Illinois Fire Fighter Elected to Village Board of Trustees

May 21, 2007 – A Waukegan, IL Local 473 fire fighter is one of three new faces on the Antioch Village Board of Trustees. Michael Wolczyz was sworn in and began serving his first four-year term May 7, 2007.

“Antioch is a growing community,” says Wolczyz. “As a citizen here, I wanted to have a say in how to improve public safety and plan future commercial development.”

One of the major factors that helped Wolczyz get elected was the support from his fellow Local 473 members who campaigned door-to-door, sent mailers and attended public events.

Seven candidates ran for the three open seats. Those with the top three votes were elected. The three winners won roughly 55 percent of the 8,036 votes casts.