Across McHenry County and its neighboring communities, voters will get to pick who will serve on their local village boards, city councils, and township, park, library and fire protection district boards this spring.
While candidates for the cities of Crystal Lake and Woodstock filed last month, the vast majority of candidates in these races began filing Tuesday. The last day they have to file is Monday.
We will update this list as we reach out to the various municipalities and other agencies throughout the week. If you are a candidate and do not see your name, contact us at tips@nwherald.com.
[ Read more: It’s election time, again: Filing starts for April 1 races in McHenry County ]
[ Read more: McHenry County mayors who are up for reelection next year as candidate filing opens ]
Here are the municipal candidates who have filed so far:
(i) indicates incumbent
Algonquin
Village President
Debby Sosine (i)
Village Clerk
Fred Martin (i)
Trustees
Robert “Bob” Smith (i)
Laura Brehmer (i)
Jerry Glogowski (i)
Barrington Hills
Village President
Brian Cecola (i)
Trustees
David Riff (i)
Thomas Stauss (i)
Laura Ekstrom (i)
Bull Valley
Trustees
Mark Newton (i)
Steve Thomas (i)
Joel Ericksen
Edgar Ellinghausen (i)
Updated: Nov. 19, 2024
Cary
Mayor
Mark Kownick (i)
Randolph Scott, Jr.
Trustees
Duane “Rick” Dudek (i)
Rick Walrath (i)
David Prusina
Crystal Lake
Mayor Haig Haleblian is not up for reelection next year. His term expires in 2027.
City Council
Ian Philpot (i)
Cameron Hubbard (i)
Natasha Teetsov
Fox Lake
The village president, village clerk and three four-year trustee seats are up for election.
Fox River Grove
Village President
Marc McLaughlin (i)
Trustees, three seats for a four-year term
Devin Hester (i)
Steven Knar (I)
David Joseph
Trustee, one seat for a two-year term
Andrew Migdal (I)
Hampshire
Village President
Mike J. Reid Jr. (i)
Village Board
Erin E. D. Jarnebro
Carl Palmisano
Updated: Nov. 14, 2024
Harvard
Mayor
Michael P. Kelly (i)
Paul Hereley
Aldermanic Ward One
Annamarie Platt-Miller
Aldermanic Ward Two
Mike Hoeflich
Aldermanic Ward Three
Joel Kriete
Aldermanic Ward Four
Matthew Allen Perkins (i)
The city clerk, a third aldermanic ward seat are also up for reelection.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2024
Hebron
Village President
Robert Shelton (i)
Frank Beatty
Steven Morris
Village Board
Three seats are up this spring.
Dawn Milarski (i)
Jonathan Mindham (i)
Edward Gentry
Holiday Hills
The village president seat and three four-year trustee positions are up for election.
Village President
Jeff Giles (i)
Trustee Four-Year Term
Jacob Jensen
Michele (Mickey) Brown (i)
Kamil Pawlak (i)
Trustee Two-Year Term (unexpired)
Jennifer Osterman Keyes
Huntley
Village President
Timothy J. Hoeft (i)
John M. Piwko (currently a trustee)
Village Board
Marilynn Berendt
Don Walz
JR Westberg (i)
Island Lake
Two groups of candidates have filed as a slate/a new political party:
Slate for Island Lake People’s Party
Mayor
Richard McLaughlin (i)
Trustees
Charles Cermak (i)
Wendy Mills
Steve Deasey (i)
Slate for Common Sense for Island Lake
Mayor
Brian Bartnick
Trustee
Duane Swiggum
James Mervin Munson
Sam Duggan
Independent candidates
Mayor
Stacey Pyne
Clerk
Georgine Cooper
Updated: Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024
Johnsburg
Mayor
Ed Hettermann (i)
Trustees
Beth Foreman (i)
Greg Klemstein (i)
Steve Dixon
Joshua C. Hagen (i)
James D. “JD” Sylvanus
Keith Lee Von Allmen
Lake in the Hills
Village President
Ray Bogdanowski (i)
Abhishek (Jay) Gulati
Village Clerk
Shannon DuBeau (i)
Village Board
Stephen Harlfinger (i)
Bob Huckins (i)
Bill Dustin (i)
Lakewood
Village President
David Stavropoulos (i)
Trustees
Trisha Babischkin (i)
Michael Fischer (i)
Jason McMahon (i)
Marengo
Alderperson Ward 1
Nicole DeBoer (i)
Amanda Damisch
Alderperson Ward 2
Steven Mortensen (i)
Michael Powers
Alderperson Ward 3
Matt Keenum (i)
McCullom Lake
The village board president, three four-year trustee terms and one two-year unexpired trustee term is up for election.
