Filing period announced for U-46 school board

Nominating petition forms for the April 7, 2009, school board election for School District U-46 are now available. Forms may be picked up in the office of the board secretary, Patrick Broncato, at 355 E. Chicago St., in Elgin on business days between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

A school board candidate's petition must be filed in the same office no earlier than 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20 and no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 26.

Candidates' names will appear on the election ballot in the order in which their nominating papers are received in the secretary's office.

Three seats on the seven-board member board of education will be filled at the April 7 election. Candidates elected will serve four-year terms expiring in April 2013.

Candidates must reside within the School District U-46 boundaries which include portions of Elgin, South Elgin, Bartlett, Hoffman Estates, Streamwood, Hanover Park, Wayne, Carol Stream, West Chicago and Schaumburg.

Additional information on School District U-46 and its Board of Education is available online at www.u-46.org.