Lake County Gazette

Illinois Tenth Congressional District candidate Jim Carris expressed support for athletes from his district, stating, "We can't wait to cheer you on as you go for gold and make our District proud!" He made this statement in a Facebook post on July 26.

"I want to give a huge shoutout to the incredible athletes from Illinois' 10th District who are representing Team USA in the 2024 Summer Olympics which open today in Paris, France," said Carris, according to Facebook. "Your hard work, dedication, and unwavering spirit have inspired us all. Your achievements are well deserved and a testament to the greatness of our District. We can't wait to cheer you on as you go for gold and make our District proud!"

According to Carris, the post highlights five individuals: gymnast Paul Juda; BMX racer Felicia Stancil; football player Korbin Albert; and rowers Peter Chatain and Grace Joyce. USA Gymnastics reported on July 27 that Juda had advanced to the all-around gymnastics final and that the US men’s team qualified for the team final. Juda ranked 13th in the all-around final with 82.865 points, while the US men’s team ranked fifth with 253.229 points. The men’s team final is scheduled for July 29 at 5:30 p.m. CEST/11:30 a.m., ET.

Screenshot of Jim Carris' July 26 Facebook post | Jim Carris For Congress Facebook page

TeamUSA.com reports that BMX Freestyle Men’s and Women’s qualifying starts at 4:25 a.m. PDT/7:25 a.m. EDT. After two runs, the top nine riders will advance to the finals.

Olympic rowing events began on July 27 with single, double, and quadruple sculls heats. On July 28, men’s and women’s single and double sculls repechages, pair heats, lightweight double sculls heats, and four heats commenced.

The Tenth District is currently represented by incumbent Democrat U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider. It encompasses municipalities such as Antioch, Fox Lake, Lake Villa, Grayslake, Mundelein, Vernon Hills, Waukegan, Highland Park, North Chicago, Park City, Lake Forest, Gurnee, Zion, Libertyville, Round Lake Beach in Lake County; Winnetka, Glencoe, Kenilworth Northbrook Wheeling in Cook County; Spring Grove Richmond Hebron Wonder Lake Johnsburg McHenry County.

Carris is a prominent figure in Lake County's business community with deep local roots and an extensive residency history. His campaign website emphasizes his business background over a traditional political career path. The website highlights his lifelong dedication to business endeavors including legal practice entrepreneurship corporate leadership.

An accomplished attorney Carris holds influential positions as Managing Principal Executive Managing Director Market Leader at Colliers International Coming from an immigrant family Carris father quest better life led him leave Greece shaping understanding perseverance opportunity Carris educational pursuits self-financed through diverse array jobs including house painting construction work dishwashing bartending His varied work experiences highlight work ethic guiding force throughout life