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…]
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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…]
3.24.23 | What You Need to Know This Weekend
FARMERS MARKET SATURDAY – Homewood Indoor Farmers Market is from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at H-F Auditorium. After this weekend, only one more indoor market remains. H-F SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS – Registration is now open for H-F High School’s Summer Sports Camps. Choose from 15 sports, offered for young[Read More…]
Meet the Candidates: Pamela Jackson, D233 (free)
Age: 54Education: B.S. in HR ManagementJob/role: Executive relationship manager-UKG (Human Capital software company)Family: Four children; a niece and 95-year-old aunt.Other elected positions: Current District 233 school board member. Issues: Goals:
Flossmoor reviews planned capital equipment expenses ahead of FY24 budget approval
The latest stop on Flossmoor’s road to fiscal year 2024 budget approval: capital equipment. Village Manager Bridget Wachtel presented Monday, March 20, to the village board about Flossmoor’s planned capital equipment expenditures. The village’s fiscal year runs from May 1, 2023, to April 30, 2024. The village’s capital equipment fund[Read More…]
Meet the Candidates: Beth A. Larocca, D233 (free)
Age: 64Education: B.A. Accounting, University of Notre Dame; M.A. Reading, Texas Woman’s University; M.E. School Administration and Supervision, Loyola University of Chicago.Job/role: Retired educator.Family: Parents: Tom and Pat Larocca; four brothers and sisters.Other elected positions: District 233 board member 2017-2021. Issues:Safety and discipline, data-driven decisions, closing the achievement gap, residency, preparing every student for one[Read More…]
Jim Wright history stories
Local historian and community leader Jim Wright died on March 10, 2023, after a six-year battle with cancer. Over the years, he contributed a number of articles about local history to the Chronicle. Jim was also a key source for the Chronicle and Bionic Content’s State of Golf web documentary.
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