Created: Thursday, January 22, 2009 12:00 a.m. CST
Updated: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 9:17 a.m. CST
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April election filings

The following people have filed petitions of candidacy to run in the April 7, 2009, election.

FOX WATERWAY AGENCY:

Fox Waterway Agency

Chairman: Wayne Blake

McHenry County director (one four-year term): Phil Bartmann (i)

Lake County director (one four-year term): Charles Haling (i), Michael W. Shields

MUNICIPALITIES

Algonquin

President (four-year term): John Schmitt (i)

Clerk (four-year term): Gerald Kautz (i)

Trustee (three four-year terms): Robert Smith (i), Jerry Glogowski (i), Brian Dianis (i)

Barrington Hills

President: Robert Abboud (i), George Schuppert

Trustee (one two year and three four-year terms)

Two-year term: Steven Knoop

Four-year term: Pamela Cools, Fritz Gohl (i), Elaine Ramesh (i), William Hannay, Kenneth Bosworth

Bull Valley

Trustee (three four-year terms): Paul Kinsella, Ed Ellinghousen, Rich Radwan

Cary

President (four-year term): Thomas Kierna

Clerk (four-year term): Nancy Bragg (i)

Trustee (three four-year terms): Steve Adams (i), Robert L. Bragg, Duane Rick Dudek (i), Frank O’Laughlin, Raymond Chisholm (i)

Crystal Lake - filings closed in December

Clerk (four-year term): Nick Kachiroubis

Aldermen (three four-year terms): Jeffrey Thorsen (i), Ralph Dawson (i), Mike Shorten, David Goss (i), Salvatorie Di Benedetto, Carolyn Schofield, Kay Stanish, David Bradford

Fox Lake

Focused Party slate

Mayor (four-year term): Edward Bender

Clerk (four-year term): Samantha Weeks (i)

Trustee (three four-year terms): Kevin Burt, Valerie Griseta, Jon Mumford

United Party slate

Mayor (four-year term): Cynthia (Cindy) Irwin (i)

Clerk (four-year term): Bernice Konwent

Trustee (three four-year terms): Carol J. Ulasy (i), Donald (Donny) Schmitt, Donald E. Otway

Fox River Grove

President (four-year term): Robert Nunamaker, Suzanne Blohm, Paulette Pelletier

Trustee (three four-year terms): Dennis Bowman (i), Gerald Menzel (i), Michael Ireland

Greenwood

Trustee (three four-year terms): Stuart Given, Larry Holbein

Harvard

Mayor: Jay Nolan (i)

Beverly Meseck, city treasurer

City Clerk: Andy Wells (i)

Alderman-First Ward: Chuck Marzahl (i)

Alderman-Second Ward: Phil Ulmer (i)

Alderman-Third Ward: Scott Logan (i), Andrew Cook

Alderman-Fourth Ward: Carl Opper

Hebron

President (four-year term): Frank M. Beatty (i)

Trustees (three four-year terms): Dave Heber, Jim Kastner (i), Susan Ritzert (i), Matt Appner (i), Michael Stecher; Jerry Bough  

Holiday Hills

President (four-year term): Michele (Mickey) Brown (i)

Clerk (four-year term): Maura Kirchner (i)

Trustee (three four-year terms): Kathryn Andrews (i), Mary Lundsten (i), Richard Young (i)

Huntley

President (four-year term): Chuck Sass (i)

Trustee (three four-year terms): Pam Fender (i), Paul Mercer (i), John Piwko (i)

Island Lake

Mayor (four-year term): Debbie Herrmann, John Ponio, Sally Fleissner

Clerk (four-year term): Pam Miller, Mary Jo Martin

Trustee (three four-year terms): Connie Mascillino (i), Don Vercigli (i), Donna O’Malley, Gregory Kachka, Laura Rabattini, Dwaine Schaal, David Meeks

Johnsburg

President (four-year term): Lorrie M. Filippone, Edwin P. Hettermann

Trustee (three four-year terms): John J. Huemann (i), Harold A. May (i), Steve Nethaway, Emitt Roberts, William L. Sandell (i), Ron Zanko, John Wolf, Karl H. Nitz

Lake in the Hills

President (four-year term): Edwin Plaza (i)

Clerk (four-year term): Denise Wasserman (i)

