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League of Women Voters of Central Kane County to Host Candidate Forums for Library and School Board Races in Batavia and St. Charles

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BATAVIA, IL – The League of Women Voters of Central Kane County announced two upcoming candidate forums, featuring the candidates who are in contested races for Library Board and School Board in the cities of Batavia and Saint Charles, IL. Candidates will appear on the April 1st, 2025 Illinois Consolidated Election ballot.

The forums will be live, in-person, and open to the public. They will also be live-streamed and available for later viewing on the websites of the League of Women Voters of Central Kane County (lwvckcil.com) and the Illinois Voter Guide (illinoisvoterguide.org).

Candidates will be allowed time at the beginning and at the end of their respective segments for opening and closing statements. During each segment, candidates will respond to audience questions submitted during registration and throughout the event. Audience members’ questions will be reviewed by trained LWV members for appropriateness prior to asking.

The Batavia Library Board and School Board Candidate Forum will be held at 6:30pm on Thursday, January 30th at Batavia City Hall, located at 100 N. Island Avenue in Batavia. The following candidates were invited to participate:

  • Batavia Library Board: Christy Ford, Christopher Lowe, Marianne Fasano, Kathryn L. Hubbard, Jennifer Sutton
  • Batavia School Board District 101: Lacey “Aerin” Einstein-Curtis, Kristin Gehrels, Katherine “Katy” Swiecicki, Craig S. Meadows, Aaron Kilburg, Rose McNaul
The St. Charles Library Board and School Board Candidate Forum will be held at 6:00pm on Monday, February 3rd at the St. Charles Public Library, located at 1 S. 6th Avenue in St. Charles. The following candidates were invited to participate:
  • St. Charles Library Board: Jane S. Shelton, Robert T. Gephart, Barbara Diepenbrock, Joseph Gay
  • St. Charles School Board District 303: Heidi J. Fairgrieve, Aaron White, Jenna Hancock, Elias Palacios, Kimberly Rich, Thomas Lentz, Antonietta Berton-Nicklaus, Katherine (Kate) Bell
Patti Lackman, Voter Service Chair of the League of Women Voters of Central Kane County, said, “We want to recognize and thank members of the community who step forward to run as candidates for positions on the Library and School Boards. These forums will give the community an opportunity to learn more about the candidates’ views and priorities. The League of Women Voters provides forums such as these as a service to the public. The more we know about our local candidates, the more confident we can be that they will represent our needs during their terms of office. The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization, and we never support or endorse candidates or political parties.
 
Nonpartisan information about voting in Illinois can be found at https://illinoisvoterguide.org/.
 

League of Women Voters of Central Kane County to Host Candidate Forums for Library and School Board Races in Batavia and St. Charles