With the addition of one new face, the District 89 School Board will change little after the election—in both members and direction. Residents voted to retain Board President Lori Gaspar and board member Terry Lachcik, and added likely newcomer Tim Jedlicka on Tuesday night. The race between challengers Jedlicka and Arthur Hilliard was a tight race, with Hilliard losing by only 17 votes. According to Gaspar, the public validated the direction of the board Tuesday night, and said the board will continue down the same path set out before the election. The district faces a tough budget, and has …

The school board results are in. Take a look at how the candidates did below: In District 41: Candidate Percent of Vote Erica Nelson 27.32 Sam Black 25.84 John Kenwood 24.07 Mark Senak 22.76 In District 89: Candidate Percent of Vote Lori Gaspar 30.77 Terry Lachcik 26.14 Tim Jedlicka 21.79 Arthur Hilliard 21.30 In District 87: Candidate Percent of Vote Rose Malcolm 26.85 Mary FitzGerald Ozog 26.61 Tom Trefilek 24.57 Steve Sebby 21.98

Candidate Percent of Vote Kathy Cornell 22.9 Richard Dunn 22.97 Gary Mayo 22.47 Catherine A. Galvin 18.49 Edward Hess 13.17

It was a slow day at the polls for some of Glen Ellyn's election judges today.  For the first hour and a half after opening, the Civic Center only saw about 17 residents come in to vote, judges said earlier today. "I think this is particularly slow," said Linda Gilbert, president of Citizens for Glen Ellyn Preservation and an election judge at the Civic Center today. "The most we had in here at one time today was four people in line and three in the voting booths." Throughout the day, judges and other aides seemed to outnumber voters at any given time, but the Civic Center staff said they …

Glen Ellyn Patch: To start, please give us a little info about yourself for people who might not know you around town. Peter Ladesic: I am proud to be a forty-five year resident of Glen Ellyn, where along with my very patient wife Lori, am raising our twin daughters Mary and Hannah and son Jonah. As a committed volunteer since my youth, I am honored to continue to serve our residents for another term. I am truly looking forward to the opportunities as well as the challenges we will be facing in the next four or more years. The most rewarding part of my past four years as a village trustee has…

Glen Ellyn Patch: To start, please give us a little info about yourself for people who might not know you around town. Diane McGinley: I moved to Glen Ellyn in 2003, following both of my sisters who also live here.  At the time, I worked as a project manager and supervisor in IT.  I had up to 27 people reporting to me and obtained my Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.  I currently have two children who attend Ben Franklin Elementary School, two nephews and a niece at Churchill and a nephew and niece at Hadley Junior High.  My brother-in-law is ending his term on the Library …

Glen Ellyn Patch: To start, please give us a little info about yourself for people who might not know you around town. Robert Friedberg: My name is Robert Friedberg and I have been a resident of Glen Ellyn since 1993.  I am currently the Vice President of Operations for Central DuPage Hospital. I am married with two kids, one at Hadley, the other at Forest Glen.   Patch: Economic development is an important issue to small business owners in Glen Ellyn, and residents alike who want options for shopping and eating. Do you have a plan to encourage more businesses to open in Glen Ellyn? Would you…

The Glen Ellyn League of Women Voters Sunday afternoon hosted a forum for candidates in several local races that will be decided April 5. Included were school board candidates from Glenbard District 87 and two of its feeder districts, 89 and 41, that serve Glen Ellyn residents. Each candidate gave an opening and closing statement. In between, they answered questions submitted by those in attendance. Their opening statements were limited to three minutes; closing statements were one minute, as were responses to audience questions. Every candidate gave a response to every question. Below is a …

The Glen Ellyn League of Women Voters hosted a forum on Sunday afternoon at Glen Crest Middle School, for candidates in several local races that will be decided April 5. Included were school board candidates from Glenbard District 87 and two of its feeder districts, 89 and 41, that serve Glen Ellyn residents. Each candidate gave an opening and closing statement. In between, they answered questions submitted by those in attendance. Their opening statements were limited to three minutes; closing statements were one minute, as were responses to audience questions. Every candidate gave a response…

Editor's Note: Below you will find a list of questions from Citizens for Glen Ellyn Preservation to the candidates for the Glen Ellyn Park District Board. Citizens for Glen Ellyn Preservation asked some great questions of the candidates and got back great responses. When asked if we would like to publish the results of their survey, we said an emphatic yes! To see the questions and responses on the Citizens for Glen Ellyn Preservation website, just click the link. How well do you think the Park District is balancing recreational services with its function as caretaker of the community’s open …