Note: Information in candidate profiles was submitted by the candidate. Office: Homewood-Flossmoor School District 233 Board of Education Education: B.A. Biological Science – Hampton University (Honors), MBA – George Washington University (3.7 GPA) Employment history: My career spans 25+ years in STEM-related industries, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and diagnostics. I[Read More…]
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Assessor’s Office offers virtual events about property tax savings ahead of April 21 deadline
The Cook County Assessor’s Office will offer virtual events in both English and Spanish over the next month to help homeowners learn about property tax exemptions. Exemptions are savings that contribute to lowering a homeowner’s property tax bill. Sessions will be held the following dates and times: Exemptions applications for[Read More…]
South Suburban Housing Center joins class action lawsuit to halt HUD and DOGE terminations of fair housing grants
Four member organizations of the National Fair Housing Alliance filed a Class Action Complaint against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the Federal District Court of Massachusetts on Thursday, March 13. The action was taken to challenge HUD’s sudden and[Read More…]
Election 2025 | Candidate profile: Troy Holmes
Note: Information in candidate profiles was submitted by the candidate. Office: Flossmoor Board of Trustees Education: B.B.A., Robert Morris University; Master of Professional Accountancy, Elmhurst University.Employment history: I’m the business manager for Quriosity Productions, a Chicago and Los Angeles-based commercial production company founded with my husband to support diverse talent[Read More…]
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…]


