Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Election 2013: Alderman files challenge to Loves Park mayor

Darryl Lindberg is asking voters for a fifth four-year term as Loves Park mayor, and he?ll have a familiar challenger: 2nd Ward Ald. John Pruitt.

That?s one of the many races voters will consider April 9. Three independent candidates filed for aldermanic seats in Rockford and seven candidates emerged for three open seats on the seven-member Rock Valley College Board of Trustees.

Here?s a snapshot of candidates filing petitions Monday for a few local government races. Look for a complete list of candidates in the Register Star and at rrstar.com after the 5 p.m. Dec. 26 deadline to file petitions.

City Council
Paul Frey submitted petitions to run as an independent candidate in the 1st Ward. Elliott Kallstrom also filed to run as an independent in the 2nd Ward, and Peter Herdklotz submitted petitions to run as an independent in the 9th Ward.

Herdklotz is the first person to enter the race in the 9th Ward, where longtime Ald. Bill Timm recently announced that he will not seek re-election.

School Board
Eleven candidates filed Monday to run for a seat on the School Board, including Rockford Township Clerk/former Ald. Jeff Holt, real estate broker Steve Noll and Michael Harner, a financial affairs director at the U of I College of Medicine ? plus five incumbents. All seven seats are up for election.
Subdistrict A: Lisa Jackson (incumbent), Dion Simpson
Subdistrict B: Tim Rollins (incumbent)
Subdistrict C: Ken Scrivano (incumbent)
Subdistrict D: Jude Makulec (incumbent), Stephen Noll
Subdistrict E: Michael Harner
Subdistrict F: Michael Connor, Jeff Holt
Subdistrict G: Jaime Escobedo, Laura Powers (incumbent)

Rock Valley College
(Voters will choose three candidates)
Lynn Kearney of Loves Park
Frank Haney of Machesney Park
Walter P. Chimiak of Loves Park
Christoffer Banks of Rockford
Patrick Murphy of Rockford
Richard W. Mowris of Rockford
Colin Grennan of Byron

Loves Park
Mayor: Darryl Lindberg and John L. Pruitt
City clerk: Bob Burden
City treasurer: John Danielson

City Council
(Voters choose one candidate)
Ward 1: Clint Little
Ward 2: Charles Frykman and David Soll
Ward 3: Robert Schlensker, Ron Adams and Douglas Miller
Ward 4: John Jacobson
Ward 5: A. Marie Holmes

Boone County
Five candidates have filed for five open Belvidere School Board seats: Stacy McGowan, William Baird, Robert Torbert, Dana LaPier and Karla Maville.

Don Ward was the only person who filed to serve on the North Boone School Board.

Two independents have filed for Belvidere City Council alderman: Clint Morris and Verla Olson.
In Cherry Valley, four people have filed for three trustee positions: Scott Kramer, Gary Maitland, David Schroeder and Jeff Fuston. Trustee JoAnn Hudson will challenge village President Jim Claeyssen.

Owen Costanza has filed for Poplar Grove trustee.

Corina Curry: 815-987-1371; ccurry@rrstar.com; @corinacurry

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Source: http://www.rrstar.com/news/yourtown/rockford/x1353221886/Election-2013-Alderman-files-challenge-to-Loves-Park-mayor

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