Bio Name: Jim Strnad City: Lisle, IL Office sought: Community Unit School District 202 Board member Age: 74 Family: Five Children, 8 grandchildren Occupation: Retired small business owner Education: B.A. Ohio University Civic involvement: Worke...

Bio Name: Samantha Bray Ader City: Hoffman Estates Office sought: CCSD15 Board of Education Age: 30 Family: Husband (Dan) and daughter (Claire) Occupation: Director of Operations at Latinos for Education Education: B.A. Communication and Cultur...

Bio Name: Thomas Hummel City: Lisle Office sought: Lisle Library District Trustee Age: 44 Family: Single Occupation: Accountant Education: B.A. in Accounting and Business Administration, Clarke University, 1997 Civic involvement: Kiwanis Club o...

Bio Name: Karimar "Kari " Brown City: Vernon Hills Office sought: Village of Vernon Hills Board of Trustees Age: 38 Family: Husband, former Chicago Bears player Alex Brown. Mom to 4 kids: Antonio (17), Kaylen (11), Kennedy (7) and Kasey (1) Occ...

Bio Name: Edwin Brown City: Grayslake Office sought: Board of Education District 127 Age: 54 Family: Occupation: Insurance Industry Education: BA - Business Administration Civic involvement: Previous elected offices held: I am in my 2nd term as...

Bio Name: Savannah Smith City: Aurora Office sought: Ward 8 Alderman Age: 39 Family: Husband Scott, children; Graham (5) and Julian (2). Occupation: French and Spanish Teacher Education: BA from the University of Illinois at Chicago in the Te...

Bio Name: Kelli Christiansen City: Village of Glen Ellyn Office sought: Trustee, Village Board Age: 49 Family: Married to Patrick Ryan, and we live with our sweet girl, Lacey the Dog Occupation: President, bibliobibuli Education: B.A. cum laude...

Bio Name: Mary Yeboah City: Wheaton Office sought: CUSD 200 School Board Member Age: 36 Family: Married with four children Occupation: Educator Education: Ph.D. Educational Leadership from the University of Minnesota, Masters in Busine...

Bio Name: Tish Powell City: Elgin Office sought: City Council Age: 48 Family: 1 son, age 12 Occupation: Marketing manager Education: University of Notre Dame - Bachelor of Arts - Government; Northern Illinois University - Masters of Public Admi...

Name: Ryan Brandes City: Lindenhurst Office sought: Village President/Mayor Age: 45 Family: I have been married to my wife Nancy for 22½ years, our daughter Abby is 10 and in the 5th grade. We also have 7-year-old Border Collie named Siobhan. Occ...