Dear Mr. Crump and the entire H-F Chronicle Staff, I want to take the time to thank you all for your coverage of the upcoming election on April 1, 2025. I, like I would guess many HF residents, am not always engaged as much as I could or should be[Read More…]
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Election 2025: District 233 candidates answer questions about H-F High
A League of Women Voters forum Saturday, March 1, gave voters in District 233 a chance to hear directly from candidates for the Homewood-Flossmoor High School school board. Candidates Lenita Gipson, Ariana Leonard, Aredell “AJ” Roundtree and Camille O’Quin were on the dais to answer questions for 90 minutes. Candidate[Read More…]
Election 2025: Introducing Patrick McAneney
Note: This is the seventh in a 10-part series of stories introducing candidates who are on the ballot for the first time in Homewood and Flossmoor village board races. There is more competition for trustee seats than usual in Homewood. In 2023, five candidates ran for four seats. This year,[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…]
Unofficial results show Hoag, Mitros ahead in village board race
Two incumbent Flossmoor trustees are ahead in the still-undecided village board election, according to unofficial results from the Cook County Clerk’s office. Write-in candidates Michelle Svetic Nelson and David Bruni are trailing the incumbents, Perry Hoag and James Mitros, according to tentative results released by the clerk’s office on April[Read More…]
H-F parks election sees Johnson re-elected, Ojode wins open seat
Two seats on the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of Commissioners were open in the April 2019 election. Voters chose board president Steve Johnson to remain on the board, and also selected newcomer Linda Ojode. Ojode will fill the seat vacated by outgoing commissioner Christina Jackson, who did not run for reelection.[Read More…]
Flossmoor Village Board race unsettled as write-in votes counted
The race for Flossmoor trustee might not be settled for nearly three more weeks. Unofficial results reveal first-time candidate Gyata Kimmons pulled in at least 10 percent more votes than his challengers on the ballot, with 1,464 votes. However, the official election results, including vote counts for write-in candidates David Bruni and[Read More…]
Flossmoor trustee candidates field questions on village issues
The five candidates vying for three open Flossmoor village trustee seats shared their views Feb. 7 on topics ranging from the housing market to neighborhood unity. Candidates include incumbents James Mitros and Perry Hoag, who both have been on the board 24 years, as well as new challengers Gyata Kimmons,[Read More…]
District 233 forum offers insights into 10 candidates positions
The Homewood-Flossmoor League of Women Voters candidate forum on Sunday drew a crowd of about 50 people who got to hear 2-minute introductions, 1-minute answers to audience questions and 2-minute closing statements from Debbie Berman, Jonathan Cook, Pamela Jackson, Jimo Kasali, Merle Kimbrough-Huckabee, Nathan Legardy, P. Andrew Lindstrom, Gerald Pauling,[Read More…]


