*UPDATED: 12:00 p.m. April 6 Four new members will soon take a seat at the School Board table in School District 181 and tackle the issues facing the district, which include budget woes. “Now the hard work starts,” said newly elected Michael Nelson, who currently serves on the Hinsdale Plan Commission. “I think the group are a bunch of folks that are committed to making positive changes.” Six candidates ran for four seats on the board. Voters elected Glenn Yaeger, Marty Turek, Michael Nelson and Brendan Heneghan. According to unofficial election results from DuPage and Cook counties: Yaeger …
The race for the three open spots on the District 86 school board was a close one with fewer than 200 votes separating the top four vote-getters for a good part of the race. In the end, Richard Skoda edged out Vinaya Sharma by 76 votes. Sharma, who has served on the District 86 board for four years said he knew that it was going to be a close race going into it. "Naturally I'm disappointed, but the people have spoken," said Sharma. "I congratulate the three individuals, and I hope they do what's best for the students and the district." The six candidates ran on two slates for the election. On…
Who's Running: District 86 School Board Jennifer Planson Michael Kuhn Vinaya Sharma Bruce Davidson Claudia Manley Richard Skoda District 181 School Board Glenn Yaeger Susan Nedza Lastres Marty Turek Michael Nelson Brendan Heneghan Scott Musil Hinsdale Village Board (Candidates running unopposed) J. Kimberly Angelo Chris Elder William Haarlow Hinsdale Library Board (Candidates running unopposed) Johanna Delaney (current library board president seeking re-election) Victoria Bush-Joseph Connie Nelson Where do I vote? Below are a few places in Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills. You can find the …
CANDIDATES Click a candidate's name for biographical information, answers to our candidate questionnaires, candidate photo and video. Jennifer Planson Michael M. Kuhn Vinaya K. Sharma Bruce C. Davidson Claudia D. Manley Richard J. Skoda
Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Hinsdale) and Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Illinois) offered their party’s perspective on increasing government debt and ways to curb the spending. The two later fielded questions from concerned residents about abortion, health care reform, subsidies for oil companies, campaign funding and mortgages. Kirk also explained how Illinois' spending and borrowing habits compare to other states and countries, not in a good way.
Cutting costs to reduce or eliminate projected budget deficits while maintaining educational quality emerged as the primary concern of District 181 School Board candidates participating in a forum Thursday at Clarendon Hills Middle School. Six candidates running for four open seats on the board took part in the event, sponsored by the League of Women Voters and The Doings. In his opening statement, candidate Scott Musil said the district was facing a $1.5 million deficit over the next five years, which would cut the district’s fund balance from $19 million to $9.9 million. He said one of his …
Six local candidates have declared their intent to run for the four upcoming open seats on the board of Community Consolidated School District 181. The terms of School Board President Linda Rio Reichmann, Vice President Roseanne Rosenthal, Marc Monvek and Andrew Schmidt expire in May. According to Jean Duggan, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent, the candidates who filed to run for the four District 181 seats are (in the order they will appear on the ballot) Glenn Yaeger, Susan Nezda Lastres, Marty Turek, Michael Nelson, Brendan Heneghan, and Scott Musil. Until recently, Yaeger …
