The Homewood-Flossmoor League of Women Voters has scheduled forums to give voters a chance to hear from the candidates running for village trustee and school board positions.
Wednesday, March 1: Homewood-Flossmoor District 233 board, 7 p.m., H-F Auditorium. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Voters will select three board members from six people running.
Incumbents Pamela Jackson, Nathan Legardy and Gerald Pauling II are seeking re-election. They are challenged by newcomers Charles E. Dieringer Jr. and Christopher K. Riedel, and former board member Beth Larocca, who served one term on the board.
Monday, March 13: Homewood Village Trustees, 7 p.m., Homewood Public Library. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Voters will elect four board members.
Current board members Jay Heiferman, Chenise “Cece” Belue and Julie Willis are seeking four-year terms and Lisa Purcell a two-year term. All filed as members of the Greater Homewood Party. They are being challenged by Anne Colton, a former board member, running as an independent for a four-year term.
Wednesday, March 15: Flossmoor Village Trustees, 7 p.m., Flossmoor Village Board Room. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Voters will elect three board members.
Current village board members James Mitros, Rosalind Mustafa and George Lofton are running for four-year terms. They are being challenged by Arlene “Sugar” Al-Amin.
The mission of the League of Women Voters is to promote political responsibility through informed and active participation in government. The League is both non-partisan and a political organization. It is non-partisan in that it never supports or opposes any candidate or political party. It is political in that it studies governmental issues and, with member consensus, takes a position and action based on the position.