Village President
Marilyn Shepit (i)
Terry Counley
Four-Year Trustee
Denise Bogacz (i)
Adam Vick (i)
Michael Fritz (i)
Two-Year Trustee
Joseph Zakrocky (i)
McHenry
Mayor
Wayne Jett (i)
Chris Bassi
City Clerk
Trisha Ramel (i)
Alderperson Ward 1
Bobbi Baehne
Mark Seaquist
Alderperson Ward 3
Frank McClatchey (i)
Stephen Doherty
Alderperson Ward 5
Andy Davis (i)
Christopher Moore
Updated: Nov. 18, 2024
Oakwood Hills
Four seats and the village president are up this spring, but no candidates had filed as of Tuesday afternoon.
Pingree Grove
Village Board
One two-year term
Edward Tarnow (i)
Three four-year terms
No one had filed as of Thursday afternoon.
Port Barrington
Village President
Keith Vogeler (i)
Trustee, two-year term
Jason Suddeth (i)
Diana Carlson
Trustee, four-year term
John Grothendick (i)
David Corrigan (i)
Robert Tuke (i)
Prairie Grove
The village president seat is up this spring, but no candidates, including incumbent David Underwood, have filed as of Tuesday afternoon.
Village Board
Robert Halpern-Givens (i)
Megan Behm
Terry Brown
Kevin Werner
Village Board, two-year term
John Sprenzel (i)
Updated: Nov. 13, 2024.
Richmond
Village President
Toni Wardanian (i)
Trustees - 4 year seat
Lauri Cook
Linda Weiss (i)
Jason Weiler
Trustee - 2 year seat
Robert J. Elliott (i)
Updated: Nov. 14, 2024.
Ringwood
Trustees
Gary Reinwall (i)
Timothy Meseck (i)
Jason Meyer (i)
Updated: Nov. 14, 2024.
Spring Grove
President
Bob McMahon
Four-Year Trustee
Jill Loring
Ashley Britt
Robb Heaney (i)
Lisa Myhra
Trout Valley
Trustees
David Hall (i)
Sheelagh Cooke
David Peterson
Union
President
Anthony Fredrickson
Trustees - four seats open
Joshua James Ostdick (i)
Ian McCartney (i)
Josephine C. Pucci
Volo
Trustees
John Buttita (i)
Richard (Rick) Komas (i)
Carol Porter (i)
Updated: Nov. 18, 2024
Wonder Lake
Trustees
Samantha Johnson (i)
Victoria Koeune
Stephen Cook
Richard Hilton (i)
Dennis Palys (I)
Woodstock
Mayor
Mike Turner (i)
City Council
Tom Nierman (i)
Bob Seegers Jr. (i)
Joseph “John” Puzzo
Theodore “Theo” Dice
Gregory A. Hanson
Joshua S. Fourdyce
Last updated: Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024.
Here are the school board candidates who have filed so far:
Alden-Hebron School District 19
One two-year term
Matthew Misiek (i)
Four four-year terms
Brandon Berg (i)
Penny Smith (i)
Johnny A. Eskridge (i)
Andy Madsen (i)
Barrington School District 220
Four seats
Sandra Ficke-Bradford (i)
Harathi K. Srivastava
Steve Wang (i)
Erin Chan Ding (i)
Deanna Stern
Paul Hermany
Katie Karam (i)
Cary School District 26
Four seats
Stacey Sault (i)
Julie Jette (i)
Melinda Hartman (i)
David Miller
Bridgette Sanlon
Zachary Glaysher
Community High School District 155
Four seats
David Jenkins
Ryan Olson
Nicole Pavoris (i)
Mark Pils
Dawn Elaine Bivona
Walter Agnew Moist IV
Elizabeth Lund
Community School District 300
One two-year term
Leslie LaMarca (i)
Three seats
Patrick Malia Jr.
