Three-night virtual candidate forum set for mid-October by DeKalb County League of Women Voters

DeKALB – DeKalb County voters can learn more about candidates for the DeKalb County Board, DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder’s Office and state representative for District 76 at an upcoming three-night virtual candidate forum event.

The DeKalb County League of Women Voters will sponsor several online candidate forums beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, through Thursday, Oct. 13, via Zoom. The candidates will be on the November general election ballot.

Attendees can submit suggestions for candidate questions by Wednesday, Oct. 5, at wnij.org/election.

The preliminary forum schedule is:

Tuesday, Oct. 11: DeKalb County Board candidates from Districts 1, 3 and 4.

Wednesday, Oct. 12: DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder candidates Republican Tasha Sims, Republican, and Linh Nguyen, Democrat, and District 76 state representative candidates Lance Yednock and Jason Haskell)

Thursday, Oct. 13: DeKalb County Board candidates from Districts 8, 10, 11 and 12.

The schedule is subject to change. A final forum schedule will be available the week before the event at wnij.org and dkpl.org. The Zoom link for the forums is us02web.zoom.us/j/84982715112.

The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 8. Early voting is underway.

For information, visit illinoisvoterguide.org.