Reynders, LePore, Muller Projected To Win Trustee Race: Results

HOMER GLEN, IL — The polls have now closed, and incumbent candidate Rose Reynders as well as running mates Michael LePore and Nicholas Muller were the projected winners of the Homer Glen Village Trustee race.

Voters chose the candidates out of a crowded field, which included several objections and withdrawn candidates.

There were seven candidates, as well as one write-in candidate, running for the three positions.

Note that election results below are unofficial. The Will County Clerk's Office certifies election results on April 22.

As of 9:30 p.m., with 100 percent of precincts reporting

Trustee (vote for three)

• Ruben Pazmino - 982 votes
• Rose Reynders (incumbent) - 1,821 votes
• Richard Modelski - 787 votes
• Michael LePore - 1,675 votes
• Nicholas Muller - 1,505 votes
• Kevin Koukol - 349 votes
• John Hayes - 379 votes
• "unassigned write-ins", 548 votes

The race for Trustee was originally even more crowded, as 17 candidates originally filed for the three positions. This amount of candidates would have triggered a consolidated primary election; however, eight candidates were removed from the ballot after objections.

Those removed from the ballot included: Heidi "Hadley" Pacella, John Walters, Jennifer Trzos-Consolino, James "Jay" Roti, Cesar Marin, Theresa "Tammy" Hayes, Daniel Gutierrez and Ethan Fialko.

Reynders and LePore never had objections filed against them, but all the other candidates did. Reynders, who is the only current trustee who sought reelection, ran together with LePore and Nick Muller.

In December, Homer Glen Electoral Board attorney Michael Carroll said Cesar Marin was removed because he did not reside at the address given on his nominating papers.

Daniel Gutierrez was removed for having an insufficient number of signatures, and didn't appear at any of the prior hearings, Carroll said.

Fialko was also removed for not residing at the address that was on his nominating papers.

Carroll said Heidi Pacella was removed for an improper nickname on her nominating papers.

James Roti, Jennifer Trzos-Consolino, Theresa "Tammy" Hayes and John Walters were removed due to incapability of offices, Carroll said. Roti and Theresa Hayes have filed to run for the Lockport Township High School Board of Education, Walters has filed to run for Will Country School District 92 Board of Education and Trzos-Consolino has filed to run for Homer CCSD 33C Board of Education.

The objections for Pazmino, Koukol, John Hayes, Katie Surges and Kyle Surgers were withdrawn. Objections against Modelski and Muller were both overruled after the Electoral Board said in November that both had enough valid signatures.

Candidates Kyle Surges and Katie Surges both later withdrew from the ballot, according to the Will County Clerk's Office.

Pacella was removed for an improper nickname on her nominating papers. She started a write-in campaign for Trustee.