Lake County ballots to have touch of Green

Some Lake County voters tired of Democrats and Republicans at the local level can take a different path in the February primary election.

Two Green Party candidates have filed to be on the ballot in Lake County Board races in the Waukegan and Libertyville areas. Candidates had until 5 p.m. Monday to submit documents with the county clerk's office to make their bids official.

Green Party spokesman Patrick Kelly said Monday there is a level of unhappiness with the Democrats and Republicans in Illinois. He said a victory by county-level candidates in the November general election would elevate the Green Party.

"In general, we're very excited the Green Party is expanding," Kelly said. "It's expanding beyond just the people who show up at our meetings."

David M. Serdar of Libertyville, who couldn't be reached for comment, will be on the Feb. 2, 2010, primary ballot as a Green Party candidate in county board District 15. The district covers the Libertyville area.

Also running in the District 15 county board primary are Republican incumbent Carol Calabresa and Democrat Delfino "Del" Parra, both of Libertyville. If there are no primary write-in victories, Calabresa, Parra and Serdar would face off in the November general election.

Waukegan's Kevin Gartley, who could not be reached for comment, will represent the Green Party on the county board District 8 primary ballot. That district serves the Waukegan area.

Although there won't be any Republicans on the ballot, Waukegan Democrats Bill Durkin Jr. and Rose M. Staben will compete in the District 8 primary. Either Durkin or Staben would be expected to face Gartley in November.

Republican, Green and Democrat are the three political parties qualified for Illinois ballots covering every partisan race. Voters must declare themselves with one of the parties in the primary.

Up for election across Lake County in 2010 are the following: clerk, regional superintendent of schools, sheriff and treasurer. County board seats up for grabs in 2010 serve the 4th, 7th, 8th, 13th, 15th, 18th, 19th, 21st and 23rd districts.

Perhaps the most primary excitement will be for three new judgeships serving Lake County circuit court.

Democrats Michael J. Perillo Jr. of Grayslake and Edward C. Abderholden of Antioch will compete in the 19th Judicial Circuit's Sixth Subcircuit. In the Fourth Subcircuit, the battle will be between Democrats Dwayne Douglas of Highland Park, Christopher M. Kennedy of Libertyville, Mark L. Levitt of Deerfield and Jeremy Cowen Schwartz of Highland Park.

In the 19th Judicial Circuit's Fifth Subcircuit, the Republicans will have a contested primary between Diane E. Winter of Lake Barrington and Peter John Curielli of Tower Lakes.

One of the few contested county board primaries will be in District 19, which covers the Lake Zurich area. Incumbent Craig W. Taylor and Dave Weisz, both Lake Zurich residents, will compete in the Republican primary in February.

John T. Krempotic and Douglas R. Roberts are running in the Democratic primary for sheriff.

Two seats on the North Shore Sanitary District board, representing the 1st and 4th wards, also will be on the ballot. Democrats Preston P. Carter and Sharon K. Carmody will square off in the Ward 1 primary, while Republicans Alan G. Santi and James E. Swarthout make up a contested Ward 4 primary.

Several state- and federal-level political offices will be up for election in 2010 as well.

Candidate filings

The following candidates have filed for county and statewide offices, for the primary to be held Feb. 2.

