Election 2021: Contested Races For New Trier, D-29 School Boards

WINNETKA, IL — Voters will select new school board members in New Trier Township High School District 203 and Sunset Ridge School District 29 in Tuesday's municipal elections.

Races for village board in Glencoe, Northfield and Winnetka are uncontested.

There are six candidates seeking four available seats on the NTHS board. Four of them have been endorsed by the local school board caucus and are campaigning jointly as the Top 4 New Trier slate.

Two others are running independently, including former Republican nominee for 18th District state representative and current candidate for Wilmette Library Board Julie Cho and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Chad Prodromos.

Two candidates submitted responses to a Patch candidate questionnaire:

• Kimberly Alcantara — Top 4 New Trier
• Sally Tomlinson — Top 4 New Trier
• Julie Cho — Independent
• Avik Kumar Das — Top 4 New Trier
• Keith Dronen (incumbent) — Top 4 New Trier
• Chad Prodromos — Independent

Watch: New Trier Township High School District 203 LWV Candidate Forum »

Profiles from LWV-Wilmette: Alcantara | Cho | Das | Dronen | Tomlinson | Prodromos

In Sunset Ridge School District 29, four candidates are vying for three available four-year terms on the six-member board.

All four candidates took part in interviews with David Wallach:

• Nancy Detlefsen (incumbent)
• Sam Dotzler
• Abigayil Joseph
• Holt Zeidler