Voting is one way Brookfield and Riverside residents can make their voices heard and enact change on the local level during the April 2025 local elections.

This year’s election takes place April 1, or voters can get out early to cast a ballot in March. Residents will choose the outcome of positions including village presidents, seats on the village boards of trustees, and local school and library boards.

Register to vote

First-time eligible voters, those looking to change their registration address or anyone looking to double check they’re set for Election Day can do so at https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/elections/voter-registration.

To vote in Illinois, you must turn 18 years old on or before the date of the consolidated election. You must be a United States citizen and live in your election precinct at least 30 days prior to the Election Day. You cannot be serving a jail or prison sentence and cannot have claimed the right to vote anywhere else.

For the April 1 election, voters can register online, in person or by mail.

With an Illinois driver’s license or state ID, you can register through the Illinois State Board of Elections at https://ova.elections.il.gov/ by March 16. You can also fill out a form on that website by printing and signing it and mailing it in by March 4.

To register in person, suburban Cook County residents can go to one of the Cook County Clerk’s locations, a village clerk, an Illinois Secretary of State’s driver’s license facility or deputy registrars.

Individuals wanting to register to vote during early voting can do so by bringing two pieces of identification, one with a current address, to their voting site. You can also register on Election Day at your home precinct or an Election Day Vote Center.

Voting early and day-of

Suburban Cook County voters can cast their ballot ahead of April 1 at Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. While there are no early voting locations in Riverside, voters can also cast early ballots at the Pavek Community Center in Berwyn, 6501 31st St., and Lyons Village Hall, 4200 Lawndale Ave. Suburban residents seeking to vote early can do so at any early voting location.

Other early voting locations can be found on the Cook County Clerk’s website.

Early voting is available from March 17-31. Polling locations will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays during this period.

Local voters can also apply for a mail-in ballot, which must be mailed by April 1 using a USPS mailbox, deposited at a designated drop site or turned in on Election Day in person. Brookfield Village Hall is one such drop site.

Voting is open for the consolidated municipal elections from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 1. Brookfield Village Hall is not a polling place on Election Day. Instead, residents can find their designated polling place at https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/elections/your-voter-information. 

Who is running?

Brookfield

Village President (one seat open)
Village Trustee (three seats open)
  • Jennifer Hendricks (Incumbent)
  • Kit Ketchmark (Incumbent)
  • Kyle Whitehead
Village Clerk (one seat open)
  • Michael Melendez
Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library (four seats open)
  • Natalie DeJonghe
  • Priscilla Grote
  • Tristan Gunn
  • David Jakubiak
  • Alan Miller
  • Karl Olson
  • Michelle Parker (Incumbent)
  • Phil Weglarz

Riverside

Village President (one seat open)
Village Trustee (three seats open)
  • Joseph Fitzgerald
  • Elizabeth Kos (Incumbent)
  • Aberdeen Marsh-Ozga (Incumbent)
Riverside Public Library (three seats open)
  • Amy Bilow
  • Tracy Bohrer
  • Mickey Novak

School boards

Brookfield-LaGrange Park School District 95 (four seats open)
  • Jacqueline Jordan (Incumbent)
Riverside School District 96 (four seats open)
  • David Barsotti (Incumbent)
  • Stephanie Basanez Gunn (Incumbent)
  • Daniel Hunt (Incumbent)
  • Matt Olech
Riverside-Brookfield High School District 208 (three seats open)
  • Nicholas Caputo
  • Lorena Gasca (Incumbent)
  • Ryan VenHorst (Incumbent)
  • Eric West
  • Patrick Williams

Correction, Feb. 18, 2025, 11:10 a.m.: A previous version of this story misstated the number of open seats at the D95 school board. That number is four. The Landmark apologizes for the error.