Join the Community Leaders Below and Support the In-Person and Electronic Voting Amendment on 1/24!

About 300 Lake Forest residents have signed our Petition in support of the “In Person and Electronic Voting” Amendment. In addition, the below list of former Mayors, Aldermen, Ad Hoc Bylaws Committee members, and other community leaders, who along with the Caucus Committee, strongly support and ask you to vote in favor of this Bylaws Amendment on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at Gorton Community Center between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. 

LAKE FOREST LEADERS WHO ENDORSE THE

“IN PERSON AND ELECTRONIC VOTING” AMENDMENT

Former Mayors

Rob Lansing, George Pandaleon, Mike Rummel

Present Aldermen

Nancy Novit (Ward 1), Pete Clemens (Ward 1), John Powers (Ward 2), Edward (“Ted”) U. Notz, Jr. (Ward 2), Alice LeVert (Ward 3), Eileen Looby Weber (Ward 4), Richard Walther (Ward 4)

Former Aldermen

James (“Jed”) E. Morris (Ward 1), Kent Novit (Ward 1), Melanie Rummel (Ward 2), Ara Goshgarian (Ward 3), Jim Preschlack (Ward 3), Michelle Moreno (Ward 4)

Ad Hoc Bylaws Committee Members

Robert Kiely (Facilitator), Deborah Saran, Stewart Dixon, Geoffrey Hanson, Katherine Andersen, Derek Johnson

Additional Community Leaders

Madeleine Dugan, Mark Saran, Bonita Friedland

Past Caucus Presidents

Christopher Benes, Joe Oriti

Current Lake Forest Caucus Committee Officers

Regina P. Etherton (President), Scott Nehls (Vice President), Armando Guzman (Treasurer), Dale Tauke (Secretary), Tom Bohac (External Communications), Viktor Brisku (Internal Communications), Peggy Siebert (Fundraising)

Current Lake Forest Caucus Committee

Ward 1:  Desiree Witte (Chair), Annie Cioni, Emily Clark Delfino, Stephen Metcalf, Charlie Notarus, Charles Stephens, Lucas Szot

Ward 2:  Ann Lyon (Chair), Bert Carstens, David Craigmile, Rosemary Kehr, Brian Lang, Susan Magill, Gene Manzer, Katie Dalle Molle

Ward 3: Sandra Petroshius (Co-Chair), Larry Obermeyer (Co-Chair), Wyn Cain, Reid Gustafson, Linda Harmer, John Hubbard, Marian Pearcy, Nick Tatro

Ward 4: Gene Cartwright (Chair), Dee Buckowich, Adam Cohen, M.D., Andy Dalkin, Johanna DeYoung, Matthew Liddy, Jennifer McGregor, Greg Pike, Alex Wilcox

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Yard Signs are still available for distribution. If you would like to put one up in your yard, please email: info@lakeforestcaucus.com and it will be delivered to you.