Nominating petition forms for the April 1, 2025 Park Board election are now available. Forms may be picked up at the Community Center located at 255 Briargate Road, Cary, Illinois from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday or downloaded at www.elections.il.gov.
A Park Commissioner candidate’s petition must be filed in the same office no earlier than Tuesday, November 12, 2024 until Monday, November 18, 2024. Filing hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday, except for the last day to file, hours will be available until 5:00 p.m.
Two seats on the five-member Board of Commissioners are open for the April 1, 2025 election. Each seat is a 6-year full term ending in 2031. Candidates must be must be a qualified elector of the Park District with one-year residency in the Park District preceding the election, (70 ILCS 1205/2-11) and a person is not eligible to serve as Park Commissioner if that person is in arrears in the payment of a tax or other indebtedness due to the park district or has been convicted in any court located in the United States of any infamous crime, bribery, perjury, or other felony. (70 ILCS 1205/2-11)
Further information on becoming a candidate for Park Commissioner in the April 1, 2025 election may be obtained by contacting Dan Jones, Executive Director at 847-639-6100 or by visiting www.elections.il.gov. All candidates are encouraged to download and review the State of Illinois, 2025 Candidate’s Guide, issued by the State of Illinois Board of Elections.