Publication Date: 08/01/2024

Michael Benard
Executive Director
Wheaton Park District
630.510.4945 | [email protected]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Beginning Tuesday, August 13, 2024, petitions for candidacy for the 2025 Wheaton Park District Park Board election will be available at the Wheaton Park District Administration Office in the DuPage County Historical Museum, located at 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton, IL, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The petitions will also be available on Tuesday, August 13, 2024 on our website at https://wheatonparkdistrict.com/transparency-portal/board-of-commissioners/.

The consolidated election will take place on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. There are currently three seats up for election. Candidates must be registered voters who have lived within Wheaton Park District boundaries for no less than one year. The Board of Commissioners is comprised of seven volunteers who serve at large for four-year terms and represent the residents of the Wheaton Park District.

Serving without compensation, elected or appointed park district board members provide leadership to further the mission and vision of the park district.  They establish and adopt policies, establish and adopt an annual tax levy, approve and monitor operational and capital expenditures, develop and maintain long-range plans, and oversee the Executive Director.

The mission of the Wheaton Park District is to enrich the quality of community life through a diversity of healthy leisure pursuits and a heightened appreciation for our natural world.  A copy of the Wheaton Park District Board of Commissioners General Practices and Polices Manual can be found on the park district website transparency portal at https://wheatonparkdistrict.com/transparency-portal/policies/#park-board.

Candidates can begin circulating petitions Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.

Petition filing dates are Nov. 12 through Nov. 18, 2024; petitions will be accepted between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Wheaton Park District Administration Office in the DuPage County Historical Museum, located at 102 E. Wesley Street in Wheaton.

Successful candidates will take office at the latter of either the first regular or special meeting after receipt of the official election results or at the first regular or special meeting in the month following their election.

For further information, contact Michael Benard at 630.510.4945 or [email protected].