Trustee (three four-year terms): Robert Huckins (i), Denise Barreto, Stephen Harlfinger (i), Shelly Fort, Jeffrey Siegel, Joseph Wright

Lakemoor

President: Robert Koehl, Ralph Brindise, Ryan Todd Weihofer

Trustee (three four-year terms): Kimberly Beach (i), Phil Lonigro, Nick Weber (i), Colin McIntyre (i)

Lakewood

President: John O’Hara, Erin Smith

Trustee (three four-year terms): Dorothy Pfeuffer (i), John Burton (i), Eugene Furey

Marengo

Mayor (four-year term): Don B. Lockhart (i)

Clerk (four-year term): Constance J. Boxleitner

Alderman Ward 1 (four-year term): Steven L. DiMaria Jr.

Alderman Ward 2 (one four-year term, one two-year term): Carole J. Bartman (i) (two-year term), David Bauman (two-year term), Corey Brackmann (four-year term), Lawrence Creamer (four-year term)

Alderman Ward 3 (four-year term): Erik DeBoer (i)

Alderman Ward 4 (four-year term): Michael Secor (i) (four-year term)

McCullom Lake

President (four-year term): Terry Counley

Trustee (three four-year terms): Michael E. “Froggie” Fritz, Denise Bogacz, Anne Bitterman (i), Patricia “Trish” Schlitter (i)

McHenry

Mayor: Susan E. Low (i)

Clerk: Janice C. Jones (i)

Treasurer: David M. Welter (i)

Alderman Ward 1: Victor A. Santi (i), William J. Bolger

Alderman Ward 3: Jeffrey A. Schaefer (i), Patrick T. Connor

Alderman Ward 5: Richard Wimmer (i)

Oakwood Hills

President: Dean Chambers (i)

Trustee (three four-year terms and one two-year term): Cole Kain (i) (four-year term), Paul J. Smith (four-year term), Clifford R. Woodbury (four-year term).  

Port Barrington

President (four-year term): Michael Head

Trustee (four four-year terms): Jay Motley, Daniel Herstedt, David Corrigan, Rosemary Eddy

Prairie Grove

President: Stanley C. Duda, Kurt Milliman

Trustee (three four-year terms): Lisa Behm, David Robak

Richmond

President: Lauri Olson (i), Dave Kielpinski

Trustee (three four-year terms): Karla Thomas, Dennis Bardy (i), Jeanne Doyle, Penny Cetner

Ringwood

Trustee (three four-year terms): Kelley Ann Kepes (i), Kevin Bauer (i), Daniel Bushroe

Spring Grove

President: Mark Eisenberg (i)

Trustee (three four-year terms): Pam Kerpec (i), Michael Lee (i), Bob McMahon (i), Patrick Mazzanti, Lloyd Simonson

Trout Valley

Trustee (three four-year terms): Craig Mackey (i), Mike Duffy (i), David Hall (i), Dave Peterson

Union

President (four-year term): Robert Wagner (i), Matthew Finzel

Trustee (three four-year terms): Larry Beebe (i), Monroe Smith Jr. (i), Ryan Anderson, Katherine Fees

Wonder Lake

Trustee (three four-year terms): Lester Anderson (i), John Naatz (i), John Lynd, Fred Lerman (i)

Woodstock - filings closed in December

President: Brian Sager (i), Mark Indyke

Aldermen: Richard Ahrens (i), Mike Turner (i), R.B. Thompson (i)

TOWNSHIPS

Alden

Supervisor: Preston Rea (i)

Assessor: A. Susan Wilson

Clerk: Gail Modetz

Highway Commissioner: Bart Schnulle (i), Duane Vierck

Trustees (four four-year terms): A.B. McConnell, Dorothy Larsen, John Beetstra (i), Allen Rosio, Brian Cunningham (i), Christine Duncan, Constance Jones (i)

Algonquin

Supervisor (four-year term): Dianne Klemm (i)

Clerk (four-year term): Marc Munaretto (i)

Assessor (four-year term): Robert Kunz (i)

Highway Commissioner (four-year term): Robert Miller (i)

Trustees (four four-year terms): Niels Sorensen (i), Linda Lance (i), Joseph Powalowski (i), Lowell Cutsforth (i), Mark Guerra, James McTague, Robert G. Frank, Frank Hyden

