Candidates file for next year's elections

The weeklong filing period ended today for candidates planning to compete in next year's political contests.

Nearly all of DuPage County's top officials are running again, including Circuit Clerk Chris Kachiroubas, Coroner Pete Siekmann, Recorder Fred Bucholz and State's Attorney Joe Birkett. The only exception is retiring Auditor Jim Rasins, who will be replaced by Bob Grogan, vice chairman of the Downer's Grove Republican Party.

Twelve members of the 18-member DuPage County Board are up for re-election, and two are bowing out. Pam Rion of Bloomingdale and Bob Schroeder of Naperville plan to retire after serving for 14 and 20 years, respectively.

Joe Wozniak, a member of the College of DuPage Board of Trustees, and Gerry Cassioppi, a former District 203 school board member, will compete with incumbent Jim Healy for the two seats open in District 5 - an area that includes Naperville and Lisle.

Four of the six DuPage County Board districts will be contested in the Feb. 5 Republican primary. And in the November election, the Republican nominees for Districts 1, 3 and 4, and Forest Preserve District 3, each will face a Democratic contender.

Carl Schultz, Naperville's representative (District 5) on the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, has filed to run for another term.

This is the first election in which candidates could file to run under the banner of the Green Party. There are no Green Party candidates in Will County, and the only candidate to file in DuPage County was William Edgar, who is running in District 4 for the county board.

Contact Paige Winfield at pwinfield@scn1.com or 630-416-5275

DuPage County

*Circuit Clerk: Chris Kachiroubas (R)

Auditor: Bob Grogan (R)

*Coroner: Pete Siekmann (R)

*Recorder: Fred Bucholz (R)

*State's Attorney: Joe Birkett (R)

County Board (two seats open in each district):

District 1: *Paul Fichtner (R), *Yolanda Campuzano (R), Michael Braun (D)

District 2: *Brien Sheahan (R), *Patrick J. O'Shea (R)

District 3: John Curran (R), *Mike McMahon (R), *Tom Bennington, Jr. (R), Bob Brandt (D)

District 4: *Debra Olson (R), Mary Dickson (R), *Grant Eckhoff (R), Richard L. Dunn (D), William Edgar (G)

District 5: Joe Wozniak (R), *Jim Healy (R), Gerry Cassioppi (R)

District 6: *Jim Zay (R), Pamela Joy Fenner (R), Robert Larsen (R)

DuPage County Forest Preserve (one seat per district):

District 1: *Marsha Murphy (R)

District 3: Linda J. Painter (R), *Wally Brown (R), Matt Mostowik (D)

District 5: *Carl Schultz (R)

Will County

Circuit Clerk: Pam McGuire (D)

Recorder of Deeds: Karen Stukel (D)

State's Attorney: James Glasgow (D)

Coroner: Patrick O'Neil (D)

Chief Executive Officer: Larry Walsh (D)

County Board (all three seats open in six of the nine districts):

District 1: Pam Helsel Hoffman (R), *Nella Piccolin (R), *Cory Singer (R), Katrina Deutsche (D)

District 2: *Jim Moustis (R), Laurie Smith (R), *Tom Weigel (R), Bill Koehler (D), Robert Hennessy (D), Chuck Raney (D)

District 4: Karen Karlstad Gonzalez (D), Martha Nicosia (D), Jacqueline Traynere (D), Shirley Valevicius (D)

District 6: *Don Gould (R), *Deborah Rozak (R), *Kerry Sheridan (R), Larry Troutman (R), Mark Fumagalli (D), Sharon May (D), William Welch (D), Joseph Rodawold (D)

District 7: *Jim Bilotta (R), *Kathleen Konicki (R), *Ronald Svara (R), David Palya (R), Andy Goitia (D), Phillip Petrakos (D), Gail Raucci (D), Diane Seiler (D)

District 8: Jesse Barnstable (R), Mary Susan Block (D), Dave Cryer (D), Jerry Morales Sr. (D), *Frank Stewart (D), Leonard Thompson (D), Eveleyna Washington (D), Herbert Brooks, Jr. (D)

Naperville's state legislators:

State representative, 96th District: Dianne A. McGuire, D-Naperville; Michael G. Bowler, R-Aurora; Darlene J. Senger, R-Naperville; Michael F. Wisniewski, R-Naperville

48th District: Dave Carlin, R-Naperville; Michael G. Connelly, R-Lisle; Douglas P. "Doug" Krause, R-Naperville

State Senate, 24th District: Kirk Dillard, R-Hinsdale*

48th District: Randall M. "Randy" Hultgren (R)*

Naperville's U.S. representative, 13th Congressional District: Scott Harper, D-Lockport; Steve Alesch, Green, Warrenville; Judy Biggert, R-Hinsdale*; Sean O'Kane, R-Hinsdale

*Indicates incumbent