In April, school boards across Will County will have elections.
Many incumbents are running once again to retain their seats on the board, while some races see new candidates, according to the Will County Clerk’s Office.
Joliet
Running for one seat on the East Side of the Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors are incumbent Gwendolyn Ulmer and Sanina “Nina” Campbell.
For the West Side, three candidates are running for two seats: Loretta Westbrooks and incumbents Anthony Contos and board Vice President Jeffrey Pritz.
Three seats will be open for Joliet Township High School District 204. The candidates running include Mary “Meg” Cappel, Angel Contreras, Frank Edmon Jr. and board Vice President Tracy Spesia.
Plainfield
For Plainfield District 202, incumbents David Koch, Rod Westfall and William Slabich Jr., along with nonincumbents Robert Smith, Michael Robey and Nabeeha Bakhrani are running for four seats.
Shorewood
Two incumbents and one candidate are running for four seats on the Troy District 30-C board: President Mark Griglione, board member Catherine Besler and Sabrina Price. No other candidate has filed.
Lockport
Four seats will be open for Lockport Township High School District 205. Four incumbents are running: board President John Lukasik, board Vice President Ann Lopez-Caneva and board members Lisa Bickus and Lou Ann Johnson.
At Fairmont District 89, incumbents board Vice President Richard Myers, Louis Spoonhour and Jeremy Burns will compete for three seats, along with candidates Karen Hunsaker and Carla Pope-Blakney.
Lockport District 91 has four candidates running for four seats: incumbents Estella Rodriguez and Jennifer Fracaro, as well as Laura Garrett and David Lee.
One candidate – for one of four seats – is running for Taft District 90: board President Anthony Peloso. No other candidate filed.
Lincoln-Way area
Six candidates will compete for four seats at New Lenox District 122. They are incumbents board Vice President Rhonda Starklauf and Phil Adair, as well as non-incumbents Theresa Ann Berkey, Albert Haring, David Rush and Chad Hull.
Frankfort District 157-C will have three candidates running for three seats: incumbent board President Gina Briese, and Brett Cosich and Christopher McFadden, a former board president who was also a Lincoln-Way District 210 board member before he resigned in January 2016.
Four seats will be up at Manhattan District 114, which has three candidates: board President Scott Mancke and board members Dawn Murphy and Joseph Mitchell. No other candidate filed.
Five candidates will compete for four seats at Mokena District 159: board President James Andresen, board member Anna Briscoe, and Lisa Zielinski, Alycin Baser and Eric Bush.
Summit Hill District 161 has five candidates running for four seats: board President Rich Marron, board member David Faber, and candidates James Martin, Joy Murphy and Debra Staples. However, objections were pending for Staples, Martin and Murphy as of Sunday.