Northbrook Residents Invited to Virtual Town Hall this Sunday

The Northbrook Caucus Committee of the Whole is recommending the following candidates for endorsement for various Village Boards:

Village Board President: Kathryn Ciesla
Village Clerk: Debbie Ford
Village Board of Trustees: Muriel Collison, Dan Pepoon, Joy Ebhomielen
Library Board: Jami Xu, Abby Young, Barbara Unikel
Park District Board: Michael Schyman, Michael Goodman, Lisa Chalem
School District 27: Matthew Basinger, Martha Carlos, Melissa Copeland, Gali Oren-Amit, Daniel Terrien
School District 28: Shweta Jinkala, DeShawn Arms, Jennifer Gallinson, Matt Cassidy

All Northbrook residents are invited to attend the Town Hall Meeting on Sunday, November 15th at 1:30pm to vote on the slate. Registration is required in order to log onto the Zoom meeting and receive ballots via email during the meeting. The final slate of candidates will appear on the ballot for the General Consolidated Election on April 6, 2021.

For 65 years, the Northbrook Caucus, comprised of hundreds of your friends and neighbors, has successfully interviewed, vetted and endorsed the most qualified candidates for Village offices.

This year, the Caucus Leadership Committee faced the unique challenge of conducting the process amidst a global pandemic. The volunteer group began meeting weekly over the summer, and decided, in order, to keep everyone safe, all business would happen virtually. Subcommittees for the various boards met virtually in late October to interview candidates, and the Committee of the Whole met virtually on Sunday, November 8th for a four-hour meeting to vote on the recommended candidates for the Town Hall.

Caucus Chairman Mark Cohen will host the Town Hall meeting. "I'm looking forward to introducing the entire community to the hard work of this committee and the highly qualified candidates. This whole experience has been a real testament to the incredible dedication of everyone in Northbrook," he said.