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MUNICIPAL OFFICE
Village of Burr Ridge (website)
Trustee – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3) (uncontested race)
Albert J. Paveza (incumbent)
Tony Schiappa (incumbent)
Joseph T, Snyder (incumbent)
Village of Clarendon Hills (website)
President – 4-year term (vote for 1) (uncontested race)
Eric M. Tech
Clerk – 4-year term (vote for 1) (uncontested race)
Lynn B. Dragisic
Trustee – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3) (uncontested race)
Steven J. Tuttle
Mark Peterson
Ralph DeAngelis
Trustee – unexpired 2-year term (vote for not more than 2) (uncontested race)
John Weicher
Omar Chandhry
City of Darien (website)
Mayor – 4-year term (vote for 1) (uncontested race)
Joseph A Marchese (incumbent)
Clerk – 4-year term (vote for 1) (uncontested race)
JoAnne E. Ragona (incumbent)
Treasurer – 4-year term (vote for 1) (uncontested race)
Michael J. Coren (incumbent)
Alderman Ward Two – 4-year term (vote for 1)
Ralph Stompanato
**Lester Vaughan (incumbent)
Alderman Ward Four – 4-year term (vote for 1)
Gerard (Gerry) Leganski
**Tom Chlystek (incumbent)
Alderman Ward Six – 4-year term (vote for 1)
Eric Kurt Gustafson (incumbent)
**Rachel Lazich Facebook questionnaire
Village of Downers Grove (website)
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Mayor – 4-year term (vote for 1)
Robert T. Barnett (incumbent)
**Marshall J. Schmitt website Facebook questionnaire
Commissioner – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3)
Martin T. Tully
**Leslie Sadowski-Fugitt (incumbent) website Facebook questionnaire
Michael J. Davenport Facebook
James P. “Jim” Devitt
**Tammy A. Sarver Facebook questionnaire
Denise McCann
Village of Hinsdale (website)
Trustee – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3) (uncontested race)
Scott Banke (incumbent)
Luke Stifflear (incumbent)
Alexis Braden
Village of Oak Brook (website)
President – 4-year term (vote for 1)
Asuf Ysuf (incumbent – Trustee)
A. Suresh Reddy (incumbent – Trustee)
Laurence Herman (incumbent – Trustee)
Clerk – 4-year term (vote for 1)
Charlotte K. Pruss (incumbent)
Netasha Scarpiniti
Trustee – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3)
Naveen K. Jain
Edward N. Tiesenga (incumbent)
Henry (Hank) Haff
John N. Anos
Melissa A. Martin
Michael Manzo (incumbent)
Village of Westmont (website)
Trustee – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3)
**Linda Liddle (incumbent) steve.nero@yahoo.com 630-776-8302 campaign lit
Daniel S. Lacy
**Marie Johanik-Guzzo (incumbent) steve.nero@yahoo.com 630-776-8302 campaign lit
**Steven T. Nero (incumbent) steve.nero@yahoo.com 630-776-8302 campaign lit
Frank Trout, Sr.
Village of Willowbrook (website)
Trustee – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3)
Suzanne Berglund (incumbent)
Helen “Gayle” Neal
Mark L. Astrella
**Paul Farber (write-in) questionnaire
Village of Woodridge (website)
Trustee – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3)
Greg Abbott (incumbent)
**Mary Anne Blair (incumbent)
**Magin “Mike” J. Martinez (incumbent)
**Jennifer Anteliz questionnaire
PARK DISTRICTS
Park Districts have the primary responsibility of spending tax monies, fees and contributions designated for park and recreation services. The Park Board determines the priorities and defines policies for financing, governance, operation and administration of the Park District. Board members are elected to serve unsalaried, overlapping four-year terms.
Burr Ridge Park District (website)
Commissioner – 4-year term (vote for 1) (uncontested race)
James Lawrence (incumbent)
Clarendon Hills Park District (website)
Commissioner – 4-year term (vote for not more than 2) (uncontested race)
Michael Barcelos (incumbent)
Donald Draudt (incumbent)
Darien Park District (website
Commissioner – 4-year term (vote for not more than 2) (uncontested race)
Cathy Marchese (incumbent)
Frank Noverini (incumbent)
Downers Grove Park District (website)
Commissioner – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3)
Craig Lundt
**Jon Dahlstrom (write-in) (incumbent)
**Bret Bender (write-in) (incumbent) questionnaire
Craig Skala (write-in)
Golf View Hills Park District (website)
Commissioner – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3) (uncontested race)
Roger C. Clemens (incumbent)
Stanley Jaworski (incumbent)
Anthony Maggiore (incumbent)
Lemont Park District (website)
Commissioner – 4-year term (vote for 1) (uncontested race)
William “Bill” McAdam (incumbent)
Commissioner – unexpired 2-year term (vote for 1) (uncontested race)
Steven Richmond
Tri-State Park District (website) (uncontested race)
Commissioner – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3)
(no candidate)
(no candidate)
(no candidate)
Westmont Park District (website)
Commissioner – 4-year term (vote for not more than 2) (uncontested race)
John Karesh (incumbent)
Susan Zapinski (incumbent)
Commissioner – unexpired 2-year term (vote for 1) (uncontested race)
William Belmonte
Woodridge Park District (website)
Commissioner – 4-year term (vote for not more than 2) (uncontested race)
Jack C. Mahoney (incumbent)
Kenneth A. Perry
FIRE PROTECTION
They are responsible for keeping the Fire Hall and the outside grounds in good repair. This includes securing janitorial services and outside contracts for maintaining the generator, alarm system, and the heating and cooling systems.
