Our voting guide for the April 4 election

Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 School Board

MATT Baron       JACK Davidson       DOUG Springer

Oak Park Elementary District 97 School Board

HEATHER Claxton-Douglas

 

Village of Oak Park Board of Trustees

DENO Andrews       SIMONE Boutet       DAN Moroney

            Like our school board candidates, our endorsed trustee candidates will help restore trust in our elected boards. They will support responsible development and hold the village accountable to its Intergovernmental Agreement commitment, to retain and maintain the community/high school garage. We do not endorse and are not voting for any other candidates in the above races and are not casting a vote in the village president’s race. We are not endorsing candidates in any other races.

District 97 Referendum Questions

IMAGINE - channel your inner John Lennon for OPRFHS facilities

Be part of the solution and help create a plan to improve facilities at the high school. Apply for a spot on the IMAGINE OPRF Work Group. Tasks will include: Review previous work, explore new options, and gather community input.



You must attend ONE of the required pre-application meetings at OPRF High School. 
The first is MONDAY, MARCH 20, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Others will be Thursday, APRIL 6, 6:30 - 8:00 PM and Saturday, APRIL 8, 1:00 - 2:30 PM.

Deadline to apply is APRIL 14.  The link below has more information.
http://www.oprfhs.org/about/Imagine-OPRF-Work-Group.cfm

This LINK explains a bit of the recent history of the pool process and why this new committee was proposed.  It is a good review for those new to this issue.

D200 Listening Sessions with Dr. Pruitt Adams this week

If you haven't yet participated, this is a good chance to have your voice heard
regarding D200 issues.  Attend one of the last "listening tour" sessions
with Dr. Pruitt-Adams on March 15 or March 18: 

Wed., March 15, 2017, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Irving Elementary School in Oak Park 
or Sat., March 18, 2017, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. at Roosevelt Middle School, River Forest

A light meal will be served at the beginning of the session.
More information is available HERE.

Elections and Issues in Oak Park and River Forest

Voting day is TUESDAY, APRIL 4 for municipal elections in Oak Park and River Forest although early voting is available beginning March 20.  River Forest residents should check HERE for information on polling places, early voting locations and individual RF races.  Oak Park residents should look HERE for information on early and regular voting locations.

Other than the races for RF Village Trustee (4 candidates for 3 spots) and the OPRFHS D200 School Board, most of the RF races are uncontested.  That is certainly not the case in Oak Park, where there are heavily contested races for OP Village Trustee and Village Clerk, OP Elementary D97 School Board, the OP Library Board and OPRFHS D200 School Board.  This Chicago Tribune/Oak Leaves article from last December includes all the races in both communities, though some candidates mentioned in the article have since withdrawn.  But it gives a good overview of all the races.

Also on the ballot in Oak Park are TWO referendum questions for D97.  One is a tax levy increase question that seeks to boost funds for operating expenses; the other is a bond issue referendum that will replace bonds maturing within the next year or so.  

You can read more about the OPRFHS D200 candidates in our recent website post HERE.  Information about the D97 referendum questions and a list of Voter FORUMS is on our page HERE.