Burton

Supervisor: Silo Ruschenski (i)

Highway commissioner: Daniel Sutton (i), Jeff Thirtyacre

Clerk: Samuel Jones (i)

Assessor: Eugene Mowinski (i)

Trustees (four four-year terms): Angeline Jones (i), George Keim (i), Dennis Riechert (i), Donna Couch, Eileen Miller

Chemung

Supervisor: Robert Dixon (i)

Assessor: Robert Nolan (i)

Road Commissioner: Donald Staver

Clerk: Judy Koch (i)

Trustees (four four-year terms): Tom Slater (i), Ed MacDonald (i), Nathan Niles (i), Glenda Miller, Pat McCarthy            

Coral

Supervisor (four-year term): Roger Naylor (i)

Highway commissioner (four-year term): Donald Argall (i)

Clerk (four-year term): Mary Argall (i)

Trustees (four four-year terms): Charles Dollman (i), Michael Grismer (i), Marcia Lockwood (i), Karl Zierer (i)

Dorr

Supervisor (four-year term): Robert Pierce (i)

Clerk (four-year term): Kathleen Schlapp (i)

Highway commissioner (four-year term): Tom Thurman (i)

Assessor (four-year term): Kelli Myers (i)

Trustees (four four-year terms): Alan Swanson (i), Joe Evanoff (i), Mark Andersen (i), Barry Lamb (i)

Dunham

Supervisor: John Pihl (i)

Assessor: Geri Alten (i)

Clerk: Jennifer Pihl (i)

Highway Commissioner: David Nolan (i)

Trustees: Ruth Coffey (i), Michael Book (i), David Binz (i), Dennis Bischke (i)

Grafton

Republican Primary Election, Feb. 24, 2009

Supervisor (four-year term): John Rossi (i), Linda Moore

Assessor (four-year term): William Ottley Jr. (i)

Highway commissioner (four-year term): Jack Freund (i), Mike Romanelli

Clerk (four-year term): Dina Frigo (i)

Trustees (four four-year terms): Lois Brothers (i), Rob LaPorta (i), Barbara Murphy (i), Betty Zirk (i), Don Glogovsky, Gerry McMahon

Greenwood

Hartland

Supervisor (four-year term): Sharon M. Gustafson, Evert Evertson (i)

Highway commissioner (four-year term): Michael Murray (i)

Trustees (four-year term): David Payne (i), Glen Neumann (i), Kathy Porep (i), Gene Boppart (i)

Clerk (four-year term): Richard Menzel (i)

Assessor (four-year term):

Hebron

Marengo

Supervisor (four-year term): Steven Weskerna (i)

Assessor (four-year term): Jon Klick (i)

Highway commissioner (four-year term): John Adamson (i)

Clerk (four-year term): Heather Greenquist (i), Rebecca Johnson

Trustees (four four-year terms): Tom Kearney (i), Robert Levin (i), Ray Jones, Richard Spermer, Eric Warmbold

McHenry

Republican Primary Election, Feb. 24, 2009

Supervisor (four-year term): Donna A. Schaefer

Clerk (four-year term): Bruce Novak

Assessor (four-year term): Carol L. Perschke

Highway Commissioner (four-year term): Leon Van Every

Trustees (four four-year terms): Craig Adams, Jim Condon, Kathy Kuchta (i), Marsha Nelson (i), Vince Nett (i)

Nunda

Republican Primary Election, Feb. 24, 2009

Assessor (four-year term): Dennis Jagla, Alan G. Weaver

Trustees (four four-year terms): Tom Palmer, Joni Smith, James C. Schlader, Richard A. Meyers, Kelvin Jennings, Kevin Sarnwick.

Richmond

Supervisor: Adam P. Metz, Tamara A. Valentine-Garza (i)

Highway commissioner: Mark Godonis, David Bockelmann (i), Charles W. Schultz Jr.

