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Cook County Clerk

April 2023 Consolidated Election INFO

The composition of our local school boards, City Council, and park district will be decided in the Consolidated election to be held on April 4, 2023.  


The candidates are listed below, with links to their campaign websites.  Please visit  IllinoisVoterGuide.org for your sample ballot. You can view candidates' complete responses to the LWV Questionnaire at the following links:

  • City Council Wards 5 and 7 
  • Park-Ridge Niles District 64


Note:  City Council seats will only contested races for residents in Wards 5 and 7.  Unsure of which ward you reside in?  Check out the ward map!

Park Ridge City Council: 5th Ward Race

Alice Dobrinsky

Joseph Steinfels

Joseph Steinfels

Candidate's Website:  

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Joseph Steinfels

Joseph Steinfels

Joseph Steinfels

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Park Ridge City Council: 7th Ward Race

John Bennett

Yvonne Mwende Lefler

Yvonne Mwende Lefler

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Yvonne Mwende Lefler

Yvonne Mwende Lefler

Yvonne Mwende Lefler

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D64 School Board

All seats in D64 race will be contested.  Candidates who filed for the 2 year seat are Bryan Mercado and Denise Pearl.  Candidates who have filed for the 3 openings for 4-year terms are:  Francine D'Amico, Matthew Doubleday, Rachel Georgakis, Monica Milligan, Monika Rossi, and Carolina Sales.  


Candidates' answers to issue questions available HERE.


A candidate forum for the 4-year positions was held on March 15th. The recording is available for viewing HERE


D64 FORUM RECORDING

Candidates for 4-year term (3 seats available)

Francine D’Amico

Matthew Doubleday

Matthew Doubleday

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Matthew Doubleday

Matthew Doubleday

Matthew Doubleday

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Rachel Georgakis

Matthew Doubleday

Rachel Georgakis

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Monica Milligan

Monika Penksa-Rossi

Rachel Georgakis

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Monika Penksa-Rossi

Monika Penksa-Rossi

Monika Penksa-Rossi

This candidate responded to the League's inquiry but did not share a photo or website information.

Carol Sales

Monika Penksa-Rossi

Monika Penksa-Rossi

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Candidates for 2-year term (1 seat available)

Bryan Mercado

Bryan Mercado

Bryan Mercado

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Denise Pearl

Bryan Mercado

Bryan Mercado

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Uncontested Races:

Park Ridge Park District Candidates:

Park Ridge Park District Candidates:

Park Ridge Park District Candidates:

Cindy Grau

Jennifer LaDuke

 Brian Matza 

D207 Candidates:

Park Ridge Park District Candidates:

Park Ridge Park District Candidates:

Teri Collins

Edward  Eicker 

Dean Patras

Sheila  Yousuf-Abramson 


City Council:

Park Ridge Park District Candidates:

City Council:

1st Ward:  John Moran

3rd Ward:  

Maureen Kelly Gannon Lawrence  


LWVPR Candidate Forums

 The League of Women Voters of Park Ridge has a long, proud history of sponsoring election forums in our community. Our very first forum was held in April of 1955 at Lincoln Middle School.  As a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization, we neither endorse nor oppose candidates for public office. We hold election forums to encourage the informed and active participation of citizens in government.


We will hold one forum and one meet-and-greet this election cycle.  The forum for D64 candidates running for the three 4-year seats will be Wed., March 15th at 7 p.m. at Park Ridge Community Church.  We hoped to also hold a second forum  for the two candidates running for the 2-year term, but candidate Mercado was unable to attend the suggested dates.  Our Meet-and-Greet for all offices will be on Saturday, March 18th at Park Ridge Library. Drop in between 10 a.m. and noon.


Past forums include:

  • 2020 - 20th Illinois House District race (featuring candidates Brad Stephens and Michelle Darbro), viewable here.
  • 2021 - 2nd Ward Park Ridge Alderperson race (featuring candidates Julianna Lopez de Philbrook and Fred Sanchez), viewable here.
  • 2022 - Regrettably, the forum planned for the 55th Illinois House District and 28th Illinois Senate District for September of 2022 was not able to be held.*


* Senator Laura Murphy and Representative Martin Moylan accepted the forum invitation from LWVPR, but Senate candidate Sal Raspanti (R) and House candidate Michael Lupo (R) declined (citing conflicts with the initial proposed date and failing to respond to a request to propose alternatives). League of Women Voters guidelines preclude us from conducting a forum for any race when only one candidate running for an office will be present.

Candidate forum for Park Ridge's 5th Ward in 2019

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