Posted in 220, Agendas, Barrington Education Association, Board of Education, Deception, District 220 referendum, Elections, Ethics, His Master's Voice, Illinois State Board of Elections, League of Women Voters, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, Property Taxes, School Districts, Unions, Video Streaming, What the Ficke (Bradford)? on February 7, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The District 220 Board of Education meets this evening at 7:00 PM at the District Administration Center, 515 W. Main Street. The only action item on their agenda is, “Consideration to Approve Student Fees.”
A copy of the agenda can be viewed here. The meeting will be live streamed on the district YouTube channel.
Related: “220 Parents call BS!” “What 220 voters need to know,” “What 220 voters need to know continued, including our recommendations”
Posted in 220, Agendas, Barrington Education Association, Board of Education, Deception, District 220 referendum, Elections, Ethics, His Master's Voice, Illinois State Board of Elections, League of Women Voters, Pension Funding, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, Property Taxes, Resident Spotlights, School Districts, Traffic, Unions, Video Streaming, What the Ficke (Bradford)? on January 24, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The District 220 Board of Education meets this evening at 7:00 PM at the District Administration Center, 515 W. Main Street. Tonight is a meeting of the Committee of the Whole.
A copy of the agenda can be viewed here. The meeting will be livestreamed on the district YouTube channel.
Posted in 220, Barrington Education Association, Board of Education, Community Alerts, Elections, Ethics, Illinois State Board of Elections, League of Women Voters, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, Property Taxes, Resident Spotlights, School Districts, Topics Of Interest, Transparency, Unions on January 6, 2023| 4 Comments »
Leah Collister-Lazzari
A Cook County electoral board opened hearings Thursday on challenges to the nominating paperwork of two candidates for the Barrington Area Unit District 220 board.
Barrington resident Timothy O’Donnell filed the challenges to the candidacies of incumbent board member Leah Collister-Lazzari and newcomer Diana L. Clopton.
O’Donnell, who described himself as a concerned citizen, said both candidates’ statements of economic interests were faulty.
The electoral board assigned all matters, including the District 220 case and other challenges, to hearing officers, who will conduct evidentiary hearings before making recommendations to the electoral board.
The board will meet again on Jan. 12 to assign additional cases for status updates and then on Jan. 18, when rulings will begin to be issued.
Collister-Lazzari declined to comment Thursday. Clopton could not be reached for comment.
Read more here.
Posted in Elections, Illinois State Board of Elections, League of Women Voters, Politics, Springfield, Taxes, Unions on September 28, 2022| 1 Comment »
State Representative Martin McLaughlin and Mary Morgan
The League of Women Voters of the Palatine Area will host the first in a series of upcoming nonpartisan candidate forums for Illinois House District 52 at 7 PM Monday, October 3rd.
The newly drawn 52nd District includes Algonquin, the Barrington area, Fox River Grove, Inverness, Island Lake, Volo, Wauconda, and western portions of Libertyville and Mundelein.
Incumbent Republican state Rep. Martin McLaughlin faces Democratic challenger Mary Morgan in the November 8th election.
To register in advance for Zoom link to view the forum, visit https://balibrary.librarycalendar.com/event/candidate-forum-illinois-house-52nd-district.
All candidate forums are run by trained moderators, who are members of the league and do not live or vote in the districts for which they are moderating the forum. Equal time is given to all candidates to answer each question. The candidates will have two minutes to present an opening statement, in turn, by number drawn. All LWPA Candidate Forums will be recorded and made available on its website for voters to view later.
Posted in 2021 Elections, 220, Barrington Area Library, Barrington Hills Park District, Board of Education, Conflict of interest, Deception, District 220 referendum, Ethics, His Master's Voice, Illinois State Board of Elections, Land Use, League of Women Voters, LeCompte/Anderson Commercial Horse boarding amendment, One Barrington Hills, OP/Ed, Pension Funding, Politics, Property Taxes, Real Estate, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, School Districts, Village Board, Village Code, Village Government, Village President, Your Barrington Hills on March 26, 2021| Leave a Comment »
There are a number of exceptionally qualified candidates running for office in the upcoming Consolidated Elections April 6th.
Following is a summary of candidates running for various offices in the order they appear on the ballots for those offices. The Observer has noted those candidates we endorse with a check mark.
Early voting is available to registered voters now through Election Day.
Posted in 2021 Elections, 220, Board of Education, BOHICA, Deception, League of Women Voters, Politics, School Districts on March 26, 2021| 7 Comments »
A partisan political group in Barrington has expressed support for candidates in school and library board races, a move criticized by the League of Women Voters, which says party politics has no place in local elections.
In an email and on Facebook this month, the Barrington Township Republican Organization backed candidates running for the Barrington Area Library, Barrington Area Unit School District 220 and Harper College boards. The candidates also are backed by a political action committee called ACTION, or “Advancing Change Together In Our Neighborhood.”
Vicki Martin, co-president of the League of Women Voters of the Palatine Area, which includes Barrington, called it “a bad precedent.” The nonpartisan group has received several calls from people concerned about this, she said.
