County Commissioner Tim Lea has announced that he won’t run for a third term, and the availability of his District IV seat has already attracted one Republican Candidate: Whispering Pines Village Councilman Randy Saunders.
The filing period for candidates seeking office in the 2012 primary and general elections opened on Monday, February 13 and will close at Noon on Wednesday, February 29.
Commissioner Nick Picerno, of McLendon Hills, has filed to seek a second term in his District II seat.
Incumbent Board of Education members Lorna Clack, Bruce Cunningham, Kathy Farren and Laura Lang have also filed for re-election.
Contested races will be decided in a primary election on Tuesday, May 8; the general election will be held on Tuesday, November 6.
