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Phil Lee

Election 2025: Introducing Phil Lee

Note: This is the eighth in a 10-part series introducing candidates who are on the ballot for the first time in village board races in Homewood and Flossmoor. Flossmoor has a surge in trustee candidates this year. In 2023, four candidates ran for three four-year terms. This year, two incumbents[Read More…]

Troy Holmes

Election 2025: Introducing Troy Holmes

Note: This is the sixth in a 10-part series introducing candidates who are on the ballot for the first time in village board races in Homewood and Flossmoor. Flossmoor has a surge in trustee candidates this year. In 2023, four candidates ran for three four-year terms. This year, two incumbents[Read More…]

Election 2025: Introducing Kevin Dorsey

Note: This is the second in a 10-part series introducing candidates who are on the ballot for the first time in village board races in Homewood and Flossmoor. Flossmoor has a surge in trustee candidates this year. In 2023, four candidates ran for three four-year terms. This year, two incumbents[Read More…]

Page 2: Democracy limps along in local election

Voters had their say on April 4, but generally, not as many voters as in the past, according to the Cook County Clerk’s election results. Of the campaigns the Chronicle covered, turnout was down in all but three races, Village of Homewood Board of Trustees (12.69% in 2021, 14.05% n[Read More…]

Meet the Candidates in the April 4 election

Candidates for local government boards can’t meet with every voter, but talking with candidates and hearing their views about the challenges facing villages, schools, parks or libraries is an important part of making a decision about who to entrust with leadership positions. That’s why the Chronicle started the Meet the[Read More…]

Gerald Pauling

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: 

Nathan Legardy

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…]

Beth Larocca

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…]

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