Bonuchi, Kiefer, Wojowski Lead Plainfield Trustee Race: Results

PLAINFIELD, IL — Two of the three Plainfield trustee candidates who are poised to win in Tuesday's election previously served on the Village Board.

Vote tallies in 100 percent of precincts are reporting in both Will and Kendall counties, placing Margie Bonuchi, Brian Wojowski and Richard Kiefer in the lead for the three seats up for election, according to unofficial results from the clerk's offices in Will and Kendall counties.

In Will County, they received 27.14 percent, 26.21 percent and 24.86 percent of the vote, respectively. Candidate Peter Adamson came away with 21.79 percent of the votes.

In Kendall County, all four candidates came within 11 or fewer votes than each other.

The only incumbent in the race was Wojowski, who was first elected to the position in 2015, though Bonuchi isn't new to the Board. She was previously elected and served from 2009 to 2021.

Polls closed at 7 p.m. in Illinois.

Here's a look at unofficial vote totals via the clerk's offices.

• Bonuchi: 1,969 votes
• Wojowski: 1,927 votes
• Adamson: 1,591 votes
• Kiefer: 1,803 votes

A well-known community volunteer, Bonuchi currently serves as the president of the Plainfield Riverfront Foundation and chairperson of the District 202 Foundation for Excellence. She ran for mayor in 2021 but lost to current Mayor John Argoudelis by less than 300 votes, Patch reported.

Bonuchi's goal is to continue to make Plainfield a place where businesses prosper while balancing commercial development and growing residential areas, she told Joseph LaGiglia in an interview.

Wojowski currently practices family law at a Joliet firm. He began his career working as a police officer with the Chicago Housing Authority Police Department and later went on to serve as a police officer in New Lenox until his recent retirement.

"Brian hopes to continue serving the residents of Plainfield by making the necessary changes and even tough decisions needed to continue the ongoing progress and level of service our residents, families and businesses all expect from our promising community," his campaign website reads.

Kiefer previously served as chairman and commissioner on Plainfield's Plan Commission. He currently teaches full-time as a professor of political science and history at Waubonsee Community College, where he was worked since 2000.

In a candidate survey, he cited smart economic growth, maintaining a safe community environment for all residents and traffic concerns as the three most important issues to be tackled in Plainfield.

Adamson, who ran for public office for the first time, currently works as the assistant federal security director of mission support for the State of Illinois within the Department of Homeland Security.

To him, the most pressing issue facing Plainfield is its infrastructure, he told Patch in a candidate survey. His platform also focuses on expanding the village's corporate tax base, revitalizing subdivisions in town and providing more resources for senior citizens.