Caucus Trustees to Face Strong Contenders This April
Brian Novak and Lisa Lipin are both running as independents for trustee positions in the Village of Skokie this April. The Caucus Party has held all six trustee seats for more than 50 years and haven't faced an independent-opponent since 1993.
The Caucus Party has held the six trustee positions in the village for more than half a century. David Gleicher and Michael Rosenberg were the last independents who ran for trustee. That was in 1993 and both of them lost. Almost two decades later, however, two new independents will be trying to change village history and be the first non Caucus Party elected trustee in more than 50 years. Lisa Lipin and Brian Novak are both Skokie residents known for being active in the community. On Lipin's end, she founded and currently chairs Skokie Voice, a grassroots organization aimed at improving communication between the village and residents. Meanwhile, Novak is currently a board member of Skokie School District 73.5 and sits on the village's …
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Susan Donian
4:58 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Agreed Katie! I think Brian Novak and Lisa Lipin are both excellent candidates and deserve to win. For the sake of the Village of Skokie and all of our wonderful friends in this town, I sincerely hope these two win and am personally wishing them the best of luck, they are exactly the positive change Skokie so desperately needs NOW! more ›