Name: Susan F. Harney Position for which you are a candidate: Dundee Township Trustee   Why are you seeking this position? As an incumbent, I want to build and expand upon the progress we have made over the last four years.  I have deep history with the Township, first as Supervisor from 2001 through 2017 and now as a Trustee from 2017 to the present.  My experience with founding the Open Space Program and administering it during my tenure as Supervisor provides a valuable source of knowledge for the continuing restoration and use of Raceway Woods, Dixie Briggs Fromm [...]

  Name: Corey Dixon Position for which you are a candidate: Elgin City Council   Why are you seeking this position? I'm running for re-election to my second term on Elgin City Council because although we've made great strides since my last election, there's still so much more work that needs to be done. The areas of Public Safety, Homelessness, Social Justice Reform, Historic Preservation, 21st Century City, Downtown Redevelopment, just to name a few and there are many more, are all things that I've been passionately working on over the past four years. I've done this not only in [...]

  Name: Brenda Rodgers Position for which you are a candidate: Elgin Township Supervisor   Why are you seeking this position? To put the help back in the hands of our residents who may need general or emergency assistance or any of the other services the office provides.  To make sure taxpayers money is not spent on late fees, penalties and interest by paying the bills on time. I will follow up with vendors that want to do business with the township and will not allow deceiving letters to be mailed to our residents that I did not check. Customer [...]

  Name: Christine Birkett Position for which you are a candidate: School District 300 Board   Why are you seeking this position? I am seeking a position on the D300 board of education because of my sincere interest in public education and our community. As a parent of an elementary school student, I feel that I would provide representation on the school board for parents who are at the start of their child’s education and who have a vested interest in the district’s ability to evolve over time to offer students a quality education. A single-issue focus is not driving [...]