Voters Choose Arlington Heights School Board Members: Election Results

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — It was a busy Election Day for candidates in several school board races, including districts 214 and 25.

Polls officially closed at 7 p.m. Early voting and vote-by-mail ballots are included in the total. Provisional ballots and late-arriving vote-by-mail ballots are not included, according to the Cook County Clerk's Office. All results are unofficial.

TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 214

Five candidates were vying for four seats on the board Tuesday. The seat carries a four-year term. With 132 of 132 precincts reporting:

• William Dussling (current president) 11,665(24.45 percent)
• Frank Fiarito 10,953 (22.96 percent)
• Alva Kreutzer 10,752 (22.54 percent)
• Elizabeth Bauer 8,457 (17.73 percent)
• Misa Edwardsen 5,883 (12.31 percent)

Dussling, who is retired, was a manager in a large national corporation in a variety of manufacturing, engineering, human resource and labor relations positions.

Kreutzer, 70, has been a member of the board of education since 1999. The Elk Grove Village resident is retired from public schools, where she served as support staf fo4 13 years.

Bauer, 53, is an actuary with more than 20 years of experience in pension actuarial work. The Arlington Heights resident has a bachelor's degree in history from Michigan State University; a master's in history from the University of Notre Dame; and a master's in Applied Economics from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Edwardsen, 49, has been an educator for the past 27 years. The Mount Prospect resident has a bachelor's in elementary education and psychology and a master's in curriculum and instruction.

Longtime District 214 superintendent David Schuler stepped down in February to serve as executive director of the National School Superintendents Association. Retired superintendent Kenneth Arndt and Lazaro Lopez are currently serving as co-interim superintendents, making the search for a new superintendent a priority.

District 214, headquartered in Arlington Heights, is the state's second-largest high school district by enrollment. The district serves most of Wheeling Township Elk Grove Township, as well as a small part of Palatine Township. Schools include: Prospect High School, Buffalo Grove High School, Elk Grove High School, John Hersey High School, Rolling Meadows High School and Wheeling High School.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT 25

Five candidates were vying for three seats on the Arlington Heights School District 25 Board of Education on Election Day. Current board member Chad Conley did not for reelection when his term ends in April.

The candidates who did run are and Tuesday night vote totals are:

With 38 of 38 Precincts reporting:

• Elizabeth Nierman 3,938 (28.44 percent)
• Kevin Michael 2,648 (19.12 percent)
• Brian Cerniglia (current vice president) 2,460 (17.76 percent)
• Scott Filipek (current member) 2,429 (17.54 percent)
• Maria Zeller Brauer 2,374 (17.14 percent)

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS VILLAGE BOARD

Four candidates were on the ballot for four trustee spots in an uncontested race, according to Becky Hume, Arlington Heights village clerk. Trustees with expiring terms are Mary Beth Canty, Robin LaBedz, John Scaletta and Thomas Schwingbeck, Jr. LaBedz and Schwingbeck are running for reelection in April. They were joined on the ballot by Wendy Dunnington and Scott Shirley, according to Hume.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS MEMORIAL LIBRARY BOARD

Three candidates were on the ballot for three seats on the Arlington Heights Memorial Library Board, according to Hume. Treasurer John Supplitt is not seeking reelection for a six-year seat.

Current members Jennifer Borrell and Amy Somary were joined by Stacey A. Kelly on the ballot for the uncontested race.