Assessor: Michael D. Crouse, Patricia O’Neill (i)

Clerk: Lisa Kelly

Trustee (four four-year terms): Delmer Olsen (i), Charles Castle, Audie Beeson, Vida Krug, Marjorie Stermer, Susan Cherry (i), Terri LaDuke

Riley

Supervisor (four-year term): Donna Bernardi (i), Kevin Grismer, Thomas Tucker

Assessor (four-year term): no filings

Highway commissioner (four-year term): David Diamond (i)

Clerk (four-year term): Karen Schnable (i)

Trustee (four four-year terms): Thomas Hines (i), Cathy Johnson (i), Ted Oberg (i), Rebecca White (i), Duane Dahlman

Seneca 

FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS

Algonquin-LITH

Trustee (four seats: one six-year term, one four-year term, two two-year terms):

2-year term: Michael T. Markowitz, Eric Borchert, John Bradach

4-year term: Brian Schwarz, Warren E. Olsen, Richard L. Naatz

6-year term: Barbara Read, Nathan P. Neilan Jr., Steven R. Kathe

Cary

Trustee (one six-year term): William Hauck (i), Roy Valde

Crystal Lake Rural Fire Protection District

Trustee (one three-year term, member appointed by McHenry County Board): Kevin Sarnwick (i)

Fox River Grove

Trustee (one three-year term, member appointed by McHenry County Board): none filed

Harvard

No vacancies

Hebron-Alden-Greenwood

Trustee: (Two six-year terms, one two-year term)
Six-year term: Art Erickson (i), Dale Valentine (i)
Two-year term: Brent Deppmeier

Huntley

Trustee (two six-year terms): Milford Brown (i), John Davis (i), Sean Smith

Marengo

Trustee (one six-year term): Richard Johnson (i), Ross Kitchen

Marengo Rescue - no open positions

McHenry Township - appointed

Nunda Rural - no open positions

Richmond Township

Trustee (one six-year term, one four-year term): Ben Petersen (i), Bill Foley (i)

Spring Grove

Trustee (two six-year terms): Russ Chambers, Scott Davis, Larry N. Rusher (i)

Union

Trustee (three seats, to be decided as two-, four- or six- year terms by a lottery): Dale Moehling (i), Don Strauss (i), Gordy Wilke (i), Dale Carr, Roger Heimsoth, James Kurzawinski

Wauconda -- Appointed

Wonder Lake

Trustee (two six-year terms): Leonard Spencer (i), Barb Klassen (i), Steve Young

Woodstock  (two six-year terms): Robert Kristensen (i) and Kenneth Marunde (i)

PARK DISTRICTS

Cary

Commissioner (two six-year terms): Bill Harvey (i), Bill Krueger (i)

Crystal Lake

Board of Commissioners (four open positions, four-year terms): Angel Collins (i)

Huntley

Trustee (two six-year terms): James Blasky, Victor Jason, Paul LaFleur

Marengo

Trustee (three four-year terms): Steve Mortensen (i), Stephen D. Secor (i), James Bartell, Julie Scianna, Donna Roney, Jennifer Kacprowicz

LIBRARY DISTRICTS

Algonquin

Trustee (four seats: two four-year terms, two six-year terms):

4-year term: Edward Mudra (i), Joseph Stefani, Amy Faubl

6-year term: Debra Mulcahy (i), Kent Sprague (i)

Barrington

Trustee (two six-year terms): Richard J. ryan (i), Henry G. Wisniewski

Cary

Trustee (three six-year terms): Thomas Garvin (i), Scott Migaldi (i), Janet Polep

Fox Lake

Trustee (two six-year terms): Carolyn Vanco (i), Richard E. Wend (i)

Fox River Grove

Trustee (two six-year terms): Mary (Lyn) Kendeigh (i)

Harvard – Board members are appointed, not elected.

Huntley

Trustee (three four-year terms): Judith L. Klein (i), Kathleen Pilat (i), Leslie Threadgill-Smith (i), B. Jeanne Adu-Brako, Guy DeMaertelaere

Johnsburg

Trustee (three six-year terms): Elsie Munson (i), Kathleen Hughes (i), Edna Robel (i)

Trustee (two two-year terms): Roland Barnes (i), James Stockwell (i)

Marengo

Trustee (four six-year terms): Kate Albrecht (i), J.K. Filler Jr. (i), Dawn Wagner (i)

McHenry

Trustee: (two six-year terms, one two-year term):

6-year term: John O’Neill, Chuck Reilly (i)

2-year term: Frank Marasco (i)

McHenry-Nunda

Trustee: (three six-year terms): Jim Nielsen

Nippersink

Trustee (four-year terms open, one two-year term):

4-year terms: Adrianne Adams (i), Robert F. Johnston Jr. (i), Theresa Sue Rekenthaler (i), John Seiler

2-year: Sandra Peterson (i)

Woodstock - appointed, not elected

Rural Woodstock

Trustee (three six-year terms, two four-year terms open)

6-year terms: Barbara Pfannkuche (i), Jan Vanderspool (i)

4-year terms: none

Wauconda 

SCHOOL DISTRICTS

ECC

Trustee (two six-year terms): Donna Schuring Redmer, Richard “Rick” Green, Bob Getz (i), Robin M. Lisboa.

