Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch will join the League of Women Voters - Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Area in offering a candidate forum starting at 1:30 p.m. Sunday (March 4) at the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Senior Center, 110 E. Old Mill Road, in Lake Forest.

The candidates and the times they will speak include:

• 12th District Lake County Board: Lake Forest residents and Republican candidates Scott Helton and Mike Rummel, 1:45-2:20 p.m.
  

• Lake County Circuit Court Clerk: Republican candidates Gerald Dietz and Keith Brin, 2:25-2:50 p.m.

• Lake County Coroner: Democratic candidates Thomas Rudd and Artis Yancy, and Republican candidates Steve Newton and Howard Cooper, 2:55-3:25 p.m.

• Lake County Recorder: Republican candidates Bob Bednar and Marty Blumenthal, 3:30-3:55 p.m.

• Lake County State's Attorney: Democratic candidates Chris Kennedy, Reginald Mathews and Karen Boyd Williams, and Republican candidates Louise Hayes, Mike Nerheim and Bryan Winter, 4-4:55 p.m.

The public is encouraged to attend and ask questions.

Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch will be blogging live during the debate, allowing readers to participate remotely from their computers by asking questions that we can pass on to the candidates during the forum.

The live blog will begin at approximately 1:30 p.m. Make sure you are registered on Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch.

Readers are also welcome to email questions to Editor Jim Powers at james.powers@patch.com, or to the League of Women Voters-Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Area at contact@lwv-lflb.org.