Patch Asks Lyons Township High Hopefuls About Issues

LA GRANGE, IL – Patch submitted questionnaires to the five candidates running for four seats on the Lyons Township High School board in the April 1 election.

In the race are incumbent Gioia Giannotti Frye and challengers Arlene Cabana, Christine Kozelka Campbell, Elias Lopez and Shawn Kennedy.

Patch asked the candidates about the Willow Springs land controversy, academic performance, proposed building projects and the possibility of a tax hike referendum, among other issues.

School board members are not paid.

Here are the candidates' questionnaires (those with links have turned them in):

• Arlene Cabana (Turned in advance of Feb. 10 deadline)
• Chris Kozelka Campbell (Turned in Feb. 14. She said she did not receive Patch's Jan. 20 message about the questionnaire.)
• Gioia Giannotti Frye (Turned in Feb. 21. She said she did not receive Patch's Jan. 20 message on her business phone about the questionnaire.)
• Shawn Kennedy (Turned in Feb. 15)
• Elias Lopez (Turned in Feb. 18)

Editor's note: The deadline for the questionnaires was Feb. 10. Patch posted the responses as they came in, with a notation of the date of submission.