Article updated: 11/14/2010 08:44 PM

Election filing begins Monday in Aurora,

Naperville, Wheaton

yoral and city council hopefuls in three DuPage-area communities will begin filing their
nominating petitions Monday for the spring municipal elections and a possible primary
on Feb. 22.

The filing period begins at 8 a.m. and continues through Friday and then again on Nov.
22 in Aurora, Naperville and Wheaton.

Each of the cities could host a primary if five or more candidates file for mayor or for any
individual council seat.

If there aren’t enough candidates to trigger a primary, those filing by 5 p.m. Nov. 22
automatically are entered in the April 5 consolidated election.

Aurora

There is no mayoral race in Aurora, but six seats on the city council are up for election
next spring: the alderman-at-large post and positions in the first, third, fifth, sixth and
eighth wards.

Filing starts at 8 a.m. Monday at the Aurora Election Commission, 323 W. Galena Blvd.

Three candidates have announced their intent to run for the alderman-at-large seat.
Richard Irvin, who currently holds the seat, said he intends to seek re-election.

Judd Lofchie, a real estate lawyer who is involved with groups such as Rotary Club and
Aurora Business United, said he will file paperwork this week to run for the seat.

“We really need to get Aurora moving, get it working again,” Lofchie said, adding that
his focus during his campaign will be on helping business prosper.

Matt Harrington, who runs a consulting company, said he will file Monday or soon after
to run for the at-large position. Harrington said he will work on changing the tax structure
in the city and better monitoring sex offenders if elected.

Aldermen who currently hold the first, third, fifth, sixth and eighth ward seats Abby
Schuler, Stephanie Kifowit, John “Whitey” Peters, Michael Saville and Richard Mervine
all said they will run to maintain their seats. No early challengers have announced to run
for seats to represent the five wards.