Activist Toolkit has collaborated with Village Free Press and other community partners to build a comprehensive voter guide for the April 6, 2021 elections in Broadview. Each candidate was given the opportunity to complete a questionnaire developed by members of the Broadview community.
The sections linked below allow voters to explore individual candidates' websites and social media accounts, as well as links to relevant articles, video from candidate forums, and any relevant campaign financial disclosures.
This guide will be updated with additional content as it appears. Please contact us here with questions or concerns.
[Updated 3/1/21]
ABOUT BROADVIEW
Broadview does not have home rule. It is governed by a Village President (Mayor) and a six-member Board of Trustees who are all elected at large for four years, with staggered terms.
Broadview facts and figures:
Population: 7,618 (2019)
2020-2021 annual budget, general fund: $16 million
Median household income: $54, 219
Per capita income: $27,499
Median value of owner-occupied housing: $158,900
Poverty rate: 7.9%
BROADVIEW VILLAGE MAYOR (1 open seat)
Sherman Jones | Katrina Thompson
BROADVIEW VILLAGE TRUSTEE (3 open seats)
Judy Abraham | Sheila Armour | Patricia Chao-Malave
Verina Horne | Reginald Osborne | Vernon Terry
BROADVIEW VILLAGE CLERK (1 open seat)
Judy Brown-Marino | Kevin McGrier
BROADVIEW PARK DISTRICT BOARD (2 open seatS)
Yara Buchanan | Michael Holmes | Alicia Johnson
Tyrone Litle | Jashjuan Short
BROADVIEW LIBRARY BOARD (2 open seats)
[No candidates filed to run for Broadview Library Board in this election.]
District 89 school board (3 open seats)
Proviso East High School District 209
Grades 9-12: 1,660 students
Total operational spending per pupil: $17,338
Low-income students: 46%
Proviso Math and Science Academy District 209:
Grades 9-12: 822 students
Magnet school - competitive admissions policy
Total operational spending per pupil: $16,329
Low-income students: 31%
Proviso West High School District 209:
Grades 9-12: 1,852 students
Total operational spending per pupil: $17,743
Low-income students: 25%
Veronica Bonilla-Lopez | Barbara J. Dahly | Regina Rivers
District 92 school board (3 open seats)
Woodie Morris, Jr. | Tonya Taylor | Penny Williams-Wolford
District 209 school board (4 open seats)
Rodney Alexander | Amanda J. Grant | Arbdella 'Della' Patterson
Samuel Valtierrez
TRITON COLLEGE TRUSTEE
6-YEAR FULL TERM (2 OPEN SEATS)
Luke Casson | Tracy Jennings | Andrew Charles Kopinski
Mark R. Stephens
TRITON COLLEGE TRUSTEE
2-YEAR UNEXPIRED TERM (1 OPEN SEAT)
Candidate questionnaires for Broadview were developed by Activist Toolkit and Village Free Press. Banner photo by Shanel Romain.