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Numerous Indian Americans in the Chicago, Illinois, area were seeking public seats in the April 6 election, with some succeeding in their candidacy. Dr. Suresh Reddy, immediate past president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, was among the candidates vying for a Trustee seat in Oak Brook, Illinois, who won handily. Reddy along with the other two winners, Laurence âLarryâ Herman and James P. Nagle, last accumulated âthe three highest unofficial vote totals with 100% of precincts reporting in the election for three four-year terms on the Village Board,â the Chicago Tribune reported. Unofficial vote totals from DuPage County had Herman with 21.60 percent; Nagle, 21.45 percent; Reddy, 19.53 percent; Baar, 15.2 percent; Pruss, 11.34 percent; and Cuevas, 10.89 percent. ....
Hanover Park trustee candidates voice their priorities Top row from left, Yasmeen Bankole, Tonya Frosheiser and Syed Hussaini and, bottom row from left, Bob Prigge and Sharmin Shahjahan are running for 4-year trustee seats in Hanover Park.
Updated 2/19/2021 8:18 PM The five candidates seeking the three available 4-year trustee seats on the Hanover Park village board shared their top priorities for the job during a recent Zoom interview with the Daily Herald. Running in the April 6 election are incumbents Bob Prigge and Sharmin Shahjahan, both seeking their second terms, as well as Yasmeen Bankole, Tonya Frosheiser and Syed Hussaini.
Frosheiser, Hussaini and Prigge are running on a slate with three uncontested candidates incumbent Liza Gutierrez seeking reelection to a 2-year term, newcomer Kristy Merrill for village clerk, and incumbent Rodney Craig seeking reelection as village president. ....
Group launches task force to address systemic racism Sharmin Shahjahan Updated 1/23/2021 11:33 PM The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago has launched an Anti-Racism Task Force to educate and raise awareness about systemic racism, fight for reform through legislation, and take action through community projects. The pandemic and the senseless killing of Black men and women has highlighted the racial and economic injustices in our nation and this challenge is a way for the Muslims of Illinois to come together and empower our communities to address the issues at hand, said council board member Sabina Qadir of Naperville.
The task force s goals include sensitivity training at the council s member mosques, a communitywide summer service challenge, a yearlong public relations campaign, grants for diversity and inclusion in youth programs, and a Muslim Day of Action. ....
Hanover Park Trustee Shahjahan to run again, declines spot on mayor s slate Hanover Park Trustee Sharmin Shahjahan
Updated 12/9/2020 3:10 PM Hanover Park Village Trustee Sharmin Shahjahan will run for reelection on the April 6 ballot, but not as part of the Hanover Park Strong slate organized by Mayor Rod Craig. I ve done a lot of good work in my first four years as trustee and would like to continue to serve the community, Shahjahan said. Mayor Craig asked me to run on his slate, but with (Trustee) Rick (Roberts) and (Village Clerk) Eira (Corral Sepulveda) leaving the board, I did not know all the candidates on the slate and I felt more comfortable running independently, as I did last time. This gives voters an opportunity to assess each candidate. ....