Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Lemont resident Duane Bradley says he will run in the March 20 Republican primary as a write-in candidate after being removed from the ballot.
Lemont resident Duane Bradley will run as a write-in candidate in the March 20 Republican primary for the 41st Illinois Senate District after being removed from the ballot Jan. 9. Bradley told Patch on Tuesday that he has filed the necessary paperwork to run as a write-in candidate in Will, DuPage and Cook counties, according to the report. He is challenging Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) in the 41st District, which covers Burr Ridge, Darien, Downers Grove, Homer Glen, Indian Head Park, LaGrange, Lemont, Lisle, Naperville, Western Springs, Willowbrook and Woodridge. According to the Illinois State Board of Elections, Bradley was removed from the ballot after the state's electoral board sustained an objection filed Dec…
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Laura Reigle will challenge State Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) in the 82nd District, while Duane Bradley will run against Illinois Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) in the 41st District.
Two Lemont residents are set to challenge the village's current state senator and representative in the upcoming primary election. As of 5 p.m. Monday, all established party candidates running for state office in the March 20 primary have filed their nominating petitions with the Illinois State Board of Elections. Lemont resident Laura Reigle filed her petition Monday to challenge State Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) in the 82nd District. Durkin filed his paperwork Nov. 28, which means his name will appear first on the primary ballot. The newly drawn 82nd District includes parts of Western Springs, Lemont, Darien, Burr Ridge, Willowbrook and Homer Glen. Durkin, the current assistant minority leader in the Illinois House of …
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Candidates have until Dec. 5 to file their nomination petitions. Because of a lawsuit challenging Illinois' new congressional map, the filing period for U.S. House candidates has been pushed back.
Let the election season officially begin. Candidates for state and local offices begain filing their nominating petitions Monday for the March 20 primary election. Federal, state and judicial candidates file with the Illinois State Board of Elections in Springfield, while candidates for county-wide office file with the Cook County Clerk. The deadline to file is Monday, Dec. 5 at 5 p.m. People seeking a seat in Congress will have to wait a bit longer to file because of a GOP lawsuit challenging the state's newly drawn congressional boundaries. Last week, a U.S. district court ordered that the filing date be pushed back. The congressional filing period is now Friday, Dec. 23 through Tuesday, Dec. 27. According to the Illinois State Board of …
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Illinois Senate Republican leader will seek another term to represent state's newly drawn 41st District.
Illinois Senate Republican leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) announced Tuesday she will seek re-election for the 41st District. She has served in the Illinois Senate since 1997, and has represented the 41st District since 2003. “I still have the same passion and commitment for serving our community as I did when I decided to make the transition from at-home mom to public servant,” Radogno said in a statement. “I look forward to continuing to be an effective voice in Springfield for the families, seniors, employers and working people of the 41st District." The newly drawn 41st District includes portions of Burr Ridge, Darien, Downers Grove, Homer Glen, Indian Head Park, LaGrange, Lemont, Lisle, Naperville, Western Springs, Willowbrook and…
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Illinois Sen. Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) was chosen to continue the position Wednesday during the inauguration ceremonies for the 97th General Assembly.
State Sen. Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) will once again serve as the Illinois Senate Republican Leader after being re-elected Wednesday during inaugural ceremonies for the 97th General Assembly. Radogno, a Lemont resident, has served in the Illinois Senate since 1997. She was first elected as the Senate Republican Leader two years, becoming the first woman to be chosen as the leader of either party in the Illinois House or Senate. “It’s a tremendous privilege to be elected by my peers, of whom every one is a leader in their own right,” Radogno said in a press release Wednesday. “I extend special appreciation to the people of the 41st District. It’s a great honor to serve them, and their support is what has allowed me to be in this position…
Scott Richards
6:41 am on Tuesday, January 17, 2012
This makes no sense. Bradley either 1) can't count -- submitting his nominating papers with 700 fewer signatures than needed, 2) can't read instructions or 3) purposely tried to skirt the rules to get on the ballot. Conduct that doesn't give a very good testament as to why he should hold public office. The guy came in dead last in a local SB election why does he think he can and should be elected… more ›