Eight running for three Joliet Junior College board positions

Residents of Joliet Junior College District 525 will choose from eight candidates to fill three seats on the JJC Board of Trustees in the April 2 election.

All candidates are seeking six-year terms on the board and will appear in the following order on the ballot, according to a news release: John (Jake) Mahalik of Joliet, Dan McDonnell of Morris, James A. Budzinski of Mokena, Christopher J. Rademacher of Shorewood, Thomas Scott McCullagh of Shorewood, Isiah “Ike” Williams Jr. of Joliet, Mike O’Connell of Shorewood and Nancy Garcia of Romeoville.

JJC is governed by a seven-member board elected from within the seven-county college district for at-large, staggered six-year terms. A student representative, appointed annually, is a non-voting member.

O’Connell and Mahalik are incumbents.

For information about the JJC board, including scheduled meeting dates and agendas, visit the board's web page.