The Illinois primary date is anticipated to be moved to February 5th from March 20th.  This should make the petitioning period for established parties August 5th to November 5th, 2007.

Incumbents and estimated signature requirements for Green candidates:

Congressional Districts

• 15 - Tim Johnson (R) - est. 169 signatures

State Senate Districts

• 53 - Dan Rutherford (R) - 1,000 signatures

State House Districts (2006)

• 103 - Naomi D. Jakobsson (D) - 500 signatures
• 104 - Bill Black (R) - 500 signatures
• 105 - Shane Cultra (R) - 500 signatures
• 110 - Chapin Rose (R) - 500 signatures

County Elected Offices

• Auditor Tony Fabri (D) - est. 45 signatures
• Circuit Clerk Linda S. Frank (R) - est. 45 signatures
• Coroner Duane E. Northrup (R) - est. 45 signatures
• Recorder Barbara A. Frasca (R) - est. 45 signatures
• State's Attorney Julia R. Rietz (D) - est. 45 signatures

County Board

9 districts, 3 members each. Twelve of all seats up, as follows.  Petition requirements are estimated to be less than 8 signatures per district:

• 1 - John D. Jay (R)
• 1 - Lawrence D. Sapp (R)
• 2 - Ronald Bensyl (R)
• 3 - Scott Tapley (R)
• 4 - Stanley S. O'Conner (R)
• 5 - Lloyd Carter, Jr. (D)
• 5 - Catherine Hogue (D)
• 6 - Claudia Gross (D)
• 7 - Janet Anderson (D)
• 7 - Carl Weibel (D)
• 8 - Jennifer Putman (D)
• 9 - Brendan McGinty (D)

David Cobb, former Green presidential candidate, described the Green Party as the electoral arm of a growing movement in this country for peace, social justice, and environmental protection. The Prairie Greens would like to see Greens elected to office at every level to put into place the Ten Key Values of the Green Party.