Reopening debate or not, District 25, 214 incumbents dominate Upper from left, Melisa Andrews, Gina Faso, Rich Olejniczak, Anisha Patel and lower from left, Katie Rausch, Greg Scapillato, Deborah Tranter and Todd Witherow were candidates for District 25 school board in the 2021 election. Upper from left, Elizabeth Bauer, Mark Hineman, Rich Menninga, Millie Palmer, and lower from left, Andrea Rauch, Tony Rosselli, Jacqueline Ryan and Lenny Walker were candidates for the District 214 school board in the 2021 election. Anisha Patel
Posted4/8/2021 5:00 AM
Whether it was the reopening debate that got people out to the polls or not, incumbents in two hotly contested Arlington Heights-area school board races ruled election night.
Bertucci, Tinaglia, Baldino and Grasse lead Arlington Heights trustee race Jim Bertucci Wendy Dunnington Upper from left, Rich Baldino, Will Beiersdorf, Jim Bertucci and lower from left, Wendy Dunnington, Nicolle Grasse and Jim Tinaglia are candidates for Arlington Heights village board in the 2021 election. Will Beiersdorf
Updated 4/6/2021 10:45 PM
A pair of incumbents on the Arlington Heights village board appear headed to reelection victories, set to be joined by two newcomers, according to unofficial results Tuesday night.
With all 60 precincts reporting, Jim Bertucci tallied 5,715 votes, Trustee Jim Tinaglia had 5,684, Trustee Rich Baldino had 5,335, and Nicolle Grasse had 5,237, unofficial results showed.
They were trailed by Will Beiersdorf with 3,496 votes and Wendy Dunnington with 3,239.
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With union support, establishment candidates turn back critics of gradual school reopenings
Updated 4/7/2021 2:00 PM
Voters throughout the Northwest suburbs sent educators a message Tuesday for the most part endorsing the gradual reopening approach most districts have taken in response to the pandemic.
In school district after school district, candidates who put a priority on listening to the health experts were elected, apparently often with the help of teachers unions.
This was the case in Glenbard High School District 87, Stevenson High School District 125, Palatine-Schaumburg Townships District 211 and Northwest Suburban High School District 214.
But there were exceptions: In Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 and Barrington Unit District 220, voters split their choices between measured reopening candidates and those who were strongly critical of the remote learning environment.
Why pandemic drove so many challengers to run for school board Chanting Five days a week, Mary Anne and Kevin Sorensen of Aurora participate in a downtown Naperville rally by parents last month to urge school administrators to open schools on a full-time basis. Ryan Rayburn/for the Daily Herald
Stevenson High School students, parents and supporters rally at the Lincolnshire school for a return to in-person instruction in October. John Starks | Staff Photographer
Stevenson High School students, parents and supporters rally at the Lincolnshire school for a return to in-person learning in October. John Starks | Staff Photographer Students at Palatine High School pass through a temperature screening during the first day of hybrid learning in October.