Chicago Heights 2021 Election: Township, Schools

CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL — The Consolidated Elections are finally here. After months of preparation and campaigning, candidates and residents will soon know who the people of Chicago Heights have elected for school boards, township boards and more.

The polls in Suburban Cook County open at 6 a.m. Tuesday and will remain so until 7 p.m. Election officials say that if you're in line by 7, you will be able to vote no matter how long the line is.
Chicago Heights voters will weigh in on a number of contested races in this election. Here is a break-down on what to know this Election Day.

Chicago Heights voters will weigh in on a number of contested races in this election. Here is a break-down on what to know this Election Day.

School Boards

In December, 693 candidates filed to run for school boards all around Cook County. Here is a look at Chicago Heights school board races:

Bloom Township High School District 206 candidates who filed are Henry Drake, Karen King, Anthony J Murphy, Theresa McCoy Carpenter, Elizabeth Morales, John A. Pina and Renatta Lavette Frazier.

Chicago Heights School District 170 candidates are James C 'Jimmy' Cordes, Adelena 'Adele' Palombi-Propst, Errick Stringfellow, Katherine 'Katie' Kelly, Joel A. Lopez De Nava, Lorena R. Varela, Sandra Lee Anderson and Bettye H. Faulkner-Ridley.

Bloom Township

For the Bloom Township race, many candidates are on the ballot.

For Supervisor:

• Lori Wilcox
• Thomas 'TJ' Somer
• Octavia Altheimer

For Clerk:

• Kelley Nichols
• Carla Matthews

For Assessor:

• Larecia Tucker
• Nora Gomez

For Highway Commissioner:

• Francisco 'Frank' Perez
• Joseph Patrick Stanfa

For Trustee:

• Leshawn Ridley
• Leonard Morgan
• Ricardo Leon Jr.
• Robert Benavides
• Cheryl Y. Franklin
• Jacquelene Stewart
• Michael Noonan
• Don Garcia

Register To Vote

On Election Day, voters who are not registered to vote can register and vote at their home precinct only. Find your home precinct using the voter information tool. Voters planning on registering to vote or updating their address on Election Day must bring two pieces of identification to register, one with a current address.