Schools
Former Mayor Appointed To School Board
Ex-Mokena Mayor Mike Everett will fill a vacancy on the Mokena District 159 school board.
MOKENA, IL -- Mokena residents will see a familiar face on the Mokena District 159 school board. Former Village Mayor Mike Everett was appointed last week to the board to fill the vacancy left by Aaron Janik, according to a Daily Southtown report. Janik resigned from the D159 board in April after he was elected to fill one of three open seats on the Lincoln-Way High School District 210 board of education.
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Everett, who served as mayor for six years and previously as a village trustee for eight, was chosen from a field of 13 applicants.
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