Note: This is the eighth 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 the three open seats. More information about candidates will appear in the Chronicle’s March 1 edition.
Phil Lee might be known to many Flossmoor residents as the DJ at the Station. He’s spun records at Flossmoor Station Restaurant and Brewery events for several years. But that’s his hobby. Lee’s day job is running his own video production company. He’s also a member of the Homewood Science Center board of directors.
His involvement in the community and his many connections prompted him to pay more attention to village business, especially in the past year, when the board faced two big controversies, the firing of Police Chief Jerel Jones and the building of the Heather Hill detention basin.
Although those issues have resulted in some divisions in the community, Lee said he more interested in finding reconciliation than in choosing sides.
“I actually want to sit down and talk with everybody,” he said.
That applies to the candidates he is competing with for a position on the board.
“We’ve had some really good conversations,” he said. “Everybody has been helpful and given me input, and that’s really helped.”
That’s the approach he plans to bring to the board if he is elected.
“I feel like my biggest advantage to being a trustee is getting people within our government to work together,” he said. “It’s really sad that we’ve gotten so polarized that there are people who are literally not talking to other people. Every minute we spend working against each other, we’re spending not working for the village.”
