Who is on the ballot in 61101?

LaHood, a third generation Peorian, spent more than nine years as a state and federal prosecutor, including as an assistant U.S. attorney in Las Vegas where he served as chief terrorism prosecutor, per the official House biography. He was first elected to Congress in a September 2015 special election and serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, per the official House biography.

Nolley describes himself as a citizen candidate who has worked paycheck to paycheck and understands the challenges facing families in Illinois' 16th District, per the campaign site.

Stratton is Illinois's Lieutenant Governor and a former state representative who was first elected after defeating a long-serving incumbent, per the campaign site. She says she was motivated to enter public service while caring for her mother through a battle with Alzheimer's and encountering gaps in the healthcare system, per the campaign site.

Don Tracy is Illinois's Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2026, a lawyer, business executive, and former chair of the Illinois Republican Party. His campaign emphasizes taxes, public safety, economic competitiveness, government accountability, and offering a Republican alternative in an open Senate race.

Whitfield Harrington Jr of Schaumburg is on the State Board of Elections' certified candidate list for U.S. Senate on the American Center Party line.

Pritzker is Illinois's governor and was previously an entrepreneur and business leader who oversaw operations with 10,000 employees and helped launch a non-profit business incubator that supported the creation of more than 14,500 jobs, per the campaign site. He lost both parents at a young age, an experience he says motivated him toward public service, per the campaign site. He is running with Christian Mitchell as his candidate for lieutenant governor, per the Illinois State Board of Elections' certified 2026 general election candidate list.

Darren Bailey is the Republican nominee for Illinois governor, a former state senator, farmer, and the GOP's 2022 nominee for governor. His campaign emphasizes lower taxes, public safety, parental rights, agriculture, and a rematch against JB Pritzker. He is running with Aaron B. Del Mar as his candidate for lieutenant governor, per the Illinois State Board of Elections' certified 2026 general election candidate list.

Collin Corbett of Palatine is a certified independent candidate for governor with running mate Carolyn Schofield, a former McHenry County Board member; Corbett is a former Republican campaign consultant and founder of Cor Strategies, per Capitol News Illinois and NPR Illinois. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Kwame Raoul is Illinois's incumbent attorney general and the Democratic nominee for re-election. His office has emphasized consumer protection, civil rights, gun safety litigation, reproductive rights, workers' rights, and multistate legal actions.

Bob Fioretti is the Republican nominee for Illinois attorney general and a former Chicago alderman. His campaign emphasizes public safety, government accountability, litigation priorities, and a Republican alternative to Democratic control of statewide legal offices.

Alexi Giannoulias is Illinois's incumbent secretary of state and the Democratic nominee for re-election. His office manages driver services, libraries, business filings, state records, organ-donor registration, and technology modernization.

Diane Harris is the Republican nominee for Illinois secretary of state and a Joliet Junior College trustee. Her campaign emphasizes customer service, election-adjacent administrative services, business filings, and a Republican alternative for a large statewide office.

Frerichs is the incumbent Illinois State Treasurer, first sworn in in 2015, and previously served as an Illinois state senator, Champaign County Auditor and Champaign County Board member, per the campaign site. A Yale University graduate, he grew up in Gifford, Illinois, the son of a truck driver and a university secretary, per the campaign site.

Max Solomon is the Republican nominee listed for Illinois state treasurer. His candidacy gives Republican voters a statewide alternative in the office responsible for state investments, public cash management, and treasury services. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Margaret Croke is running for Illinois Comptroller. She has served five years in the Illinois House of Representatives, where she chairs the Financial Institutions committee, per her campaign site.

Bryan Drew is the Republican nominee for Illinois comptroller and an attorney. His candidacy offers a Republican alternative for the office that manages state payments, fiscal reporting, and public financial transparency.

Judge Knecht was first elected to the Fourth District Appellate Court in 1986, and was most recently retained in 2016 for a term running through December 6, 2026; before the Appellate Court he was a circuit judge from 1978 and an associate circuit judge from 1975, and began his legal career as a law clerk to an Illinois Supreme Court justice. He holds a J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law, per the Office of the Illinois Courts' official biography.

Judge Barberis was elected to the Fifth District Appellate Court on November 8, 2016, to a 10-year term, filling the vacancy created by Judge Bruce Stewart's retirement; before that he was elected a Madison County circuit judge in 2014, after 18 years in private practice. He holds a J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law and a B.S. from Illinois State University, per the Office of the Illinois Courts' official biography.

