Tuesday, April 9, 2013
April 2013 Bolingbrook election information for Valley View, Village of Bolingbrook, Bolingbrook Park District, DuPage Township and Fountaindale Public Library.
Election Day 2013 is here. Stay with Patch throughout the day for election information and full results for the Valley View School District 365U school board, DuPage Township supervisor and trustees and more. See below for information on the upcoming election and a breakdown of every race, with links to individual candidate profiles.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Some April 2013 ballots contain two errors for the Bolingbrook Park District Board of Commissioners race.
Voters will see two errors on the April 2013 ballot when they go to the polls Tuesday. Both errors fall under the section of the Bolingbrook Park District Board of Commissioners. The ballot lists three candidates and asks you to vote for three. The candidates are Denise Allen, Melissa McCloud and Ken McConnaughay. Voters will only elect two candidates to the park district board, and there are only two candidates running for those positions. McConnaughay dropped out of the race due to work, Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar wrote in his endorsement of Bolingbrook candidates. Read all of our April 2013 Bolingbrook election coverage here.
See where that money has come from and where it's gone. Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar is running unopposed in the April 9 election.
Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar has $530,000 at his disposal in the "Citizens for Claar" committee registered with the Illinois State Board of Election, according to the most recent records from the Illinois State Board of Election website. Read all of our April 2013 Bolingbrook election coverage here. Claar, who is running unopposed for another term as mayor, is part of the Bolingbrook First Party slate, which consists of village clerk Carol Penning and village trustees Michael Lawler, Maria Zarate and Joseph Morelli. All of these candidates are also running unopposed. Citizens for Claar The "Citizens for Claar" committee has $532,813.72 in various investments, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections website. Much of that …
Candidate questionnaires and election information for the Valley View School District 365U school board in the Bolingbrook 2013 election.
There are eight school board members on the Valley View School District 365U board. Four school board seats will be on the April 2013 ballot. School board terms are four years long. Three incumbents are running for re-election. Click on a candidate's name for biographical information and answers to our candidate questionnaires, and check back for updates.
Gary Grizaffi, assistant superintendent of administrative services, is a candidate for the Batavia School District 101 school board.
A Valley View School District 365U administrator is running for a school board seat of a different school district. Read all of our April 2013 Bolingbrook election coverage here. Gary Grizaffi, assistant superintendent of administrative services, is a candidate for one of four seats on the Batavia School District 101 school board. If elected, he would sit behind the dais for two school districts' school board meetings. Grizaffi has lived in Batavia for 17 years and has two children in the district, according to the Chicago Tribune. He told the Tribune that his 25 years of experience in public education would prepare him "to be an active member of the District 101 board." "Public education is a very complex business that requires …
Sunday, April 7, 2013
April 2013 Bolingbrook election information for Valley View, Village of Bolingbrook, Bolingbrook Park District, DuPage Township and Fountaindale Public Library.
Friday, April 5, 2013
Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar announces his picks for the DuPage Township and the Valley View School District 365U and Plainfield 202 school board elections.
In a letter to residents, Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar declared his picks for the DuPage Township and Valley View School District 365U school board elections. "Typically these April elections have less than 15% of the people voting out of our population of 74,000," Claar wrote. "(With the low voter numbers your vote will truly make a difference.)" Endorsements for the Valley View school board For Valley View, Claar endorsed Deborah Sykora and Daniel Falese. "They have a long history of commitment to the children of our community," Claar wrote. He also gave his support to incumbents Chrystal Hansen and Ronnie Bull. He did not endorse incumbent Elizabeth Campbell. "Chrystal L. Hansen and Ronald (Ronnie) Bull deserve re-election," Claar …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
April 2013 Bolingbrook election information for Valley View, Village of Bolingbrook, Bolingbrook Park District, DuPage Township and Fountaindale Public Library.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
No forum has been scheduled ahead of the April 9 election. Should the Valley View school board candidates have participated in a debate or forum?
Four of the eight seats on the Valley View School District 365U school board will be up for grabs April 9. You can read more about each candidate in our candidate questionnaires below. With Election Day just a week away, no candidate forum for Valley View school board candidates has been scheduled. Candidates at Plainfield 202, Oswego 308 and other school districts have already discussed their positions on a variety of issues at such forums. These forums are normally organized by different community groups. Do you think there should have been an organized candidate forum for the seven Valley View school board candidates? Are candidate forums still valuable in the digital age? Would you have attended? Tell us in the comments. Check back …
Monday, April 1, 2013
All readers are encouraged to send letters of the editor to melissa.sersland@patch.com.
Barbara Osborne is the best candidate for Supervisor of DuPage Township because she is passionate, poised and prepared to serve. Ms. Osborne has been an active member of the Bolingbrook community for more than 20 years, and understands the needs of the area well. She also offers extensive management experience as well as the ability to empathize with others. Her fresh point of view will be an asset to the office and to the residents of Bolingbrook. Linda Carpenter All readers are encouraged to send letters to the editor at melissa.sersland@patch.com. Letters must use the writer's full name and be 300 words or less.
Educated Voter
9:01 am on Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Ballseck, It takes a lot of courage for an individual to put their name on a ballot. Regardless of party affiliations...this town is a wonderful place to live. A diverse community with a diverse group of newly elected officials. The voters have spoken and their voices count. Great job to all the candidates. Lets keep making this town a wonderful place to live!!! more ›