Hear directly from Dist. 11 candidates at forum March 12

Eight candidates are vying for four positions on the Township High School District 211 Board of Education. Their names will be on the April 7 Consolidated Election ballot.

The public will have the opportunity to hear from each candidate in person, to ask questions, and to discuss issues face to face at the Candidates' Forum held by the League of Women Voters from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, in the Auditorium at Schaumburg High School, 1100 W. Schaumburg Road.

A moderator from outside District 211 will conduct the forum.

Incumbents Bill Robertson, Mucia A. Burke, George Brandt and Richard Gerber are up for re-election. Robertson and Brandt did not file to run for re-election, leaving Burke and Gerber to face six challengers, Peter R. Dombrowski, Roman G. Golash, Robert D. Lithgow, Will Hinshaw, Lauanna Recker and Edward M. Yung.

The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan political organization dedicated to making democracy work through voter education, issue advocacy and citizen participation. The League of Women Voters of the Palatine Area serves the communities of Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg and surrounding areas. It focuses on local issues faced by the residents of Township High School District 211.