Questions for new school board member Stephanie Radloff
Stephanie Radloff had a successful write-in campaign and will be the new ISD166 school board member. Submitted photo
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When the Cook County ballots were printed, there were no candidates for District 4 of School District 166. No one came forward in time to run for the seat vacated when Sissy Lunde decided not to run for re-election.
Two candidates came forward later to announce that they were running as write-in candidates, Lindsey Gau and Stephanie Radloff.
In a very close finish in the November 3 election, Radloff won the seat with 209 votes. Gau finished with 201 votes.
In a WTIP candidate interview, Radloff noted that she was running so parents like herself could have a voice. Radloff was particularly focused on School District 166 returning to an in-person learning model because of the low COVID-19 cases in the county--at that time.
WTIP's Rhonda Silence spoke with Radloff the day after the election to see if her stance had changed in light of the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in Cook County.
WTIP also asked Radloff for her thoughts on one of the issues Lindsey Gau had championed in her write-in campaign, inclusiveness and the need to eliminate systemic racism. Radloff talked about the atmosphere at School District 166--now, and when she was a student there.
Here's their conversation.
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