La Grange voters in next April's consolidated election will find a ballot offering only three candidates to the fill three open seats on the La Grange village board of trustees. Same goes for the library board.
The office of Village Clerk Robert Milne released an unofficial "certificate of ballot" shortly before 5 p.m. today, the filing deadline, containing the following six candidates, listed in order of ballot position:
Village Board
- James T. Palermo
216 S Ashland Ave - Mark A. Kuchler
800 Bell Ave - Jeff Nowak
515 S Waiola
Library Board
- Caroline Coryell
115 S Spring Ave - John P. Reardon
115 S Brainard Ave - Bridgette O'Connor
315 S Catherine Ave
All of the village board candidates are listed on the ballot as "Independent" and all library board candidates are listed as "Nonpartisan."
However, except for Palermo, all of the candidates are members of a slate endorsed by the Citizens' Council of La Grange.
Palermo, who is seeking his second four-year term on the village board, was endorsed by the council during his initial run for office. He declined an invitation to seek its endorsement this time, saying his employer had recently adopted a policy that would restrict his involvement as a member of any political party or slate.
Kuchler and Coryell also are incumbents. Nowak, O'Connor and Reardon are all seeking public office for the first time.