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Election 2025 | Candidate profile: Brian Driscoll

Note: Information in candidate profiles was submitted by the candidate. Office: Flossmoor Board of Trustees Education: B.A., Marquette University; J.D., Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of LawEmployment history: Ridge Law Group, Practice centered on representing the Illinois State Police, county sheriffs, and municipal fire & police officers in employment[Read More…]

Election 2025 | Candidate profile: Kevin Dorsey

Office: Flossmoor Board of Trustees Education: Doctorate in Organizational Leadership; Master of Business Administration; MA/HR/Org. Development Employment history: Executive Director: University of Illinois Health System; Regional Vice President: Great West Healthcare; United States Navy (Retired) Previous service: Flossmoor Community Relations Commissioner; Finance Chair, The Village Legal Commuinty Project; United States[Read More…]

Election 2025 | Candidate profile: Gary Daggett

Note: Information in candidate profiles was submitted by the candidate. Office: Flossmoor Board of Trustees Education: Carl Sandburg High School 1995; Completed business management coursework at College of DuPage Employment history: Owner-Operator of Daggett Property Inspections 2012 to Present; commercial real estate broker, At Properties Commercial — Feb 2022 to[Read More…]

Election 2025 | Candidate profile: Craig Frank

Note: Information in candidate profiles was submitted by the candidate. Office: Homewood Board of Trustees, two-year term Education: M.B.A. , Roosevelt University, Chicago; B.A. – Speech Comm, University ofIllinois, Urbana-Champaign Employment history: After working in corporate finance for nearly 30 years, I shifted gears with my current position as the[Read More…]

Election 2025 | Candidate profile: Liz Varmecky

Note: Information in candidate profiles was submitted by the candidate. Office: Homewood Board of Trustees Education: Bachelors of Arts in Communication, Minor in Journalism, University Honors Program, NEIUEmployment history: Legal IT support for 18 years, currently in software development and project management as a delivery expert, earning Employee of the[Read More…]

Election 2025 | Candidate profile: Patrick Siemsen

Note: Information in candidate profiles was submitted by the candidate. Office: Homewood Board of Trustees Education: M.A. Political/Justice Studies, Governors State University; B.A. Criminal Justice/Psychology, GSU; A.A. Criminal Justice, Moraine Valley Community College; Executive Leadership Certificate, Northwestern University; Professional Leadership Certificate, Federal Bureau of Investigations Employment history: Chief of Police,[Read More…]

Election 2025 | Candidate profile: Tiffany Liggons-Cole

Office: Homewood Board of Trustees Education: Bachelor of Healthcare Administration, CCS, CRCR Employment history: My employment history consists of Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management which include positions related to Medical Coding, Denial Management and Data Analytics. Previous service: I have no previous experience in any appointed and or professional governing positions.[Read More…]

Metra seeking public feedback on potentially renaming lines

Metra is launching a survey and scheduling public outreach events this month to ask riders what they think about potentially renaming lines to make the system easier to understand for new and occasional riders. The survey can be found at metra.com/LineNames, and the outreach events will be held from 3:30 p.m.[Read More…]

Cook County Commissioner Kisha McCaskill (5th) talks and laughs with attendees before a board meeting convenes, as shown January 16, 2025. (Harvey World Herald / Amethyst J. Davis)

County commissioner paid over $30,000 as consultant at Harvey library where husband serves as board president

Cook County Commissioner Kisha McCaskill (5th) was approved for a consultant contract with the Harvey Public Library District. Board president Anthony McCaskill is her husband. By Amethyst J. Davis, Harvey World Herald Note: This story was originally published in the Harvey World Herald. Sign up for their free email newsletter: https://harveyworld.org/newsletter/. A newly minted county[Read More…]

Patrick McAneney

Election 2025 | Candidate profile: Patrick McAneney

Note: Information in candidate profiles was submitted by the candidate. Office: Homewood Board of Trustees Education: Graduate of Homewood Flossmoor High school. Attended Joliet Junior College for Culinary Arts. Employment history: Village of Homewood – 1989-2001 Maintenance worker. Baxter and Woodman -2001-2005 Project Manager. Village of Glenwood – 2008-2018- Director[Read More…]

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