Gary Caruana has served as Winnebago County Sheriff since 2014 (12 years) after 8 years as a sheriff's deputy, and previously spent 26 years at United Parcel Service in security and operations leadership, per Gary Caruana campaign site.

Dominick Barcellona spent nearly 30 years with the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office, working in corrections, patrol and SWAT before retiring in 2023 at the rank of deputy chief, per Dominick Barcellona campaign site.

Lori Gummow is the sitting Winnebago County Clerk and Recorder, elected in November 2018, per the campaign site. Gummow founded and served as executive director of Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful, an environmental nonprofit, and holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Iowa and a master's degree from Judson University, per the campaign site.

Theresa Grennan has worked in the Winnebago County Treasurer's office since 1994 and previously served as chief deputy treasurer before being appointed treasurer on January 31, 2025, per Winnebago County Treasurer's Office, official page. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Theresa Grennan.

Scott Bloomquist is the Regional Superintendent for the Boone-Winnebago Regional Office of Education #4, per the office's website. The office describes his career as district superintendent, principal, curriculum director and assistant regional superintendent, per the Winnebago County GOP's profile drawing on the ROE4 biography. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Erin Hannigan is a Resident Circuit Judge appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court effective January 20, 2026 to fill the vacancy left by Chief Judge John Lowry's retirement, per the 17th Judicial Circuit. She was Rockford's assistant city attorney from 2023 and an assistant public defender in Winnebago County from 2005, per the same release. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota and a law degree from Hamline University, per the release. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

Robinson was appointed to the 17th Judicial Circuit by the Illinois Supreme Court in November 2024, per the campaign site. He graduated with honors from Northern Illinois University and earned his law degree with honors from the University of Illinois College of Law, then worked at small law firms and served as an assistant state's attorney in Ogle County and later Winnebago County, per the campaign site. He also taught at Hononegah High School in Rockton for nine years before returning to the law, per the campaign site.

No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Cheryl Maggio has served on the Forest Preserves of Winnebago County Board of Commissioners since first winning a seat in the November 2014 election, per the Rockford Register Star. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Jeff Tilly is the sitting Forest Preserve Commissioner and the longest-serving President of the Forest Preserves of Winnebago County Board of Commissioners, with twelve years on the board, per the district's governance page and his campaign site. He is a U.S. Navy veteran who earned degrees from Rock Valley College and Northern Illinois University and works as Facilities Director at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford, per his campaign site.

"Should Illinois law be changed to require voters to provide a valid photo identification once, either when registering to vote or before voting for the first time, while ensuring that all eligible citizens can obtain such identification free of charge and without unreasonable barriers?" appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Winnebago County Advisory Question: Voter Photo Identification, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for "Should Illinois law be changed to require voters to provide a valid photo identification once, either when registering to vote or before voting for the first time, while ensuring that all eligible citizens can obtain such identification free of charge and without unreasonable barriers?".

"Should legislative districts be compact, contiguous and equal in population, drawn by a non-partisan commission, not by elected officials, without consideration of party registration and voting history data?" appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Winnebago County Advisory Question: Legislative Redistricting Process, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for "Should legislative districts be compact, contiguous and equal in population, drawn by a non-partisan commission, not by elected officials, without consideration of party registration and voting history data?".

"Should the Illinois General Assembly pass legislation to cap and lower local property taxes and provide state funding to local governments that agree to reduce property tax levies?" appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Winnebago County Advisory Question: Property Tax Relief, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for "Should the Illinois General Assembly pass legislation to cap and lower local property taxes and provide state funding to local governments that agree to reduce property tax levies?".

"Shall the limiting rate under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for Pecatonica Fire Protection District, Winnebago and Stephenson Counties, Illinois, be increased by an additional amount equal to 0.3739% above the limiting rate for the purpose of fire protection and ambulance services including additional EMS staffing for levy year 2026 and be equal to 0.6500% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein for levy year 2026?" appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Pecatonica Fire Protection District Property Tax Limiting Rate Increase, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for "Shall the limiting rate under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for Pecatonica Fire Protection District, Winnebago and Stephenson Counties, Illinois, be increased by an additional amount equal to 0.3739% above the limiting rate for the purpose of fire protection and ambulance services including additional EMS staffing for levy year 2026 and be equal to 0.6500% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein for levy year 2026?".