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. The group, running as Pride in River Forest, 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. 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 …
School, parks, library and township contests on ballot in April in addition to village board.
The Oak Park-River Forest area may have just gone through an election. But now it's time to gear up for the local ones in the spring. In addition to village board, there will be other contests on the ballot April 9, and residents interested in serving on any boards still have time to collect signatures before the filing deadline. Packets containing petitions and other election information are available at the respective administrative offices or on the State Board of Elections website. Filing dates are from Dec. 17 to Dec. 24. Slates have already announced for Oak Park and River Forest municipal races, to be held on the same day. Here are other contests on the ballot. Oak Park Elementary District 97 The administrative office at District 97…
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Oak Park & River Forest High School
201 N Scoville Ave, Oak Park, IL
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Park District of Oak Park
218 Madison St, Oak Park, IL
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Oak Park Elementary School District 97
970 Madison St, Oak Park, IL
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch
834 Lake St, Oak Park, IL
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Oak Park Township
105 S Oak Park Ave, Oak Park, IL
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8020 Madison St, River Forest, IL
River Forest Township
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River Forest Public Library
735 Lathrop Ave, River Forest, IL
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River Forest Park District
401 Thatcher Ave, River Forest, IL
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River Forest School District 90
7776 Lake St, River Forest, IL
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