Who is running for the Cook County Board?

Who is running for the Cook County Board of Commissioners in Proviso Township?

1st District (incumbent: Earlean Collins). District includes Maywood, Bellwood, Broadview and Forest Park.

Democrats

• Mary Collins*, Chicago (North Austin)
• Derrick Smith*, Chicago (East Garfield Park)
• Earlean Collins*, Chicago (South Austin), Clout Wiki,
• Adekunle "Ade" B. Onayemi*, Oak Park, campaign website (down on November 9), Facebook
• Chris Harris*, Forest Park
• Oddis ("O.J") Johnson, Chicago (South Austin)

Republicans

• none

Greens

• Ron Lawless, Chicago (South Austin) formerly of Oak Park, website

16th District (incumbent: Tony Peraica). District includes Melrose Park, Northlake, Stone Park, Hillside, Westchester, La Grange Park, Brookfield and Western Springs.

Democrats

• Bill Russ*, Brookfield, website
• Jeffrey R. Tobolski*, McCook
• Eddy Garcia, Northlake

Republicans

• Tony Peraica*, Riverside, campaign website
• Brian Sloan, Westchester

Greens

• Alejandro Reyes, Melrose Park
• Alex Matos, Lyons

17th District (incumbent: Liz Gorman). In Proviso the district includes the precincts west of Wolf Road in Hillside, Berkeley and Westchester.

Democrats

• Victor A. Forys*, Park Ridge, campaign website
• Patrick Maher*, Orland Park, campaign website
• John J. Maher, Palos Heights
• Donna Sanders, Orland Hills

Republicans

• Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman*, Orland Park, campaign website
• Gerald F. Maher, Orland Park
• Mark Thompson, Des Plaines, former campaign website

Greens

• Richard Dalka, Des Plaines
• Matthew J. Ogean, Orland Park

And, yes, Ray Hanania at OrlandParker.com already commented on the number of Mahers in the race.

Ron Lawless to run for Cook County Board?

Is Ron Lawless running for the Cook County Board? There's a Facebook group, a website and a fundraising page on Act Blue.

At a party yesterday that include Green Party members, members of NWCPJ and maybe some people from OPCTJ, at least one person expects Lawless to run as a Green Party candidate.

Since the Act Blue site mentions outreach to the West Side, I assume this means Lawless is considering a run for the seat now held by Earlean Collins. Ade Onayemi has already announced his intent to run in the Democratic primary.

Lawless ran in 1998 in the 4th Senate District (Dem primary) when Collins vacated that position unexpectedly. Kimberly Lightford, who was then a Maywood trustee, won the multi-candidate race.