Clockwise from top left: businessman Chris Kennedy, State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston), Ald. Ameya Pawar (47th), entrepreneur J.B. Pritzker View Full Caption Facebook/Daniel Biss; You Tube/Chris Kennedy; DNAinfo/Patty Wetli; DNAinfo/Ted Cox

CHICAGO — The Democratic primary race for governor is still nearly a year away, but candidates for the nomination are already scouring the state for support, including a handful of planned appearances on the city's Northwest Side during June.

So far, the declared Democratic candidates for governor include:

• Ald. Ameya Pawar (47th)

• Entrepreneur and former Merchandise Mart president Chris Kennedy

• State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston)

• Venture capitalist and billionaire philanthropist J.B. Pritzker

• Downstate school superintendent Bob Daiber

The candidates are scheduled to make the following appearances on the Northwest Side this month:

• Daiber will be hosted by by 41st Ward Democratic Committeeman Tim Heneghan and 39th Ward Democratic Committeeman Robert Murphy at 7 p.m. Monday at Wildwood Elementary School, 6950 N Hiawatha Ave.

• 39th and 45th Ward Democrats, along with the Northwest Side Huddle, will host Pritzker at 7 p.m. Monday at Filament Theatre, 4041 N. Milwaukee Ave.

• Pritzker will speak to members of the West Portage Park Neighbors Association at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at O.A. Thorp Academy, 6024 W. Warwick Ave.

• Pawar will be hosted by Heneghan at 10 a.m. Saturday at Edgebrook Public Library, 5331 W. Devon Ave.

• Pritzker will be hosted by Heneghan at 7 p.m. on June 19 at Taft High School, 6530 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.