Tonight's regular meeting of the La Grange Park District board of commissioners will be the last one held on the third Thursday of the month, the night on which the park board traditionally has met for the past several years. Park commissioners at their Dec. 16 meeting voted unanimously to switch their meeting nights to… Continue reading Park board meetings will move to second Mondays of each month, overlapping with village board meetings
Category: Politics
Three candidates vie for two park board openings
Three candidates will vie for two openings on the Park District of La Grange board of commissioners in the consolidated election scheduled for April 5, according to an "unofficial" certificate of ballot released Tuesday by park district officials. Here are the candidates in the order they will appear on the ballot: Mary Ellen Penicook135 E… Continue reading Three candidates vie for two park board openings
Village and library boards of trustees each have just three candidates seeking to fill three open seats
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… Continue reading Village and library boards of trustees each have just three candidates seeking to fill three open seats
Council backs Kuchler, Nowak for village board
The La Grange Citizens' Council tonight endorsed Mark Kuchler and Jeff Nowak for election to the village board of trustees in next April's election, when three open seats will be filled by voters. Kuchler is a one-term incumbent who was elected to the village board in 2007 with the council's endorsement. Nowak is a newcomer to elective politics, but is… Continue reading Council backs Kuchler, Nowak for village board
Council backs Penicook, Lacey for park board
The La Grange Citizens Council tonight endorsed Mary Ellen Penicook and Lynn Lacey as candidates for two seats on the Park District of La Grange board of commissioners that will be filled in a public election April 5. Penicook, the incumbent park board president, and Lacey, a longtime community activist seeking her first elective office,… Continue reading Council backs Penicook, Lacey for park board
Citizens’ Council deadline extension fails to attract more village board candidates for endorsements
The La Grange Citizens' Council Dec. 8 will interview only two candidates seeking endorsement for three open seats on the village board, after a third deadline extension failed to attract additional candidates, Council Chairperson Katie Justak said today. The latest deadline expired at 5 p.m. Sunday, Justak said. Council members at its Nov. 10 meeting… Continue reading Citizens’ Council deadline extension fails to attract more village board candidates for endorsements
Adamczyk joins library board as interim trustee
The La Grange Public Library board of trustees Wednesday night appointed a former library trustee, Rick Adamczyk, to fill the remaining six months of the term vacated last month by Rose Taylor, who resigned from the board after moving her residency to Indian Head Park. Rick Adamczyk will serve the remaining six months of a… Continue reading Adamczyk joins library board as interim trustee
Citizens’ Council still seeking village board candidates
The La Grange Citizens' Council Wednesday night re-opened its call for applications from candidates seeking the council's endorsement in the race to fill three seats next April on the village board of trustees. In what amounts to a third extension of its original Oct. 13 deadline, the council voted to accept applications from village board… Continue reading Citizens’ Council still seeking village board candidates
Citizens’ Council slates three for library board
Three candidates seeking election to three open seats on the La Grange Public Library board of trustees were endorsed Wednesday night by the La Grange Citizens’ Council, following interviews conducted in the Village Hall auditorium. The candidates slated by the council are: Caroline Coryell, an incumbent trustee who has served on the library board since… Continue reading Citizens’ Council slates three for library board
Citizens’ Council could again extend deadline for candidates seeking endorsement in village board race
The Citizens' Council of La Grange could decide to once again extend its deadline for candidates seeking endorsement in the race to fill three vacancies on the La Grange village board of trustees in next April's general election, Katie Justak, the council's chairperson, said Wednesday night. Despite having already twice extended the deadline for candidates… Continue reading Citizens’ Council could again extend deadline for candidates seeking endorsement in village board race