Note: This is the second in a 10-part series introducing candidates who are on the ballot for the first time in village board races in Homewood and Flossmoor. Flossmoor has a surge in trustee candidates this year. In 2023, four candidates ran for three four-year terms. This year, two incumbents are seeking re-election, and five newcomers are competing for those three seats. More information about candidates will appear in the Chronicle’s March 1 edition.
Kevin Dorsey will bring executive experience to the Flossmoor board if he is elected. He is the executive director of managed care for the University of Illinois Health System. He also served for more than three decades in the military, both active duty and reserves, retiring as a command master chief from the U.S. Navy.
He has been a Flossmoor resident for more than two decades, and has been active in various roles, including the Principal’s Advisory Committee at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, the village Community Relations Commission and coaching youth sports.
Dorsey was an outspoken critic of decision in March 2024 to fire the village’s first Black police chief, Jerel Jones.
“Some of the things that have happened over the last year or so gave me the motivation” to run for office, he said. He thought his skills and experience could help with some of the issues the village faced. “I mean, 50 years or so of my life has been in some form of service.”
The controversial Heather Hill storm water detention basin was another situation he thought could have been handled better, especially in terms of communication with residents.
“I think we’ve missed some opportunities,” he said.
He promised if elected that he will be a fiercely independent voice on the board, basing decisions on an objective assessment of each issue. He also hopes he could help heal some divisions that have developed on the board by openly addressing conflicts.
