The Wheaton Chamber of Commerce and League of Women's Voters will host a candidate forum for candidates in the District 200, City Council and Wheaton Park District elections Thursday, March 14, at the Wheaton Park District Community Center, 1777 S. Blanchard St., Wheaton.
Candidates in contested races will have two minutes each to give opening statements. The forum will begin at 7 p.m.
Patch will provide live updates during the forum for readers who won't be there via CoverItLive. You can also watch a live stream of the forum here, courtesy of WebRocketVideo.com.
Read about the races:
City Council
There are five seats up for election this year, including one at-large seat. The only contested seat is in the North District, where four candidates are running for the position including incumbent Phil Suess.
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District 200
There are nine candidates running for four seats on the Board of Education. Joann Coghill, Barbara Intihar and Ken Knicker are the incumbent candidates. The fourth seat up for election currently belongs to Andy Johnson, who is not seeking re-election in 2013.
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Wheaton Park District
There are four candidates running for three seats on the park district board of commissioners.
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Early voting begins March 25. Election Day is April 9.
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