Published by steveba2103 on April 8, 2021
By DAILY SOUTHTOWN STAFFDAILY SOUTHTOWN |APR 06, 2021 AT 10:06 PM
A Republican slate headed by Will County Board member Steve Balich appeared to sweep Homer Township elections and oust Supervisor Pam Meyers and other Homer Township United incumbents.
Balich led Meyers in the supervisor race with 58.5% of the vote, according to unofficial results.
“The Homer GOP carried the day,” Balich said. “We’re going to fix where we live. We have a lot of work ahead of us.”
Meyers could not be immediately reached Tuesday night.
The Republican slate led in every contest. Vicki Bozen led Kathleen Kruczek for clerk. Carmen Maurella led Karen Szynkowski for assessor. Brent Porfilio led John Ash for highway commissioner. Mark Gawron led Quinn Polaski for collector.
Republican trustee candidates Matt Connelly, Angela Adolf, Mike Bonomo and Rob Rivera led United trustee candidates Ed Kalas, Tom Fijan, Sharon Sweas and Ken Marcin.
Results reported by the Will County clerk’s office are unofficial until certified. The canvass deadline is April 27.
It was not immediately clear how a shake-up of township officeholders might affect a legal dispute between the township and village of Homer Glen over the Homer Township Road District. Homer Glen is seeking the road district’s assets through a transfer of stewardship, which the township has opposed. The township sued the village in December and the case is pending.
Village of Homer Glen trustees Keith Gray, Carlo Caprio and Broque Backal sought reelection on the Leadership for Homer Glen slate, and were hundreds of votes behind the People Not Politics slate of Jennifer “Norma Rae” Trzos-Consolino, Dan Fialko and Rose Reynders.
Nicole La Ha of People Not Politics slate was the only candidate who sought a two-year seat on the board. Village President George Yukich ran uncontested in 2019 and his term expires in 2023.
