Briefs: Dist. 15 seeks 'super' input

Members of the Palatine Township Elementary District 15 community are being asked to discuss what they want in a new superintendent at an open meeting Nov. 7. Current superintendent Robert McKanna will retire in June 2008. The meeting is from 7 to 8 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Joseph M. Kiszka Educational Service Center, 580 N. 1st Bank Drive, in Palatine, where residents will talk with the search firm looking for a new superintendent, BWP & Assocs. For details, visit www.ccsd15.net.

Meet a House candidate:

Christine K. Prochno, an Elk Grove Village Republican trustee who wants to represent the 66th House District will be available at a meet and greet event today. Prochno will be available from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Yanni's Restaurant, 10 E. Arlington Heights Road. Prochno wants to succeed retiring state Rep. Carolyn Krause. Krause and former state Sen. Virginia Macdonald are hosting the event. Prochno's trustee term ends in 2009. If elected as a legislator, she will leave the trustee seat. On Nov. 8, Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson and Elk Grove Township Supervisor Nanci Vanderweel will host a fundraiser for Prochno. Filing for the February primary starts today.

Palatine Twp. vacancy

There's a vacancy on the Palatine Township Board of Trustees and applicants are welcome to apply. It was created when longtime trustee David Miller resigned and moved out of state. To be eligible, the candidate must be a township resident but also a member of the same political party as the person vacating the office -- in this case, Republican. To apply, fax or mail resumes to the township by Nov. 14 and plan on presenting credentials at the Nov. 19 meeting. Call (847) 358œ6700 for more information.