Darien Woodridge Fire Protection (website)
Trustee – 4-year term (vote for not more than 2) (uncontested race)
Mary Elizabeth Brownson (incumbent) questionnaire
Timothy J. Waz
Trustee – unexpired 2-year term (vote for 1) (uncontested race)
Brian Chaplin
Lemont Fire Protection (website)
Trustee – 4-year term (vote for not more than 2)
Linda Bernacchi
Victoria L. Cobbett (incumbent)
Richard Lee
Michael G. Smollen
Trustee – unexpired 2-year term (vote for 1) (uncontested race)
Daniel A. Tholotowsky
Pleasantview Fire Protection District (website)
Trustee – 4-year term (vote for 1) (uncontested race)
James F. Gay (incumbent)
Trustee – unexpired 2-year term (vote for 1) (uncontested race)
William F. Srejma (incumbent)
Tri-State Fire Protection District (website)
Trustee – 4-year term (vote for 1) (uncontested race)
Joseph A. Wolski
LIBRARIES
In general, the library board of trustees has a role in determining the mission of the library, setting the policy that governs the library, hiring and evaluating a library director, and overseeing the general management of the library. This role varies with every library system. Trustees may need to study service needs, explore alternatives, estimate funding needs, identify potential funding sources, and establish priorities. The number one job of library trustee is to advocate for the library and its community.
Clarendon Hills Library (website)
Trustee – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3) (uncontested race)
Biraju A. Patel
Valli Gupta (incumbent)
Victoria Lessard
Hinsdale Library (website)
Trustee – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3) (uncontested race)
Megan Davia Mikhail (incumbent)
John Bloomfield (incumbent)
Magdalena Sokolowski
Trustee – unexpired 2-year term (vote for not more than 3) (uncontested race)
Chun Ye
Ying Zhou
Kim Kiyosaki (incumbent)
Indian Prairie Public Library District (website)
Trustee – 4-year term (vote for not more than 4)
Stacy Palmisano
**Victoria J. Suriano (incumbent)
**Marian M. Kupicka (incumbent)
**Donald Damon(incumbent)
**Sri Rao (incumbent)
Westmont Public Library (website)
Trustee – 4-year term (vote for not more than 4)
**Jason D. Fichtel (incumbent) website Facebook questionnaire
**Joanne O’Malley (incumbent) website Facebook
Gina Parrilli
**Heather Booth (incumbent) website Facebook questionnaire
Anisha Gawriluk questionnaire
**Elizabeth (Beth) Krotiak (incumbent) website Facebook
Trustee – unexpired 2-year term (vote for not more than 2) (uncontested race)
Elaine Carmichael (incumbent)
Melissa Donoghue (incumbent)
Woodridge Public Library (website)
Trustee – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3) (uncontested race)
Jane M. Whiteside (incumbent)
William J. Thompson, Jr. (incumbent)
Clinton James (incumbent)
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
District 44 – Elementary School (Lombard) (website)
(Butterfield Elementary, Hamerschmidt Elementary, Madison Elementary, Manor Hill Elementary, Park View Elementary, Pleasant Lane Elementary, Glenn Westlake Middle, John Schroder Early Childhood)
Board Member – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3)
Stephen E. Flint (incumbent)
Gayln Piper (incumbent)
Tony del Alcazar (incumbent)
Jeff Hansel
District 53 (Butler – Oak Brook) (website)
(Brook Forest Elementary School, Butler Junior High)
Board Member – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3)
John Baar (incumbent)
Kaleen A. Qureshi
Reynick “Rey” Martinez
Athanasia Soula Skokos
Nozzaina Aftab website
Karla Caldera website
District 58 – Grade School (Downers Grove) (website)
(Belle Aire, El Sierra, Fairmont, Henry Puffer, Highland, Hillcrest, Indian Trail, Kingsley, Lester, Pierce Downer, Whittier, Herrick O’Neil, Grove Children’s Preschool)
Board Member – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3) (uncontested race)
Kirat Doshi (incumbent)
Steve Olczyk (incumbent)
Emily Hanus (incumbent)
District 60 (Maercker) (website)
(Holmes Elementary, Maercker, Westview Hills Middle)
Board Member – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3)
Lisa Bishop questionnaire
