Seven seeking spots on Glen Ellyn village board

Seven Glen Ellyn residents are seeking spots on the village board.

Peter Cooper, Robert Friedberg, Diane McGinley, Phillip Hartweg, Carl Henninger, Joseph Salamunovich and Chris Wilson are competing for three village trustee seats that'll open up in spring.

In Glen Ellyn, an organization called the Civic Betterment Party slates candidates for village offices during a town meeting held several months before the election.

This year's town meeting is scheduled for Nov. 22 at the civic center. Residents are encouraged to attend and vote on which names should appear on the ballot. Voting will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and candidates will speak from 11 a.m. to noon.

Alex Demos, chairman of the nominating committee for the Civic Betterment Party, said he's impressed by every candidate.

"It's absolutely as widespread as it could be," Demos said. "There's people from every occupation and from every part of town and walk of life. There should be nobody who can't relate to a specific candidate here."

Peter Cooper, 49, has lived in the village for 15 years. He is a partner with Chicago law firm Lawrence Kamin. He previously served on Glen Ellyn School District 41's Citizens' Committee.

Robert Friedberg, 46, also is a 15-year resident. He is the vice president for operations at Central DuPage Hospital.

Diane McGinley, 37, has lived in Glen Ellyn for five years. She founded Go Downtown! to revitalize the downtown, is president of the Glen Ellyn Junior Woman's Club and has attended most of the village's workshop and board meetings for the past year-and-a-half.

Phillip Hartweg, 64, has lived in Glen Ellyn for 36 years. Hartweg is a member of the village's Architectural Review Committee. He also is vice president of the Glen Ellyn Economic Development Corporation and president of the Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce.

Carl Henninger, 53, was raised in Glen Ellyn and has settled back in the area. He's a consultant to supermarkets and their suppliers and is a former member of the Girls Softball Association board.

Joseph Salamunovich, 49, is vice president and general counsel of ATC Technology Corp. Previously, he was a partner with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher law firm.

Chris Wilson, 60, is a 47-year resident of the village. She is a senior accountant and analyst with Vanguard Health Systems. Wilson joined Citizens for Glen Ellyn Preservation in 2002 and was president from 2004 to 2008. She served on the District 41 Facility Development Committee in 2006 and the Civic Betterment Nominating Committee in 2006 and 2008.