Best news I have heard all day!! Mr. Rogina was an outstanding teacher and will make an outstanding mayor!

Let me be the firdt to say, I think this is a person that could definitely serve this wonderful City well. Good luck Ray!

St. Charles continues to be blessed with quality people who give their time and talents to provide public service and Ray is one of these. He will be an excellent mayor. Mike and Nancy Hill

This is AWESOME news!!! Thank you Mr. Rogina for stepping up!

I'd be even happier if we had such an excellent choice to vote for president :)

So is Mr. Rogina a Democrat or a Republican?

Not that it matters much at this level, but Mr. Rogina is one of the most liberal Democrats you will ever encounter. He extolled the virtues of Lisa Madigan (the next Governor of Illinois in his opinion) loudly and clearly in the St. Charles Post Office shortly before the last Aldermanic race.

Thinking about it...it does matter because St. Charles is going to be facing some serious economic conditions, budget-wise, over the next few years and it would be best to have a conservative spender rather than a liberal one at the helm.

Steve your right it can matter, but I think the aldermatic elections are more important. They are the ones who should be setting direction more so than the mayor. We the residents need to make sure we elect a strong council. Those who have followed the mayor like a little puppy dog need to go and replace them with people who will represent the people and willing to speak up when they need to. Mr. Rogina needs to prove to me he will work for the people not his own agenda by his actions over the next 6 months. If he does so he may have my vote, if he does not he definitely won't. We have spent the last 8 years dealing with someone who was working on his own agenda and to heck with the people. I myself am done with that and hope the rest of the residents are too.

Mr. Rogina may have been an excellent teacher but he is a terrible Alderman. Just like when he was a teacher, he decides what is best for his constituents instead of listening to what they have to say or what they want. If they confront him about an issue, he loses his temper and shows he has an anger management problem; I suppose that comes from being a teacher and not having one's pupils challenge one.

Ask the residents of the Red Gate, St.Pat's, and Belgian Town areas how he did them. It is a good thing he is running for Mayor because he would only be a one term Alderman. I only hope that he doesn't screw the entire City like he did the residents of his Ward.

We can only ensure that our knowledge of the most crucial issues in this city will benefit St Charles.... with our vote. Recall last elections' pathetic 13% voter turnout. Do NOT let that happen again! Tell your neighbors to be sure to educate themselves on this candidate's community and aldermanic history-not only his connections and teacher history. Learn about ALL the candidates-not just your favorite, with blinders on. And, brace yourselves, as we approach critical mass with our city spending,lending and debt, in the next few years. We need a conservative with a heart for all the neighborhoods of our city, proof of their commitment to a clear platform and a track record of involvement in many aspects of our community, not just an appearance when they decided to run for a city office, or when offered a favor from a friend.

Ray we miss Oak Crest and we miss you and Diane.
St. Charles needs more people like you. Thank you for your service and e-mail updates.
You will make a great mayor for St. Charles.
Nancy & Maurice Fiebelkorn-French

We certainly don't need any more democrats ruining our lives. We have it at the federal level, the state level and now the local level.