Christine Birkett (i)
Alisa “Lisa” Lindmark
Emmanuel Thomas (i)
William T. Doran
Gianena Winkler
Aaron Kelly
Crystal Lake School District 47
Four seats
Debra L. Barton (i)
Lea Grover
Alena Hansen
Devon Hubbard Tessmer
Mike Mueller
Andrew Buckler
Maria Krause
James “Jim” Nelson
Fox Lake Grade School District 114
Four seats
Jennifer O’Grady (i)
Kenneth Bryant (i)
Roger T. Smith Sr. (i)
Matthew Dabrowski (i)
Fox River Grove School District 3
Four seats
Alex Johnson (i)
Laura Vanderploeg (i)
Joseph Bajorek
David Gutierrez (i)
Leigh Ann Comerford
Grant Community High School District 124
Four seats
Robert Yanik (i)
Edward Lescher (i)
Laurie Hembrey (i)
Shelly Booth (i)
Shannon Gipson
Harrison School District 36
Four seats
Angela Hartfield (i)
Harvard School District 50
Four seats
Melinda Shafer (i)
Rubi Vega
Renee Gonzalez
Caren S. MacKenzie (i)
Diana Bird (i)
William “Willie” Perez
Huntley School District 158
Four four-year terms
Richard Bobby III
Paul A. Troy (i)
Sean Cratty (i)
Corine Burns
Andrew Martin
Jim Hollich
Cassie Khurana
Melissa M. Maiorino
One two-year term
Dana Wiley (i)
Andrew Fekete
Johnsburg School District 12
Four seats
Alise Gaughan
Cathy B. Neiss (i)
James Barrett (i)
Mark A. Majercik
Thomas J. Oeffling (i)
Marengo Community High School District 154
Four seats
Jodie Kanaly (i)
Todd Volkening (i)
Shane M. Spring (i)
David Schultz (i)
Kelly Sobusiak
Peter Janko
Terri Paulauski
Marengo-Union Elementary School District 165
Three seats
Nicole Misiura (i)
Richard Czepczynski (i)
Joshua Streu
Suzie Hester
McHenry High School District 156
Four seats
Pat Arnold (i)
Amanda (Mandy) Lobbins (i)
Melissa Snyder
Ronald Fischer (i)
McHenry School District 15
One two-year term
Arne Waltmire (i)
Four four-year terms
Lindsay Turner (i)
Jennifer Synek (i)
Rachel McDonnell (i)
Chad Mihevc (i)
Nippersink School District 2
Four seats
Tom Schwartz
Mary Shufelt (i)
Prairie Grove School District 46
Four seats
Rebecca Jenkins
Kristin Thakkar
Nicole Segura
Richmond-Burton High School District 157
Four seats
Janine Martin
Nicholas Johnson
Ryan R. Andrus (i)
Benjamin Quint
Ray Lanz (i)
Jeremy Miller (i)
Riley School District 18
Four seats
Justin A. Coffman
Evan Peter Maniates (i)
Joshua R. Koelper (i)
Bryan S. Millard (i)
Wauconda School District 118
Four four-year terms
Steven Caponigri (i)
Kimberly Miller (i)
Kimberly M. Finley
Christopher Carlsen
Rocio Cleveland
Vickie Laureys
Lourdes Chapa (i)
Jonathan Feryance (i)
One two-year term
Carey McHugh (i)
Woodstock School District 200
Four seats
Jacob Homuth (i)
Carl W. Gilmore (i)
Bruce Farris (i)
John D. Parisi (i)
Updated: Monday, Nov. 18, 2024.
PARK, FIRE AND LIBRARY DISTRICTS
Marengo Park District
Bryan Newbold (i)
John Stout
Steve Polisi
Updated: Nov. 17, 2024
Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District
Trustee, two six-year seats
Victor Scimeca (i)
Eric Elswick
Spring Grove Fire Protection District
Trustee:
Harvey Petska (i)
J. Robert Stevens (i)
John Forster (i)
Johnsburg Public Library District
Trustee, two 6-year seats:
Cynthia Pitzen (i)
Marjorie Hascup (i)
River East Public Library District
One Unexpired Four-Year Term
Judith Tomaselli (i)
One Unexpired Two-Year Term
James R. Nielsen (i)
Two Six-Year Terms
Makayla Wiseman
Vanessa Wagner (i)
TOWNSHIPS
Unlike other local elections, township races are partisan, which mean they will appear first on the February primary ballot. Only Republicans have filed.
Algonquin Township
Supervisor
Richard Tado
Randolph “Randy” Funk (i)
Clerk
Millie Medendorp
Richard J. Yelle Jr.
Assessor
Richard S. Alexander (i)
Highway Commissioner
Tim Carone
Danijela Sandberg (i)
Trustee, Four seats
Teresa Sharpe Decker (i)
Theresa Fronczak (i)
Eduardo Aviles
Robert Reining
Debbie Rinn Alcock
Robert Becker
Kevin Byrnes
Tony Colatorti
Maureen Huff
Grafton Township
Supervisor
Eric Ruth (i)
Clerk
Kathleen Watson (i)
Assessor
Terra de Baltz (i)
Highway Commissioner
Frank Joseph Kearns (i)
Trustee, Four seats
Sean Cratty (i)
Tamara L. Lueth (i)
Dan Ziller Jr. (i)
Matthew Cooper (i)
Scott Allegretti
Michael Danielson
Nunda Township
Supervisor
Leda Bobera-Drain (i)
Mike “Shorty” Shorten
Clerk
Joni Smith (i)
Assessor
Mark Dzemske (i)
Highway Commissioner
Iron Mike Lesperance (i)
Trustee, Four seats
Karen Tynis (i)
Justin Franzke
Mike Rogulic
Jordan Frank
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We will update this list as we reach out to the various municipalities and other agencies throughout the week. If you are a candidate and do not see your name, contact us at tips@nwherald.com.