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 Penicook
    135 E 8th Ave
  • Bradley Belcaster
    124 N Edgewood Ave
  • Lynn C. Lacey
    135 Sawyer Ave

Penicook and Belcaster are incumbent Park commissioners. Lacey, a longtime community activist, is seeking her first elected public office.

Penicook currently serves as the park board president.

Belcaster was appointed to the board in May of this year to serve out the remaining term of Rob Metzger, who resigned due to career and family commitments.

Lacey and Penicook are running as members of a non-partisan slate endorsed by the Citizens' Council of La Grange.