race for the Doody vacancy in the 15th Subcircuit, Sterba vacancy remains incredibly close

With only four precincts still outstanding, it looks like Patrick Kevin Coughlin may have ousted Judge Diana M. Embil, in the race for the Doody vacancy in the far south suburban 15th Judicial Subcircuit, though the margin is less than 500 votes:

Judge, 15th Subcircuit (Vacancy of Doody, Jr.)
Registered Voters: 260,658	Vote For 1
Ballots Cast: 17,405	287 of 291 Precincts Reported
Turnout: 6.68%		%	Votes
Patrick Kevin Coughlin (Democratic)		43.99%	6,578
John S. Fotopoulos (Democratic)		15.31%	2,289
Diana Embil (Democratic)		40.7%	6,085

Of course, 500 votes is a virtual landslide by comparison to the 57-vote margin that separates Judge Chris Lawler and Michael B. Barrett in the race for the Sterba vacancy:

Judge, 15th Subcircuit (Vacancy of Sterba)
Registered Voters: 260,658	Vote For 1
Ballots Cast: 17,405	287 of 291 Precincts Reported
Turnout: 6.68%		%	Votes
Michael B. Barrett (Democratic)		25.76%	4,063
Sondra Denmark (Democratic)		17.47%	2,755
Chris Lawler (Democratic)		26.12%	4,120
Mary Beth Duffy (Democratic)		11.99%	1,892
Robbin Perkins (Democratic)		18.66%	2,944