Spring Election Candidate Forums Kick Off Later this Month

A forum focusing on the election for the River Forest District 90 school board will kick off a series of similar events to educate voters about candidates running in the local elections April 9.

This program will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 at Concordia University, 7400 Augusta St., River Forest. It will be held in Room 200 of the Christopher Center.

Other forums will be:

• River Forest Village President and Trustees, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 21, Concordia University, Room 200 of the Christopher Center. .

• Oak Park River Forest High School District 200, Oak Park village president and library board, 1 p.m., Saturday March 23, at the Oak Park Library, 834 Lake St., Oak Park. It will be held in the Veteran's Room. A record number 15 candidates will be seeking four spots on the school board that oversees Oak Park and River Forest High School. Two people will be seeking to become Oak Park's next village president. Five people will be vying for three seats on the library board.

The forums are free and open to the public.

They are sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Oak Park and River Forest.