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Candidates may begin circulating nominating petitions for the Tuesday, March 19, 2024 Primary Election on Tuesday, Sept. 5.

State Sen. Laura Murphy (D-28th), who serves as Maine Township Democratic committeeperson, will host a petition and campaign kickoff at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 at Kappys American Grill, 7200 W. Dempster St., Morton Grove. The restaurant is owned by Niles Mayor George Alpogianis.

Murphy is expected to be joined at the kickoff by candidates running in Maine Township including U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-9th), State Reps. Marty Moylan (D-55th) and Michelle Mussman (*D-56th) along with judicial candidates and others.

Niles Township Democrats United will hold a petition launch event at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 at Laramie Park in Skokie off Touhy Avenue, hosted by Niles Township Democratic Committeeperson Josina Morita, and Skokie School Dist. 73.5 board member Bushra Amiwala. Schakowsky is also expected to attend.

The 2024 election will include the race for president. Although the Republican field is packed, only three Democrats have announced their runs: President Joe Biden, Robert Kennedy, Jr., and Marianne Williamson. Kennedy and Williamson are seen as longshots to secure the Democratic nomination.

Murphy said the Biden campaign is expected to work with local congressional representatives to name delegates to the Democratic National Convention for Biden in October. Murphy said she hopes to see Park Ridge resident Aurora Austriaco on the ballot as a Biden delegate. Austriaco is an attorney and former member of the Maine High School Dist. 207 Board of Education.

The Cook County Democratic Party has released its list of endorsed candidates, including Biden for president along with Clayton Harris for Cook County states attorney (Kim Foxx is not seeking reelection), and Mariyana Spyropoulos for clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, along with numerous supreme, appellate and circuit court judge candidates.

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