The ACTION PAC backs Katie Karam, Malgorzata “Maggie” McGonigal and Steve Wang for the Barrington Area Unit District 220 school board, Josie Croll and Ann Ordway for Barrington Area Library board, and Kelly Dittman for Harper College trustee.
The eight other candidates for the four seats on the District 220 board are incumbents Sandra Ficke-Bradford and Mike Schakleton, and newcomers Erin Chan Ding, Tom Mitoraj, Lauren Berkowitz Klauer, William Betz, Jonathan Matta and Robert Windon. Also running for three open seats on the Harper College board are incumbents Diane G. Hill, William F. Kelley and Nancy N. Robb. And incumbents Denise Tenyer and Jennifer Lucas are also running for two open seats on the library board.
When contacted by the Daily Herald, Republican organization President Peter Kopsaftis said the support for the ACTION PAC came from him as an individual, not the organization as a whole.
“Don’t make things out of nothing,” he told a reporter. “It’s not an endorsement. It’s simply information.”
Read more here.
Posted in 2021 Elections, 220, Barrington Area Library, Board of Education, League of Women Voters, Politics, Property Taxes, Resident Spotlights, School Districts on March 13, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The League of Women Voters have two local candidate forums scheduled this afternoon.
District 220 School Board candidates Katie Karam, Maggie McGonigal, Michael Shackleton, Steve Wang, William Betz, Erin Chan Ding, Sandra Ficke-Bradford, Lauren Berkowitz Klauer, Jonathan Matta, Thomas J. Mitoraj, Alex Michael Strobl and Robert Windon are scheduled to speak at 1:30 PM today. To register on Zoom with the Barrington Area Library, click here.
At 3:00 PM, Barrington Area Library candidates Josie Croll, Anne Ordway, Jennifer J. Lucas and Denise Tenyer are on deck to speak. To register to participate, click here.
Posted in 2021 Elections, Barrington Area Library, Barrington Hills Farm, Barrington Hills Park District, Commercial Horse Boarding, Equestrian Commission, Going green, Horizon Farm, League of Women Voters, Lighting Ordinance, Organizations, Plan Commission, Politics, Property Taxes, Real Estate, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, Topics Of Interest, Transparency, Village Board, Village Code, Village Government, Village President, Well Water Quality, Zoning Board on March 8, 2021| 4 Comments »
Posted in 2021 Elections, Barrington Area Library, League of Women Voters, Politics, Village Board, Village President on March 5, 2021| 1 Comment »
The League of Women Voters of the Palatine Area and the Barrington Area Library are hosting two virtual forums for Village of Barrington Hills candidates seeking office in the April 6 election tomorrow.
Barrington Hills Village President candidates Brian D. Cecola and Dennis Kelly, are scheduled for 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Cate Williams will moderate. To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/6s4f1dkh.
From 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Kim Inman will moderate a discussion with Barrington Hills Village Trustee candidates Laura S. Ekstrom, David Riff, Thomas W. Strauss, Brent Joseph Burval, Paula Jacobsen and Robert M. Zubak. To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/12bj0f4g.
Posted in 2021 Elections, 220, Barrington Area Library, Board of Education, League of Women Voters, One Barrington Hills, Politics, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, School Districts on February 17, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The League of Women Voters of the Palatine Area and the Barrington Area Library are hosting a series of virtual forums for candidates in several Barrington-area races in the April 6 election.
The first three are set for Saturday, March 6. Barrington Hills village president candidates Brian D. Cecola and Dennis Kelly, are scheduled for 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Cate Williams will moderate. To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/6s4f1dkh.
From 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Kim Inman will moderate a discussion with Barrington Hills village trustee candidates Laura S. Ekstrom, David Riff, Thomas W. Strauss, Brent Joseph Burval, Paula Jacobsen and Robert M. Zubak. To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/12bj0f4g.
A forum for Barrington Area Unit School District 220 candidates is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 13. The field includes William Betz, Erin Chan Ding, Sandra Ficke-Bradford, Katie Karam, Lauren Berkowitz Klauer, Jonathan Matta, Malgorzata McGonigal, Thomas J. Mitoraj, Michael Shackleton, Alex Strobl, Steve Wang and Robert Windon.
To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/2kp6j4pc.
The forum will be followed from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. that day by one for Barrington Area Library board candidates Josie Croll, Jennifer J. Lucas, Anne Ordway and Denise Tenyer. To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/3ngvn4ad.
“Candidate forums are an ideal way to see and hear your community leaders and their opponents explain their views, defend their voting record, and answer questions posed by our fellow citizens,” Vicki Martin, co-president of the League of Women Voters of the Palatine Area, said in an announcement of the events Tuesday.
All candidate forums are run by trained, nonpartisan moderators. Equal time is given to all candidates to answer each question. The candidates will have two minutes to present an opening statement, in turn, by number drawn.
Questions solicited from community members and nonpartisan groups will be vetted in advance by the league for appropriateness and relevance. Candidates who are unable to participate will be allowed to submit a three-minute statement that will be read by the moderator.
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