League of Women Voters to host candidate forum in Elgin Thursday
On Thursday, March 16, the League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area will host a candidate forum before the consolidated election on April 4.
The forum featuring candidates for the Elgin City Council and Elgin Area School District U-46 board will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave.
Candidates for the following contested race has been invited to participate: four, 4-year seats on the Elgin City Council (Brandon Yaniz, Brenda Rodgers, Carol Rauschenberger, Corey Dixon, John Prigge, Rich Dunne, and Terry Gavin), and for three, 4-year terms on Elgin Area School District U-46 (Cody Holt, Donna Smith, Enoch Essendrop, Melissa Owens, Tracy Smodilla, and Veronica Noland).
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, issue-oriented political organization that holds voter education as a primary mission. This is why the League sponsors forums such as this. They do not endorse or recommend candidates for office and they are neutral with regard to the candidates who are the focus of this forum.
Audience questions will be written and collected by League members. Questions are to address issues, not personalities. The League reserves the right to screen questions.
Visit lwvelginarea.org/events/.