Age: 65Education: B.S., Management, Purdue UniversityJob/role: Sales – Atlas Restoration LLCFamily: Wife, Nancy, and four children.Other elected positions: Flossmoor trustee for 28 years, Flossmoor Zoning Board for two years. Issues:The most important issues facing Flossmoor are aging infrastructure and high taxes. Goals:My top goals are to retain our top-notch village staff and support the excellent[Read More…]
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Meet the Candidates: Rosalind Mustafa, Flossmoor (free)
Education: B.A. English/French, Elmhurst University; M.B.A. Finance, DePaul University; French, University of Pau, Bayonne, France.Job/role: RetiredFamily: Married, blended family of seven. Issues:Flossmoor is well managed and fiscally responsible. The inflationary economy has strained expenditures and costs. Almost all budgeted projects have been more expensive due to increased costs, delays and supply chain disruption.[Read More…]
Meet the Candidates: Gina LoGalbo, Flossmoor clerk (free)
Age: 43Education: A.A. from Joliet Junior College; B.A. from University of Illinois at Chicago; J.D., The John Marshall Law School (now UIC Law School)Job/role: Cook County BHR-Labor/ Hearing OfficerFamily: Husband, Joe, and four children. Issues: First, to fulfill my duties as clerk during the village board meetings and by preparing the minutes after the meetings.[Read More…]
Meet the Candidates: Julie Willis, Homewood (free)
Age: 53Education: B.A. with distinction, Economics, University of Illinois; J.D., U of I; MLIS, U of I.Job/role: Attorney supervisor, Cook County Public Defender’s Office.Family: My husband, Arthur, and three children.Other elected positions: St. John’s Lutheran Church in Country Club Hills congregation president. Issues: Maintaining Homewood’s economic strength and stability, continuing to provide our residents with[Read More…]
Meet the Candidates: Jay Heiferman, Homewood (free)
Age: 62Education: B.S. Business Administration, University of Iowa.Job/role: I’m an associate with Hard Rock Live Entertainment following a 37-year career successfully operating AAA RENTAL System.Family: Wife BJ.Other elected positions: Trustee for the Village of Homewood since 2006. Issues:Traffic safety issues are important to my family and, I believe, to most residents. Recognizing and executing the[Read More…]
Meet the Candidates: Anne Colton, Homewood (free)
Age: 58Education: Columbia College 1983-85Job/role: Documentary filmmakerFamily: Married to Bob Colton; three children.Other elected positions: Trustee, Homewood Village Board 2009-2018; Trustee, Homewood Public Library Board 2006-2009 Issues:Community engagement is the biggest issue facing Homewood right now. Local government needs to do a better job of including residents in the decision-making process. We need to do[Read More…]
Meet the Candidates: Chenise ‘Cece’ Belue, Homewood (free)
Age: 43Education: B.A. Economics, Roosevelt University; M.A. Elementary Education, National Louis University; M.A. Educational Administration, Governors Sate University.Job/role: Assistant principal.Family: Four sons.Other elected positions: Trustee, Homewood Public Library. Issues:Supporting Homewood’s record of promoting and maintaining economic development within our community is a high-priority issue in my role as trustee. I would be honored to have[Read More…]
Meet the Candidates: Christopher K. Riedel, D233 (free)
Age: 48Education: B.A., M.A., M.B.A.Job/role: ConnectSx, CEO/Co-founderFamily: I am married with 2 children. Issues:A continued focus on educational equity for all learners; supporting and strengthening the educational excellence of H-F High School through strong collaboration with the administration, staff, and the community; ensuring the safety of the H-F environment for all students and staff;[Read More…]
Meet the Candidates: Gerald Pauling II, D233 (free)
Age: 55Education: J.D., University of California at Los Angeles School of Law; B.S., Business Administration, University of IllinoisJob/role: Partner and member of the Executive Committee, Seyfarth Shaw LLPFamily: Wife, Eugenia; three children. Issues:Academic achievement and performance; fiscal responsibility; continued staff growth and development; school culture and climate. Goals:
Meet the Candidates: Nathan Legardy, D233 (free)
Age: 51Education: B.S. Finance, DePaul UniversityJob/role: Wiz Kids Foundation – Executive DirectorFamily: Wife, Badia, two children.Other elected positions: Serving on the District 233 School Board since 2019. Issues: Goals:Continue supporting the administration by transforming the district to a more data-centric culture. Increasing alignment with feeder system schools with the end goal of improving the preparedness[Read More…]
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