I realize how tough it must be this morning, but I hope that Justice Tom Kilbride will not see this defeat as a personal repudiation. The Third Judicial District of the State of Illinois has been a Republican stronghold for some time. His non-partisan retention race got framed in partisan terms and this result followed.
I am somewhat surprised to see that Justice Kilbride did not reach the 60% threshold in Will County, however.
Map created by, and reprinted with the permission of, @FrankCalabrese.