Final Filling List for Illinois House, Senate Candidates

Editor's note: The map above shows the redistricting map for state representatives. The pdf to the right shows the redistricting map for state senators. 

Candidates for state and local offices began 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 DuPage County Clerk.

The deadline to file was Monday.

Those 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.

Following re-districting, Woodridge now falls into the 81st, 82nd and 85th Districts for state representatives and the 41st and 43rd districts for state senators. 

House District 81 

The 81st district is newly created and constitutes half of the previous 47th district. It includes parts of Downers Grove, Darien, Lisle, Woodridge, Westmont and Naperville. Petricia Bellock, who currently serves the 47th district, has decided not to run for the 81st, so there is no incumbent candidate. 

Deborah Boyle

Republican, 7004 Blackburn Ave., Downers Grove

Boyle is a nurse and currently the vice president of the . She announced her candidacy in September. Her school board term will end in spring 2013. If elected, she would begin serving the 81st district in Jan. 2013. Boyle told the Downers Grove Reporter in September she could handle the overlap, and her school board duties would come before those as a state representative. 

Ron Sandack 

Republican, 4833 Linscott Ave., Downers Grove

Ron Sandack began serving as a village commissioner for Downers Grove in 2003 and was elected mayor in 2007. He currently serves as a state senator for the 21st district, having been appointed last fall to replace Dan Cronin, who was elected DuPage County Board Chairman. 

House District 82

The newly drawn 82nd District includes parts of Western Springs, Lemont, Darien, Burr Ridge, Willowbrook, Woodridge and Homer Glen. Jim Durkin is the incumbent. 

Jim Durkin 

Republican, 4719 Grand Ave., Western Springs

Durkin, the current assistant minority leader in the Illinois House of Representatives,  in July. He has served in the 82nd District since 2006. In November 2010, he was elected to a two-year term after defeating Democratic challenger Matthew Mostowik.

Laura Reigle 

Republican, 11S236 Carpenter St., Lemont 

The Illinois primary will mark Laura  first bid for state office. Earlier this year, she unsuccessfully ran for a seat on the  Board of Education during the April 5 consolidated election.

Durkin filed his petition Nov. 28 and Reigle filed Dec. 5, so Durkin's name will appear first on the ballot. 

House District 85

The 85th district includes portions of Woodridge, Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Lockport and Crystal Lawns. Emily McCasey is the incumbent. 

Emily McCasey

Democrat, 801 Clinton St., Lockport

Emily McCasey currently serves the 85th district as a state representative. She is a lawyer and teacher who defeated Brent Hassert in Nov. 2008 to win the seat. 

Senate District 41 

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 Woodridge. Christine Radogno is the incumbent. 

Christine Radogno 

13559 Cambridge Dr., Lemont 

Radogno  in the 41st District. She has served in the Illinois Senate since 1997, and has represented the 41st District since 2003. Radogno is currently serving her second term as the leader of the Illinois Senate Republican Caucus.

Duane Bradley 

11S300 Saratoga Ave., Lemont 

Bradley unsuccessfully ran for a seat on the District 113A Board of Education earlier this year. He has previously served as a member of the Bromberek School District Board of Education, according to the he supplied Patch in March.

Radogno filed her nominating petition Nov. 28 while Bradley filed Dec. 5, so Radogno's name will appear first on the ballot.

Senate District 43 

District 43 includes Lockport, Joliet, Channon and Woodridge, among other communities. Arthur "AJ" Wilhelmi is the incumbent. 

Arthur "AJ" Wilhelmi

Democrat, 422 Whitney Ave., Joliet 

Wilhelmi is a fifth-generation Joliet native. He has been named the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Vice-Chairman of the Agriculture & Conservation Committee. He also serves on the Transportation, Gaming and Criminal Law Committees.

He is an attorney and opened his own firm, Murer, Brick & Wilhelmi, LLC, in 2009. 

Sandy Johnson 

Republican, 16225 W. Creek Drive, Manhattan 

No information was available on Johnson at the time of this post. 

To find your elected officials and when their terms expire, search your address in the Illinois State Board of Elections district and officials search.