Yes, as I acknowledged in a prior post, Balkema has ties to the district in that he works in Joliet. But Joliet is in the fringes of a district centered in suburban Cook and DuPage Counties, and Balkema has never run for office (or even voted) within the district, and Grundy is (fairly or unfairly) seen as the sticks by Chicago suburbanites (such as those who constitute the overwhelming majority of voters in the district). We’re much better off running suburban state rep Senger. (And, yes, it still would be uphill for Senger: I place her odds of beating Foster at 35%.)
Senger probably will win the primary.