Petitions Available for School Board Elections in Will County

Will County Clerk Nancy Schultz Voots on Monday announced that that petitions for members of the boards of education and school directors in the following school districts are available in the county clerk’s office (due to new law which amended the statute to have the school board candidates file with the Election Authority instead of the school district):

Chaney-Monge SD No. 88, Channahon SD No. 17, Elwood CCSD No. 203, Fairmont SD No. 89, Frankfort CCSD No. 157-C, Homer CCSD No. 33C, Joliet Public SD No. 86, Laraway CCSD No. 70-C, Lockport SD No. 91, Manhattan SD No. 114, Mokena SD No. 159, New Lenox SD No. 122, Richland SD No. 88A, Rockdale SD No. 84, Steger SD No. 194, Summit Hill SD No. 161, Taft SD No. 90, Troy CCSD No. 30-C, Union SD No. 81, Will County SD No. 92, Beecher CUSD No. 200U, Crete-Monee CUSD No. 201-U, Peotone CUSD No. 207-U, Plainfield CCSD No. 202, Reed-Custer CUSD No. 255U, Valley View CUSD No. 365U, Wilmington CUSD No. 209-U, Joliet Township HS No. 204, Lincoln-Way Community HS No. 210, Lockport Township HS No. 205.

Information related to the number of open positions, as well as their terms, are based on the district itself and will be provided in the petition packets.

Persons wishing to run for members of the boards of education and school directors must reside within said School District.

Petitions for the Will County Regional Board of School Trustees are also available in the clerk’s office.

Two full six-year term trustee positions, one unexpired four-year term trustee position and one unexpired two-year term trustee position are available. Persons wishing to run for trustee must reside within the Will County Educational Service Region and may be from any Will County township except Frankfort, Homer and Jackson, as these townships already have representation.

Filing dates for petitions are Dec. 15 through Dec. 22, and must be filed in the Will County Clerk’s office at 302 N. Chicago St., Joliet. Visit www.thewillcountyclerk.comfor this and other election related information.