Politics & Government

Pride in River Forest Candidates File for Election

Pride in River Forest candidates file, run as group on Dec. 17.

Four candidates running as a group for positions on the River Forest Village Board in April filed the necessary documents at Village Hall in River Forest on Monday.

, includes longtime residents Michael Gibbs, Lissa Druss Christman, Kevin Hanley and Tom Dwyer.

Gibbs, who has been a trustee since 2008, will be running for village president, while the other three candidates are seeking trustee positions on the village board.

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The group announced their plans to run in October.

“Our candidacy is based on growing up in the community,” Gibbs said in their announcement. “All four of us attended neighborhood schools and were raised here. We are running as a team to ensure our children and grandchildren enjoy and experience the same great community in which we were raised.”

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