Kindly note… The seven-member Naperville Park District Board of Commissioners meets together twice a month at Fort Hill Activity Center. Commissioners also serve various committees. The next in-person board meeting is set to begin at 6:30PM Thurs., Aug. 22, in the Multipurpose Rooms, 20 Fort Hill Drive, Naperville, IL 60540 (Note that live stream will be available at www.youtube.com/user/NaperParks) / Four of seven four-year seats will be up for election on April 1, 2025, and petition packets are now available at the Park District Administration Building, 320 W. Jackson Avenue, in downtown Naperville. Petition packet filing begins Nov. 12 and runs weekdays through Nov. 18. (PN File Photo)
Petition packets for the 2025 Naperville Park District Board of Park Commissioners election became ready for pickup by interested park board candidates beginning Friday, August 16, 2024. Packets may be picked up from 9AM to 4PM, Monday through Friday at the Park District Administration Building located at 320 W. Jackson Avenue at the desk of Monika Solomacha, Executive Administrative Assistant/Local Election Official.
Four positions will be up for election on April 1, 2025; newly elected commissioners will serve four-year terms.
Individuals who wish to run for a seat on the board must be at least 18 years of age and a Naperville Park District resident for at least one year prior to the election.
Rhonda Ansier, Mary Gibson, Leslie Ruffing, and Alison Thompson hold the four board positions that will expire in April 2025. Chris Jacks, Rich Janor and John Risvold were elected in 2023 to serve through 2027.
A few important notes to potential candidates
The minimum number of signatures required is 644.
Office hours for petition packet filing will be 8:30AM to 4:30PM, November 12, 13, 14, 15 and 8:30AM to 5PM on November 18, 2024.
The Park District makes these packets available as a matter of convenience, but candidates are solely responsible for complying with all requirements of the law concerning their candidacy and are therefore encouraged to consult an attorney prior to circulating petitions and before filing for any office.
The Naperville Park District provides this information as a public service and a matter of convenience. The Park District and its local election official make no representations regarding the accuracy or validity of this information, these requirements, or these forms.
Be sure to consult with an election attorney before taking action based upon information and forms provided. Anyone who uses them does so at his/her own risk.
