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 Maywood. Each candidate was given the opportunity to complete a questionnaire developed by members of the Maywood 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 3/16/21]
ABOUT MAYWOOD
Maywood is a home rule community. It elects six at-large trustees and a president who hire and supervise a professional Village Manager, who oversees the day-to-day administration of government services.
Maywood facts and figures:
Population: 23,158 (2019)
2021 annual budget, general fund: $30.5 million
Median household income: $50,176
Per capita income: $22,570
Median value of owner-occupied housing: $151,300
Poverty rate: 15.9%
MAYWOOD VILLAGE MAYOR (1 open seat)
Nathaniel George Booker | Isiah Brandon
Mary "May" Larry | Edwenna Perkins
MAYWOOD VILLAGE TRUSTEE (3 open seats)
Penny M. Evans | Gilberto Guzman | Nathan Lee
Melvin L Lightford Sr. | Eileen Olivier | Aaron Peppers
Antonio Sanchez | Nia Sanders | Nicholas Taylor
Debra Vines | Patrick J. Winters
MAYWOOD VILLAGE CLERK (1 open seat)
Diann W. Baker | Edna Lewis | Viola Mims
Asia Ousley | Gwaine Dianne Williams
MAYWOOD PARK DISTRICT BOARD (2 open seatS)
Jeffrey Dean Harris | Rodney Alexander Montgomery
June Price-Shingles
MAYWOOD LIBRARY BOARD (2 open seats)
Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview District 89
Grades PKâ8: 4,839 students
Instructional spending per pupil: $6,408
Total operational spending per pupil: $12,622
Low-income students: 43%
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%
District 89 school board (3 open seats)
Veronica Bonilla-Lopez | Barbara J. Dahly | Regina Rivers
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 Maywood were developed by Activist Toolkit and Village Free Press. Banner photo by Shanel Romain.