Your Election Guide: Learn About Candidates Who Can Raise Your Taxes Or Cut Your Services

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Have you learned enough about the candidates to make an informed choice? Remember, the people you elect will likely either raise your taxes or cut your services--such as your children's school classes or the Niles Free Bus.

Since they'll work for you, the citizens, take a moment to peruse their "job applications."

Click on the candidates' highlighted names to see their answers to Patch.com's questions. 

VILLAGE OF NILES TRUSTEES 

There are two races here:

1) Four-year terms (vote for three candidates)

Chris Hanusiak 

Joseph LoVerde

Rosemary Palicki

Alan Weel (did not return the candidate questionnaire emailed to him)

2) A two-year term (Vote for one candidate)

James T. Hynes

Mary Marusek

NILES LIBRARY DISTRICT (Vote for 2) 

NILES PARK DISTRICT 

There are two races here:

1) Four year terms (vote for two)

Elaine Heinen

Jeffrey Sok (did not return his candidate questionnaire)

2) Two-year term (vote for one)

Dennis O'Donovan

MAINE TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 207  (Vote for 3) 

Joann Braam

Donna Pellar

Sean O'Brien Sullivan

Marijo Bustos and Eric Poders (did not return their candidate questionnaires)

NILES ELEMENTARY DISTRICT 71/CULVER SCHOOL (Vote for 3) 

Paul Heck (has not returned candidate questionnaire)

Jim Mahoney (has not returned candidate questionnaire)

Tina Nielsen (did not return candidate questionnaire)