MCC

Trustee (two six-year terms): Mary Miller (i), Ron Parrish, John Darger

McHenry County Regional Board of School Trustees

Trustee (three six-year terms): Alicia Stansfield, Mary Ann Louderback (i), Irene Napier (i), Sandy Ruhlin, Penny Ward, Sandra DePaul

District 2 - Nippersink

School board (four four-year terms): Sue Maurer (i), Erin Godonis, John Puleo, Pierre A. Langlois

District 3 - Fox River Grove

School board (four four-year terms): Lisa Anderson (i), Steven Knar (i), Pat Hughes (i) Kristine Germain (i) 

District 12 - Johnsburg

School board (four four-year terms): Karen Baird, Thomas Liston (i), Thomas Lowe (i), Patricia Syens, Virginia Pearl Schnur, Michael Wolf (i)

District 15 - McHenry Elementary

School board (four four-year terms): Kim Qualls, (i), Al Castellanos (i), Ted Pillow (i), Melanie Orendorff, Tim Sabatka (i)

District 18 - Riley Community

School board (four four-year terms): Anita Mitchell (i), Kurt Schnable (i)

District 19 - Alden-Hebron

School board (four four-year terms): Jeffrey M. Helland, Andrew J. Madsen (i), Susan M. Walters, Christopher J. Olson (i)

District 26 - Cary

School board: (four four-year terms, one two-year term)

4-year: Chris Spoerl, Craig Loew (i), Chris Jenner (i), Dave Ruelle (i), Julie Jette (i)

2-year: Vicky Pesch

District 36 - Harrison, Wonder Lake

School board (four four-year terms): Mark Nothdorf (i), Kim Sell (i), Mitchell Foote

District 46 - Prairie Grove

School board (four four-year terms, one two-year term)

4-year: Charlotte Kremer

2-year: no filings

District 47 - Crystal Lake Elementary

School board (four four-year terms): Virginia Visin (i), Rob Routzahn

District 50 - Harvard [four seats open]

Richard Stoxen (i), Roger Wilhoit (i), Diana Bird (i), Becky Cline

District 154 - Marengo High School

School board (four four-year terms): Linda Dujmovich (i), Jerald W. Darlington (i), Richard H. Fischer (i), Todd Volkening

District 155 - Crystal Lake High School

School board (four four-year terms): Ann Somers (i), Dave Secrest (i), Gary R. Oberg (i), Ted Wagner (i), Paul Roth

District 156 - McHenry High School

School board (four four-year terms): Robert J. Glascott Jr. (i), Chad Mihevc, Bonnie Simon, Jeff McCutchan

District 157 - Richmond-Burton High School

School board (four four-year terms): Sue Maurer, Erin Godonis, Joseph Busch (i), John Schleibinger

District 158 - Huntley

School board (four four-year terms, one two-year term)

4-year: Shawn Green (i), Kimberly Skaja (i), Donald Drzal, Robert LaPorta

Filed for both four-year and two-year terms; will withdraw one before the election: Michael Skala (i), Larry Snow (i), Paul Troy

District 165 - Marengo-Union Elementary

School board (four four-year terms): Thomas Dujmovich (i), John Wyrostek (i), Gregory Dinklenburg, Scott Fillmore

District 200 - Woodstock

School board (four four-year terms): Paul J. Meyer (i), Marcy Piekos (i), Katherine Lechner, Stephen Schreiner, Michael Griffin, Camille Goodwin (i), Joel Ludwig

One two-year term: Russ Goerlitz (i)

District 300 - Algonquin/Carpentersville

School board (three four-year terms): Anne Miller (i), Robert Lee, Karen Roeckner (i), David Alessio, Dorota Jordan, Tracey Perez

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