UpdatedTue, Apr 6, 2021 at 9:14 pm CT
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The races for township supervisor and assessor are uncontested. (Kristin Borden/Patch)
NEW LENOX, IL Republicans running on the Citizens for New Lenox Township slate had a strong election Tuesday, as all the slate s candidates are the projected winners for their races.
The projected winners include: Dave Medema as township clerk; Ronald Sly as highway commissioner; Philip Juarez as township collector; and Martin Boban, Barbara Kaupas, Kathy Hilton and Patricia Deiters as township trustees.
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Tuesday s election results are unofficial until certified by the county on April 27.
Provisional Ballots cast on Election Day and all late Vote By Mail Ballots postmarked by Election Day will be counted at Provisional Count on April 20.
UpdatedTue, Apr 6, 2021 at 2:15 pm CT
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Election Day in New Lenox is Tuesday. (Kristin Borden/Patch)
NEW LENOX, IL Election Day is almost here. There are several elections in New Lenox for school districts, township, park district, village board, fire district, and library, although many candidates are running uncontested.
Contested races in New Lenox include the race for New Lenox District 122 Board of Education, New Lenox Community Park District Board of Commissioners, Lincoln-Way District 210 Board of Education, and several positions for New Lenox Township.
New Lenox District 122 Board of Education
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There are five candidates running for four open positions on the New Lenox School District 122 Board of Education:
Time travel is possible through the study of history, and sometimes it results in unexpected destinations.
The New Lenox Area Historical Society tells of a fort that once stood in the region, believed to have been built in the 1730s between the Native American trails that became todayâs U.S. Highways 6 and 30.
But the fort s existence is about all that can be agreed upon, so Lori Lindberg, chairwoman of the New Lenox Area Historical Society, turned the dialog over to David Rubner, a researcher and author of âabout 25 books or bookletsâ on the areaâs history.
âIâve always been interested in history â in what came before â since I was a little kid and went to the library and looked stuff up,â Rubner said. âI have a degree in geology, which, I guess, is Earth history.â