Oak Lawn Village Board Races: Five Incumbents, Nine Challengers

The mayor/village board president and village clerk are up for reelection on April 9.

Mayor Dave Heilmann and Village Clerk Jane Quinlan are both running for their third terms in office.

Even-numbered village districts including Dist. 2, Dist. 4 and Dist. 6 are up for renewal.

There is a special election in Dist. 1 to complete the unfinished term of former trustee Jerry Hurckes, who resigned in August 2011. The Dist. 1 term is for two years and will be back in the odd-numbered district election cycle in April 2015.

Incumbent trustees are Cynthia Traustch (Dist. 1), Alex Olejniczak (Dist. 2) and Tom Duhig (Dist. 4).

Trustee Tom Phelan (Dist. 6) is not running for a third term.

CANDIDATE BIOS

Mayor/Village Board President:

David Heilmann (incumbent, Mayor's Independence Party)

Sandra Bury (challenger, indepdendent)

Village Clerk:

Melissa Moran (challenger, Mayor's Independence Party)

Jane Quinlan (incumbent, independent)

Dist. 1 Trustee

Tim Desmond (challenger, Oak Lawn First Party)

Cynthia Traustch (incumbent, Mayor's Independence Party)

Dist. 2 Trustee

Julie Misner (challenger, Mayor's Independence Party) 

Alex Olejniczak (incumbent, independent)

Dist. 4 Trustee

Terry Vorderer (challenger, independent)

Tim Reilly (challenger, Mayor's Independence Party)

Tom Duhig (incumbent, Oak Lawn First Party)

Dist. 6 Trustee

Joseph Sorrentino (challenger, independent)

Carol Sheahan (challenger, Mayor's Independence Party)

Mike Carberry (challenger, Oak Lawn First Party)

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