No Democrat On Joliet Township's Election Ballot For Supervisor?
JOLIET — For many years, Joliet Township government has been a stronghold of power for the Will County Democratic Party but on Friday morning, Will County Judge Victoria Breslan will decide whether the Democrats will even have a candidate on the April 1 ballot for one of the most important positions in township government: supervisor.
The Will County State's Attorney of Jim Glasgow, who is a Democrat, has asked the judge to keep Cesar Guererro's name off the election ballot just as newly elected Will County Clerk Annette Parker, who is a Republican, has decided should be the case.
In recent days, Guerrero, the outgoing Joliet City Councilman, filed a lawsuit and an emergency injunction asking Will County's judges to overturn the county clerk's decision. In December, Guerrero changed his mind about running for Joliet City Council re-election, withdrawing his candidacy so he could instead run for the Joliet Township Supervisor's position.
A court hearing took place Thursday morning and Guerrero was called to the witness stand by one of the assistant state's attorneys, Scott Pyles. Pyles wants the judge to keep Guerrero off the ballot because Guerero knew for several years, since at least 2022, he had outstanding fines owed to the Illinois Board of Elections, but Guerrero ignored those fines and refused to pay them.
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