Dupage Policy Journal

Hinsdale voters will decide who will serve village and library board trustees when they head to the polls on April 2. 

Interested candidates had until Dec. 17 to file their nominating petitions. The local election board determines the number of signatures required to earn a spot on the ballot.

According to local election officials and the Illinois State Board of Elections, the following individuals turned in nominating petitions to run for the open seats:

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Name	Position Seeking	Address	Party Affiliation as of 2016**	Date of Birth	Incumbent Y/N?
Scott Banke	Trustee	427 N. Vine Street	Republican	01-31-1964	No
Bill Cotter	Trustee	547 N. County Line Road	Republican	09-06-1981	No
Laurel Haarlow	Trustee	144 E. Sixth Street	Republican	03-01-1966	No
Michael N. Ripani	Trustee	917 S. Thurlow	Unavailable	09-05-1961	Yes
Luke Stifflear	Trustee	28 N. Garfield Street	Republican	11-25-1968	Yes
John Bloomfield	Library Trustee	519 Fuller Road	Republican	08-11-1957	No
Julia Liesse	Library Trustee	311 N. County Line Road	Democrat	03-04-1961	Yes
Ling Zeng	Library Trustee	88 S. Bodin	Unaffiliated	08-02-1973	No

Source: Village of Hinsdale and the Illinois State Board of Elections

**Party affiliation is not declared by candidates in local elections. LGIS has determined party affiliation for candidates based on the party designation for the primary election in which they last voted.