Despite his election this April, Clyde McLemore was not sworn in as a member of the Lake County Regional Board of School Trustees on Monday night as the Lake County state's attorney's office, Regional Office of Education and current board members asserted he is ineligible since Julie Gonka's term is not up until 2025.
A late legal challenge from the Lake County State's Attorney's Office may prevent Clyde McLemore, the founder of the Lake County Black Lives Matter chapter, from taking the seat he won on the Regional Board of Schools. McLemore said he still intends to take office, and is examining his legal options.