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Friday, March 25, 2011

D230 Candidates Talk Campaign Finance

Several candidates from local races spoke at the Tinley Park VFW on Thursday night.

The only question to come from the audience during Thursday's candidate forum at the Tinley Park VFW asked why a slate would raise $15,000 to elect three people to an unpaid board. Kathy Burke, a former school board member and Tinley Park resident, questioned how much District 230 school board candidate Richard Nogal’s slate, "Top 3 for 230," had risen for its campaign and how he planned to juggle a seat on district 230’s board with the other varying positions he holds. “I am very leery about when a candidate spends a ton of money to run for an unpaid office,” Burke said after the forum. The attorney and Northwestern University graduate is the current Palos School District 118 board president, a former chair for the Palos Community …

Kathy Quilty

12:16 pm on Saturday, April 9, 2011

To Mr. Martelli -- the reason I was not there was because I was not invited! I am sure that you made sure of that. Rena Sheehan was also not invited.   more ›

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