Meet the Candidates: Bolingbrook April Election 2013
See who's running for the Valley View school board, Village of Bolingbrook trustees, DuPage Township positions and more.
Bolingbrook Patch wants to make sure you have all the information you need when you head to the polls on April 9. Stay tuned for more coverage in the weeks leading up to the election.
ELECTION INFO
- Sample ballot: To see your sample ballot, visit the Will County Clerk’s website and type your address into the precinct finder.
- Polling locations: You can also find your polling place in the precinct finder.
- Early voting: Early voting is from March 25 and April 6.
RACES
(All candidates are listed in alphabetical order.)
Valley View School District 365U
- Tonia Young Barr
- Ronnie Bull (incumbent)
- Elizabeth Campbell (incumbent)
- Daniel Falese
- Chrystal Hansen (incumbent)
- Jaime Olson
- Sinatra Strong
- Deborah Sykora
Village of Bolingbrook Officials
Mayor
- Roger Claar (First Party slate, incumbent)
Clerk
- Carol Penning (First Party slate, incumbent)
Village of Bolingbrook Trustees
- Tim Dombrow
- Mike Lawler (First Party slate, incumbent)
- Joseph Morelli (First Party slate, incumbent)
- Maria Zarate (First Party slate)
- Margaret J. (Peggy) Danhof (incumbent)
- Jonathan Sallee
- Kathryn J. Spindel (incumbent)
- Denise Allen
- Melissa McCloud
- Ken McConnaughay
Supervisor
- William Mayer (incumbent, Republican)
- Barbara Osborne (Democrat)
Clerk
- Patricia Mayoral Stach (incumbent, Republican)
Assessor
- John E. Randall (incumbent, Republican)
Collector
- Pattie McCartan Holloway (Republican)
Trustee
- Alyssia Benford (incumbent, Republican)
- Ken "Smokey" Burgess (Republican)
- Jacqueline Clisham (Democrat)
- Melvin Holmes Sr. (Democrat)
- Maripat Oliver (Republican)
- John Seale (Democrat)
- Shirley Valevicius (Democrat, current Collector)
- Sheldon Watts (incumbent, Republican)
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Valley View School District 365U
755 Dalhart Ave, Romeoville, IL -
Village of Bolingbrook
375 W Briarcliff Rd, Bolingbrook, IL -
Fountaindale Public Library
300 W Briarcliff Rd, Bolingbrook, IL -
Bolingbrook Park District
200 Lindsey Ln, Bolingbrook, IL
tom
7:04 am on Friday, January 18, 2013
I think that you should change the title of this article. I expected it to be a little information about each candidate. Not a list of who is on the ballot.
Bob Jonas
7:10 am on Friday, January 18, 2013
I agree with Tom. Just listing the names of the various candidates is not meeting them. I opened thevarticlevthinking there would be additional information about all the candidates or a date set for all the candidates to meet the public.
Melissa Sersland
9:28 am on Friday, January 18, 2013
This is only the beginning of our coverage. We will send out candidate questionnaires to everyone and post those as we receive them.
Anonymous
2:21 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
I totally agree. If anything, I would love to see the educational and professional background of EVERY Village Board candidate.
Who has a financial background??? Other than Rick Morales, who else can honestly sift thru the Village financials and understand key economic issues.
Or will they leave it all up to Claar and Boan to point the way?
Anonymous
2:42 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
The same applies to VVSD. The school board manages more than $220 million. Which candidate(s) have a financial background? If not, which ones have the most experience serving on the board?
I say clear the entire board (with the exception of Liz Campbell because she loves the district deeply) and start over.
tom
2:45 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
Rhonda,
You're now saying that we should vote for the people that have the more experience serving on the board?
Eunice Basile
9:22 am on Friday, January 18, 2013
I want more information on the candidates, where do I get it from?
Bob Jamesly
11:54 am on Friday, January 18, 2013
Remember the VV School District incumbents gave $66,000 to the Supt. on a "verbal agreement".
Anonymous
2:21 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
I certainly have not and will not forget about that Bob.
Melissa Sallée
2:12 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
Best to all the candidates running in the April election. I look forward to the continued coverage and opportunity to learn more about them as they relate to the positions they are seeking.
Anonymous
2:24 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
Ugggh - If you vote in Chrystal Hansen, and Ronnie Bull, you are voting in a Claar controlled board. These same people are tied to special interest (i.e. Mitchem's $67k cash payout) and will not be working for the community.
They are committed to one agenda - Claar & Crew's agenda.
Wake up!
neighbor
4:10 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
Don't forget, vote for the ones have the most experience serving on the board.
Anonymous
4:40 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
...that's right, Sunshine. Liz Campbell voted against the $67k windfall for Mitchem. Hansen & Bull tried to hide their true intentions. There is no hiding in politics.
neighbor
5:06 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
I'm not sure where you get your "facts" from, but LIz Campbell did not vote against the payment and Hansen wasn't even at the meeting.
"School Board Members Venegas, Quigley, Gougis and Ronnie Bull voted in favor of the contract amendment. Campbell abstained from voting. Board Members Jim Curran and Chrystal Hansen were absent from the meeting. "
Anonymous
5:18 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
...ohhh, now this is getting good...
These are the facts, El Chumpo. Liz Campbell asked to have the vote placed on hold until the issue could be discussed in more detail. She was out voted by Claar's Crew (The First Party - Squigley, Gogilis, Bull and Venegas).
Hansen was conveniently absent from the vote. And failed to ever publicly take a stand. Now remember, she's also a member of Claar's Crew (The First Party). Why would she ever vote any different.
Curran had a legitimate reason for not being there. Although his position on that $67k windfall is public.
...I love this..
neighbor
5:31 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
You can ass-ume all you want but the FACT (you like facts don't you?) remains that she did not vote against.
Now you're the judge to decide what a "good" reason is for not attending a meeting.
Look in the mirror to see who's trying to be a dictator!
Bob Jonas
7:24 am on Sunday, January 20, 2013
Rhonda, were you in attendance at he meeting when this vote and discussion took place or are you just going off the minutes and hearsay?
Tonia
2:44 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Hello VOTERS.....if your looking for change, someone who speaks up against injustice, a voice for the people, experience in negotating with government and unions and has the best intetest of our children, then vote or Tonia Young-Barr, along with Liz we will see a positive change that the people expecy