Who LTHS Teachers Union Backs In Election

LA GRANGE, IL – Lyons Township High School's teachers union is sending out mailers about its endorsed candidates in the school board race.

The Lyons Township Education Association supports incumbents Kari Dillon and Jill Beda Daniels and newcomer Tim Albores.

The other four candidates in the April 4 election are Justin Clark, Frank Evans, David Herndon and Tim Vlcek.

The local union, an arm of the Illinois Education Association, said its endorsed candidates "understand the need for a strong curriculum to assist educators in maximizing student growth."

The union also said the three are "committed to supporting staff and students."

Dillon, the board's president, is an account manager for a marketing agency, while Daniels is a lawyer.

Albores is the director of student services for Plainfield School District 202.

Three of the board's seven seats are up in the election.

Many critics of the school's administration are backing Evans, Herndon and Vlcek.

Clark appears to be in the middle of the two groups of candidates. He has a background in education, serving as an associate principal at Richards High School in Oak Lawn.

Despite his educational connection, the union passed up endorsing him.