Roberta O`Reilly, a Lake County Board member from Long Grove, announced Monday that she is a candidate for the General Assembly from the new 51st House District.
Calling herself a ”fiscal conservative” who wants to control taxes, O`Reilly will face Verna Clayton, former village president of Buffalo Grove, in the March 17 Republican primary. The district includes the Long Grove, Buffalo Grove and Vernon Hills areas and the Palatine area in northwest Cook County.
O`Reilly, 47, said she hopes to join other Republicans in Springfield who want to bring sanity to state and local governments.
She has been a County Board member for three years. She has been active in local school and park districts and has been a vocal opponent of efforts to extend Illinois Highway 53 into central Lake County.
