Four candidates have submitted their names to run uncontested for four open seats on the Village of Hinsdale Board of Trustees in the 2013 election.

Current Village President Tom Cauley will win re-election as the lone village president candidate. Filling the three open trustee seats will be sitting trustees Laura LaPlaca and Bob Saigh, and newcomer Jerry Hughes.

All three trustee candidates won the endorsement of the Hinsdale Village Caucus. The caucus made no official endorsement for village president because its bylaws only allow for endorsements of first-term candidates.

Early voting begins March 25. Election Day is April 9.

Patch put together the following guide to help voters get to know each candidate and keep track of the latest election news. 

CANDIDATE BIOS

Bios are listed in ballot order. 

Village President

• Tom Cauley

Board of Trustees

• Gerald Hughes
• Bob Saigh
• Laura LaPlaca

THE 'MUST-READ' STORIES

Interesting stories relevant to the Hinsdale Board of Trustees election:

• Police Merger: Hinsdale Board Pulls Referendum After Clarendon Hills Vote, Jan. 23

• Police Merger: Patti Bellock Says Referendum Idea Came From Residents, Jan. 22

• Village President Tom Cauley Unopposed in 2013 Election, Jan. 7

• Hinsdale Trustee Doug Geoga Not Running for Re-election, Nov. 27

• Election 2013: Hinsdale Caucus Set to Finalize Village, D181 Slates, Nov. 19

MORE LOCAL ELECTION COVERAGE ON PATCH

• Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Election Central: A guide to every race that affects residents of Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills will be posted by early March.
• Election 2013: A chronological feed of every election-related post on Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Patch.
• Hinsdale Board of Trustees: Catch up on the latest news from Hinsdale's local government.

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