**Michael A. Jones, Jr. (incumbent)
**Priya V. Linson (incumbent) questionnaire
**Robert Schaefer
District 61 (Darien) (website)
(Mark DeLay, Lace, Eisenhower Junior High)
Board Member – unexpired 2-year term (vote for 1) (uncontested race)
Jack L Kubik (write-in)
Board Member – 4-year term (vote for not more than 4) (uncontested race)
Travis Myers
Lauren Kaeseberg
Carolyn Flores
Janine B Kiwiet (write-in)
District 62 (Gower) (website)
(Gower Middle, Gower West)
Board Member – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3) (uncontested race)
Melissa Pitsoulakis
Evan Williams
Gena Lupo
District 63 (Cass – Darien) (website)
(Concord Elementary, Cass Junior High)
Board Member – unexpired 2-year term (vote for 1) (uncontested race)
Christopher Green
Board Member – 4-year term (vote for not more than 4) (uncontested race)
Lana Johnson (incumbent)
Elisabeth “Liz” Mitha
Rinku Patel (incumbent)
Kathryn Marinelli
District 66 (Center Cass – Darien) (website)
(Elizabeth Ide Elementary, Prairie Elementary, Lakeview Junior High)
Board Member – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3)
**Edison (Tripp) Burton questionnaire
**Nicoletta “Nikki” Giancola-Shanks questionnaire
**Tiffany Watson questionnaire
Megan DuPass
Doug Wiley
District 68 (Woodridge) (website)
(Edgewood Elementary, Goodrich Elementary, John L Sipley Elementary, Meadowview Elementary, William F Murphy Elementary, Willow Creek Elementary, Thomas Jefferson Junior High)
Board Member – 4-year term (vote for not more than 4)
Lourdes Cricel Molina de Mesa (incumbent)
**Donna Hebreard
Michael Toohey (incumbent)
Stuart Vanomy (incumbent) questionnaire
M. Joann Wright
District 86 – Township High School (Hinsdale) (website)
(Hinsdale Central HS, Hinsdale South HS, The Transition Center)
Board Member – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3)
**Asma Akhras questionnaire
Kay Gallo questionnaire
Catherine Greenspon
Andrew Catton
**Deborah Clare Willoughby website questionnaire
District 99 – Community High School (Downers Grove) (website)
(DG North HS, DG South HS, Transition 99 Center)
Board Member – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3)
Christopher Todd Erickson
Barbara Allen
**Kara Casten questionnaire
Dana Cox
**Don Renner questionnaire
**Ken Dawson questionnaire
District 180 – Consolidated School (Burr Ridge) (website)
(Burr Ridge Middle, Anne M Jeans Elementary)
Board Member – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3) (uncontested race)
Toshiba Turner
Jennifer Greiss
Aundria Williams
District 181 – Consolidated School (Hinsdale/CH) (website)
(Clarendon Hills Middle, Hinsdale Middle, Elm, Madison, Monroe, Oak, Prospect, The Lane, Walker, Pre-school ECE)
Board Member – 4-year term (vote for not more than 4) (uncontested race)
Margaret Kleber (incumbent)
Asim Aleem
Sinead Duffy (incumbent)
Margaret ”Meg” Cooper
District 201 – Community Unit School (Westmont) (website)
(Manning, Miller, Westmont Junior HS, Westmont HS, South Early Childhood Center)
Board Member – 4-year term (vote for not more than 3)
**Carlos Hevia (incumbent)
**Adina Hoover (incumbent)
Whitney Rogers
George Welson
James Liceaga
DuPAGE COLLEGE EDUCATION
The College of DuPage Board of Trustees comprises seven publicly elected trustees and one non-voting student trustee. The Board is the final authority over COD and is responsible for the development and adoption of COD’s policies, oversight of the activities of the College and exercises jurisdiction in all matters of the College and its mission.
Community College District 502 (College of DuPage) (website)
Trustee – 6-year term (vote for not more than 2)
**Haroon Atcha Facebook questionnaire
Christine M. Fenne
Andrew R. Manno
DuPAGE REGIONAL EDUCATION
The main responsibilities of the Regional Board of School Trustees are: The hearing and disposal of petitions for change of school district boundaries. The hearing and disposal of petitions by school districts to withdraw from Joint Agreements/Cooperatives.
DuPage County Educational Service Region (website)
Trustee – 6-year term (vote for not more than 2) (uncontested race)
Marylee Leu (write-in) Naperville Township
(no candidate) Winfield Township
