Age: 43Education: Master’s in Library and Information ScienceJob/role: Library Director, Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library DistrictFamily: Married with two sons.Other elected positions: NoneIssues:Current and future financial stability. Equal access to all materials and services. Patron and staff satisfaction. Goals:I will be a capable and responsible public steward of our library and aim to serve the[Read More…]
Tag: Homewood elections
Meet the Candidates: Angie Coderre, H-F Park District (free)
Education: Denison University.Job/role: Sr. Manager Corporate Strategy at US Foods.Family: My wife, Kim, and I have a 1-year-old daughter and we are expecting our second child in June.Other elected positions: NoneIssues: Goals:
Meet the Candidates: Brent Bachus, H-F Park District (free)
Age: 53Education: Master’s in Education, Illinois State University.Job/role: Retired.Family: Wife Maggie and two daughters.Other elected positions: Serving on the Park Board of Commissioners since 2016.Issues:Reopening the HF Ice Arena; invest in aging infrastructure, including revitalizing the Racquet & Fitness Club; run effective transition for incoming HFPD executive director. Goals:Addressing the issues outlined above, as well[Read More…]
Meet the Candidates: Jim Schmidt, D153 (free content)
Age: 53Education: Master’s in School Counseling, Governors State University; Master’s in School Leadership, Olivet University.Job/role: Guidance Department Chair – Homewood-Flossmoor H.S.Family: Wife – Christy, three daughters.Other elected positions: 16 previous years on School District 153 Board.Issues: Goals:
H-F teachers make District 233 candidate endorsements
The Homewood-Flossmoor Education Organization has endorsed four candidates for positions on the District 233 school board in the April 4 election. The teachers union, representing about 220 teachers and instructional assistants at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, has selected newcomer Christopher Riedel and incumbents Pam Jackson, Gerald Pauling and Nathan Legardy to[Read More…]
Election 2023: District 233 candidates share priorities for H-F High
Six candidates vying for four seats on the District 233 school board shared information about themselves and what they hope to accomplish for Homewood-Flossmoor High School if elected to the board on April 4. Incumbents Pam Jackson, Gerald Pauling and Nathan Legardy and challengers Christopher Riedel, Charles Dieringer and Beth[Read More…]
Election 2023: April 4 election ballots set for school, village, library and park boards
The ballots are set for the April 4 election giving voters a chance to select representatives for village government, school boards, the Homewood-Flossmoor Park Board and two library boards. Incumbents on the Homewood and Flossmoor village boards will face challengers. In Homewood, board members Jay Heiferman, Chenise “Cece” Belue and[Read More…]
14 school board hopefuls run for Homewood, Flossmoor, H-F seats
There are 14 candidates running in the April 4 election who are hoping to win a seat on school boards serving District 153 in Homewood, District 161 in Flossmoor and Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The candidates for four-year terms on the Homewood District 153 school board are incumbents Ashanti M Bethea,[Read More…]
Voters Guide: H-F Park District
See the bio for the only candidate running for one open seat on the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District Board of Directors in the April 2021 election.
Voters Guide: Village of Homewood
Review the candidates who will be on the ballot in the March Homwood elections.