Staff Report

The ballot is set for the Tuesday, Feb. 26, primary election, which will feature, among other races, candidates for Rockford mayor, Rockford Board of Education (BOE) and Rockford City Council.

Among the notable races, 96-year-old Alice Saudargas has thrown her hat into the ring for another run at a seat on the BOE. She will run against incumbent Ken Scrivano.

Meantime, Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey (I) will be seeking a third term as mayor in the Tuesday, April 9, general election. Also running for mayor are Democrat James Hughes and Republican Michael Kleen.

Following is a look at other candidates who have filed to appear on the ballot in area races:

Rockford mayor

Democrat — James Hughes

Republican — Michael Kleen

Independent — Larry Morrissey (incumbent)

Note: Anthony Foreman, former owner of JT’s Bourbon Street Grille, filed to run as a Democrat, but the City of Rockford Board of Election Commissioners voted to remove his name from the primary ballot Dec. 10. According to the board, Foreman’s name was removed because the pages of his petition for candidacy were not numbered according to the Illinois Election Code. Foreman has said he may consider a write-in campaign.

Rockford Board of Education

Subdistrict A (4-year term) — Lisa Jackson (incumbent) and Dion Simpson

Subdistrict B (2-year term) — Tim Rollins (incumbent)

Subdistrict C (4-year term) — Ken Scrivano (incumbent) and Alice Saudargas

Subdistrict D (2-year term) — Jude Makulec (incumbent) and Stephen Noll

Subdistrict E (2-year term currently held by Ronnell Moore) — Michael Harner and Kim Mullins

Subdistrict F (4-year term currently held by Harmon Mitchell) — Michael Connor, Jeff Holt and Juan Reyes

Subdistrict G (4-year term) — Jaime Escobedo and Laura Powers (incumbent)

Rockford City Council

Ward 1 — Brian Jenkins Leggero (R), incumbent Timothy Durkee (R) and Paul Frey (I)

Ward 2 — Stan Smith (R), Jamie Getchius (R), Melvin Miller (D) and Elliott Kallstrom (I)

Ward 3 — Thomas P. McNamara (D), incumbent Doug Mark (R) and Maurice A. West II (I)

Ward 4 — Kevin Frost (R) and Peter Scordato (R)

Ward 5 — Incumbent Venita Hervey (D)

Ward 6 — Incumbent Lenny Jacobson (D), Vernon Hilton (D) and Pamela Connell (R)

Ward 7 — Incumbent Ann Thompson-Kelly (D)

Ward 8 — Incumbent Nancy Johnson (D) and Jeanne Oddo (D)

Ward 9 — Beverly J. Giorgi (I), Peter Herdklotz (I) and Teena M. Newburg (I)

Ward 10 — Incumbent Frank Beach (R)

Ward 11 — Incumbent Karen Elyea (D), Tuffy Quinonez (D), Dyanna Chandler (D) and Jaime J. Salgado (I)

Ward 12 — Incumbent John Beck (R)

Ward 13 — Incumbent Linda McNeely (D) and David J. Lickteig (I)

Ward 14 — Joseph V. Chiarelli (R)

Rock Valley College Board of Trustees
(voters will choose three candidates for six-year terms)

Lynn Kearney, Frank Haney, Walter P. Chimiak, Christoffer Banks, Patrick Murphy, Richard W. Mowris, Colin Grennan, Romero L. Bennett, Ray Montelongo, Peter S. Scordato and Michael D. Olson

Loves Park mayor

Incumbent Darryl Lindberg, John Pruitt and Marvin Koch Jr.

Loves Park City Council (4-year term)

Ward 1 — Incumbent Clint Little and Dave Steffen

Wart 2 — Incumbent Charles Frykman and David Soll

Ward 3 — Robert Schlensker, Ron Adams, Douglas Miller, Eric Stromberg and Mark Rydberg

Ward 4 — Incumbent John Jacobson and Christie Schwartzlow

Ward 5 — Incumbent A. Marie Holmes

Rockford Park District Board of Commissioners

2-year term (one seat available) — Julianne Elliott and incumbent Nate Martin

6-year term (two seats available) — Incumbent Jack Armstrong and imcumbent Ian Linnabary

Rockton Hononegah School Board

4-year term (four seats available) — Incumbents Bob Geddeis and Sandy Fordell; and Marc Kuney

2-year term (one seat available) — Incumbent Dianne LaForge and David Wright

Machesney Park Harlem School Board

4-year term (four seats) — Incumbents Patti Lawrence, Jacquelyn Ruch and Evelyn Meeks; and Sue Berogan, Jamero “Jay” Hughes, Travis T. Turner and Paula Whiteaker

2-year term (one seat) — Incumbent George Russell and Ginger Eterno

Belvidere mayor

Michael Chamberlain, Andrew Racz, Mark Sanderson and Ed Marx

Belvidere clerk

Incumbent Shauna Arco and Joanne Riley

Belvidere treasurer

Ric Brereton Jr.

Belvidere aldermen

Ward 1 — Incumbent Clint Morris

Ward 2 — Samantha Brown and Verla Olson

Ward 3 — Tom Ratcliffe

Ward 4 — Frank Egan and incumbent George Crawford

Ward 5 — Chris Berner and James Campbell

Belvidere Township

Supervisor — Incumbent Patrick Murphy and Les Reid

Clerk — Incumbent Judy Schabacker and Lydia Gonzalez

Assessor — Incumbent Diann Helnore and Tami Torrance

Highway Commissioner — Kenneth McBee and incumbent Richard Lee

Trustees (four seats) — Richard Nelson, Cathy Ward, Kathy Grover, incumbent Robert Turner, incumbent Bill Robertson, Patrick Whitehead, Kevin Swezey, Robert Smuszkiewicz and Dolores Puplava

Village of Cherry Valley

President — JoAnn Hudson and incumbent Jim Claeyssen

Trustees (three seats) — Incumbent Scott Kramer, incumbent Gary Maitland, incumbent David Schroeder, Jeff Fuston, John Falzone and Nancy Belt

Village of Poplar Grove

President — Incumbent John Neitzel

Clerk — Incumbent Martha Suhr

Trustees (three seats) — Incumbents Don Bawden and Judi Zangs; and Owen Costanza

Belvidere School Board (five seats)

Stacy McGowan, William Baird, Robert Torbert, Dana LaPier, Karla Maville, Kelly Diamond and incumbent Larry Cunningham

From the Jan. 2-8, 2013, issue