Bio Name: Caryl Riley City: Aurora Office sought: 1st Ward Alderman Age: 59 Family: Married to Kevin 28 years. Kevin serves as a Park District Commissioner and works in workforce development for Joliet Junior College. Sons...

Bio Name: Kimberly Covelli City: Cary Office sought: Village of Cary Trustee Age: 41 Family: Husband (Chris) and three children aged 8, 6, and 6 months old Occupation: Police Commander Education: Master's Degree in Business Administration; Grad...

Bio Name: Dawn Czarny City: Lindenhurst Office sought: Trustee Age: not available Family: not available Occupation: Finance Manager, CPA Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology from Southern Illinois University and Master...

Bio Name: Michael Jandes City: Round Lake Office Sought: Fremont School District 79 board member Age: 42 Family: Wife, Artemisa; daughter, Natalia, 11; Violet, 9. Occupation: Software Developer Education: Northern Illinois University, Graduated...

Bio Name: Emmanuel S. Llamas City: Aurora Office sought: Alderman Ward 1, City of Aurora Age: 32 Family: Fiance Occupation: Attorney at Dreyer, Foote, Streit, Furgason & Slocum, P.A. Education: East Aurora H.S., University of Illino...

Bio Name: Scott Saxe City: Elk Grove Village Office sought: Village Trustee Age (on election day): 50 Family: Wife - Melissa Saxe Occupation: Self-Employed Education: Civic involvement: Years of advocacy work, particularly with health non-profi...

Bio Name: Dave Whitney City: Rolling Meadows Office sought: Mayor Age: 66 Family: Wife Sally, 2 sons, 4 grandchildren Occupation: Recently Retired from a 44 year career in technology management Education: Northwestern University Civic involvem...

Bio Name: Bonnie Lee Kunkel City: Aurora Office sought: Alderman, Ward 5 (Covers city west of Randall Rd.) Age: 60 Family: Aurora is my 'family' Occupation: Lawyer, arbitrator Education: West Aurora High School, University of Chicago, Unive...

Bio Name: Jessica Buttimer City: Glen Ellyn Office sought: School Board Member Age: 42 Family: Spouse, Alan Buttimer; Daughters age 7 and 9 Occupation: Part-time Freelance User Research Consultant and Capital Campaign Coordinator for Prairie Fo...

Bio Name: Kathleen Conlon Wasik City: Grayslake Office sought: Grayslake District 127 Board of Education Age: 55 Family: Kathleen and her husband, John, have lived in Lake County for 31 years and Grayslake for 19. They have two daughters: Sarah...