Foster Takes 14th

AURORA - “Fos-ter! Fos-ter! Fos-ter!” When the announcement came that Democrat Bill Foster defeated Republican Jim Oberweis by more than 5,000 votes in Saturday's special election to finish Dennis Hastert's term, the thunder of supporters rocked the Long Island Sound Banquets in Aurora. Supporters and political heavyweights - including Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-9th - alike whooped and cheered, clapped each other on the back, hugged and high-fived. “As I campaigned, I was even more encouraged and inspired with the strength and decentness of Democrats, Independents and Republicans alike,” Foster said. Nearly 99,000 people voted in Saturday's special election to determine who would fill the remainder of Ha