For Grayslake High School District 127 school board

Four candidates are vying for three seats on the Grayslake High School District 127 board. Incumbent Tom Meskel is a strong member of the board who is both fiscally conservative and an innovator willing to explore creative ideas, such as a wind farm that can generate revenue and be a learning tool used in science classes.

Meskel's long career as a math teacher also earns him our endorsement. Thomas G. Halloran is a newcomer to politics but not to Grayslake.

Halloran has two sons at Grayslake Central and has been heavily involved in the Colts football organization.

Halloran is endorsed because, as more of students' education needs are linked to technology, the board would benefit from his technical expertise. Halloran also is a fiscal conservative who is dedicated to finding ways to bring more technology into the classroom without asking for more taxpayer money. Neither Russell Chamberlin nor Suzanna Swanson, the two remaining candidates, chose to participate in the endorsement process so they cannot be endorsed.