Statewide offices

U.S. Senate

Democrat

Treasurer Alexander "Alexi" Giannoulias of Chicago

David Hoffman of Chicago

Robert Marshall of Burr Ridge

Jacob Meister of Chicago

Republican

John Harrington of Harvey

U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk of Highland Park

Donald (Don) Lowery of Golconda

Andy Martin of Chicago

Kathleen Thomas of Springfield

Governor

Democrat

Comptroller Daniel W. Hynes of Chicago

*Pat Quinn of Chicago

William "Dock" Walls III of Chicago

Republican

Adam Andrzejewski of Hinsdale

State Sen. Bill Brady of Bloomington

State Sen. Kirk W. Dillard of Hinsdale

DuPage County Board Chairman Robert J. Schillerstrom of Naperville

Lieutenant Governor

Democrat

State Sen. Rickey R. Hendon of Chicago

State Sen. Terry Link of Waukegan

State Rep. Arthur L. Turner of Chicago

Republican

Carbondale Mayor Brad Cole

Jason Plummer of Edwardsville

Don Tracy of Springfield

Randy A. White Sr. of Hamilton

Attorney General

Democrat

*Lisa Madigan of Chicago

Secretary of State

Democrat

*Jesse White of Chicago

Treasurer

Democrat

Justin P. Oberman of Chicago

Comptroller

Democrat

S. Raja Krishnamoorthi

State Rep. David E. Miller of Lynwood

Republican

Jim Dodge of Orland Park

Judy Baar Topinka of Riverside

Congressional District 10

Democrat

State Rep. Julie Hamos of Wilmette

Elliot Richardson of Highland Park

Daniel J. Seals of Wilmette

Milton J. Sumption of Lake Bluff

Republican

William J. Cadigan of Winnetka

State Rep. Elizabeth Coulson of Glenview

Robert Dold of Kenilworth

Dick Green of Winnetka

Paul Hamann of Lake Forest

Patricia K. Bird of Mount Prospect

Arie Friedman of Highland Park

Green

Richard B. Mayers of Chicago

Congressional District 8

Democrat

*Melissa Bean of Barrington

Jonathan Farnick of Woodstock

Republican

Dirk W. Beveridge of Barrington

John Dawson of Barrington

Christopher Geissler of Barrington

Maria Rodriguez of Long Grove

Gregory Jacobs of Mundelein

Joe Walsh of Winnetka

Green

Bill Scheurer of Lindenhurst

Lake County

County Clerk:

Republican

*Willard R. Helander of Libertyville

Democrat

Laura Tomsky of Grayslake

Regional Superintendent of Schools:

Republican

*Roycealee J. Wood of Lake Bluff

Democrat

Dan McDermott of Waukegan

Sheriff:

Democrat

John T. Krempotic of North Chicago

Douglas R. Roberts of Beach Park

Republican

*Mark C. Curran Jr. of Libertyville

Treasurer:

Republican

*Robert Skidmore of Mundelein

North Shore Sanitary District-Ward 1

Democrat

Preston P. Carter of Waukegan

Sharon K. Carmody of Waukegan

Republican

*John R. Paxton of Zion

North Shore Sanitary District-Ward 4

Republican

Alan G. Santi of Lake Bluff

*James E. Swarthout of Lake Forest

County Board District 4:

Democrat

Robert Marabella of Winthrop Harbor

Beverly Ann Mull of Zion

Republican

*Brent C. Paxton of Zion

County Board District 7:

Democrat

David S. Weinstein of Gurnee

Republican

*Steve Carlson of Gurnee

County Board District 8:

Democrat

Bill Durkin Jr. of Waukegan

Rose M. Staben of Waukegan

Green

Kevin Gartley of Waukegan

County Board District 13:

Republican

*Susan Loving Gravenhorst of Lake Bluff

County Board District 15:

Democrat

Delfino "Del" Parra of Libertyville

Republican

*Carol Calabresa of Libertyville

Green

David M. Serdar of Libertyville

County Board District 18:

Republican

*Aaron Lawlor of Vernon Hills

Democrat

Kay Hoogland of Long Grove

County Board District 19:

Republican

*Craig W. Taylor of Lake Zurich

Dave Weisz of Lake Zurich

Democrat

Roberta Potempa of Lake Zurich

County Board District 21:

Republican

*Ann B. Maine of Lincolnshire

County Board District 23:

Democrat

*Anne Flanigan Bassi of Highland Park

State Senate

31st District

Democrat

*Michael Bond of Grayslake

Republican

Suzi Schmidt of Lake Villa

State House

51st District

Democrat

Steve Riess of Hawthorn Woods

Republican

*Ed Sullivan Jr. of Mundelein

52nd District

Republican

*Mark Beaubien Jr. of Barrington Hills

53rd District

Democrat

Linda Birnbaum of Wheeling

Republican

*Sidney H. Mathias of Buffalo Grove

59th District

Democrat

Elliot Harstein of Buffalo Grove

*Carol Sente of Vernon Hills

Republican

Mohan Manian of Green Oaks

Dan Sugrue of Green Oaks

Cynthia R. Hebda of Vernon Hills

60th District

Democrat

Angelo Kyle of Waukegan

*Eddie Washington of Waukegan

61st District

Democrat

Scott Pollak of Antioch

Republican

*Joann D. Osmond of Antioch

62st District

Democrat

Rich Voltair of Round Lake Beach

Republican

*Sandy Cole of Grayslake

Paul Mitchell of Hainesville

Judge of the Appellate Court, Second Judicial District (Gilleran-Johnson vacancy)

Republican

Mary S. Schostok of Libertyville

Donna Kathryn Kelly of McHenry

Judge of the Circuit Court, 19th Judicial Circuit, 4th Subcircuit

Republican (To fill additional judgeship A)

Wallace B. Dunn of Deerfield

Democrat

Dwayne Douglas of Highland Park

Christopher M. Kennedy of Libertyville

Mark L. Levitt of Deerfield

Jeremy Cowen Schwartz of Highland Park

Judge of the Circuit Court, 19th Judicial Circuit, 5th Subcircuit

Republican (To fill additional judgeship A)

Peter John Curielli of Tower Lakes

Diane E. Winter of Lake Barrington

Democrat

Timothy M. Howe of Wauconda

Judge of the Circuit Court, 19th Judicial Circuit, Sixth Subcircuit (To fill additional judgeship A)

Democrat

Michael J. Perillo Jr. of Grayslake

Edward C. Abderholden of Antioch

Republican

Jorge L. Ortiz of Antioch

Source: County clerks

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