▁of ▁Illinois ▁ ▁At - large ▁election ▁An ▁at - large ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁for ▁three ▁of ▁nine ▁seats ▁for ▁Trust ees ▁of ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁system ▁for ▁six - year ▁terms . ▁ ▁The ▁election ▁saw ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁new ▁three ▁new ▁trust ees , ▁Republic ans ▁Donald ▁W . ▁Grab owski ▁and ▁Jud ith ▁Re ese ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Dem ocrat ▁Ken ▁Bo yle . ▁ ▁First - term ▁inc umb ent ▁Dem ocrat ▁Albert ▁N . ▁Log an ▁lost ▁re e lection . ▁ ▁Third - term ▁inc umb ent ▁Democr ats ▁George ▁W . ▁Howard ▁III ▁and ▁William ▁D . ▁F ors yth ▁Jr . ▁were ▁not ▁nominated ▁for ▁re e lection . ▁ ▁Special ▁election ▁A ▁special ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁trust ee ▁seat ▁left ▁vac ant ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁Anne ▁E . ▁Smith . ▁Smith ' s ▁un exp ired ▁term ▁would ▁end ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁The ▁seat ▁was ▁filled ▁by ▁the ▁inter im ▁appointment ▁of ▁Republican ▁Paul ▁R . ▁Cic ero . ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁Gl oria ▁Jackson ▁Ba con . ▁▁ ▁Turn out ▁in ▁the ▁special ▁election ▁was ▁ 6 0 . 6 0 %. ▁ ▁Jud icial ▁elections ▁Multiple ▁jud icial ▁positions ▁were ▁up ▁for ▁election ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Ball ot ▁measures ▁Illinois ▁vot ers ▁voted ▁on ▁several ▁ball ot ▁measures ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁approved , ▁measures ▁required ▁either ▁ 6 0