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Your Vote! Your Way! Petition
Greetings Lake Forest Registered Voters,
For 92 years the Lake Forest Caucus, of which you are all members, has through a rigorous process recruited and evaluated intelligent, non-agenda driven citizens to recommend for positions on City Boards and Commissions. The Caucus also recruits, evaluates and endorses citizens for the elected positions of School Board, Alderman, and Mayor. Under this system, the City of Lake Forest has thrived while maintaining sound financial discipline.
The voters of our community often have very busy lives and on any given Caucus-member voting day may find it difficult to appear “in person,” as required by Caucus Bylaws, to vote on Caucus matters. To increase the opportunities for Lake Forest registered voters to have their voices heard, the Lake Forest Caucus Committee is recommending adoption of a Bylaws Amendment to authorize on-line voting, in addition to continuation of in-person voting.
Sign our petition to show your support for adding in-person and electronic voting options to the Lake Forest Caucus Bylaws.
LAKE FOREST LEADERS WHO ENDORSE THE "IN PERSON AND ELECTRONIC VOTING" AMENDMENT
Former Mayors
- Rob Lansing
- George Pandaleon
- Mike Rummel
Present Aldermen
- Nancy Novit (Ward 1)
- Pete Clemens (Ward 1)
- John Powers (Ward 2)
- Edward ("Ted") U. Notz, Jr. (Ward 2)
- Alice LeVert (Ward 3)
- Eileen Looby Weber (Ward 4)
- Richard Walther (Ward 4)
Former Aldermen
- James ("Jed") E. Morris (Ward 1)
- Kent Novit (Ward 1)
- Melanie Rummel (Ward 2)
- Ara Goshgarian (Ward 3)
- Jim Preschlack (Ward 3)
- Michelle Moreno (Ward 4)
Ad Hoc Bylaws Committee Members
- Robert Kiely (Facilitator)
- Deborah Saran
- Stewart Dixon
- Geoffrey Hanson
- Katherine Andersen
- Derek Johnson
Additional Community Leaders
- Madeleine Dugan
- Mark Saran
- Bonita Friedland
Past Caucus Presidents
- Christopher Benes
- Joe Oriti
Current Lake Forest Caucus Committee Officers
- Regina P. Etherton, President
- Scott Nehls, Vice President
- Armando Guzman, Treasurer
- Dale Tauke, Secretary
- Tom Bohac, External Communications
- Viktor Brisku, Internal Communications
- Peggy Siebert, Fundraising
Current Lake Forest Caucus Committee
Ward 1
- Desiree Witte, Chair
- Annie Cioni
- Emily Clark Delfino
- Stephen Metcalf
- Charlie Notarus
- Charles Stephens
- Lucas Szot
Ward 2
- Ann Lyon, Chair
- Bert Carstens
- David Craigmile
- Rosemary Kehr
- Brian Lang
- Susan Magill
- Gene Manzer
- Katie Dalle Molle
Ward 3
- Sandra Petroshius, Co-Chair
- Larry Obermeyer, Co-Chair
- Wyn Cain
- Richard Fisher, M.D.
- Reid Gustafson
- Linda Harmer
- John Hubbard
- Marian Pearcy
- Nick Tatro
Ward 4
- Gene Cartwright, Chair
- Dee Buckowich
- Adam Cohen, M.D.
- Andy Dalkin
- Johanna DeYoung
- Matthew Liddy
- Jennifer McGregor
- Greg Pike
- Alex Wilcox
Add signatureSign the Petition: Lake Forest Caucus Voting Amendment
I support adding in-person and electronic voting options to the Lake Forest Caucus Bylaws.
YOUR VOTE! YOUR WAY: IN PERSON or ON-LINE!
VOTE YES for the Amendment on January 24, 2026 and BE HEARD!
Polls will be open at the Gorton Center from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Proposed Amendment Text
The Bylaws of the Lake Forest Caucus shall be amended by adding the following as a new Article X and renumbering the existing Article X as Article XI.
ARTICLE X- IN-PERSON AND ELECTRONIC VOTING
Notwithstanding any provision of these Bylaws to the contrary, as to any or all processes of voting by the Caucus general membership that take place pursuant to these Bylaws:
(a) in-person voting shall be made available;
(b) the Caucus Committee is allowed to implement electronic voting as an additional voting option;
(c) each vote cast pursuant to electronic voting shall be deemed to be a vote cast by a voter present at a meeting;
(d) if voting is done electronically, verification and counting of votes may be provided by one or more reputable third-parties retained for this purpose; and
(e) voting by mail-in ballot is not required.
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Greg Pike
57sc- Currently on Lake Forest Caucus Committee
- Former Buffalo Grove Trustee
- Former trustee liaison to various committees (Planning and Zoning, Police and Fire Commission, Public Works, Farmers Market, D21 and D102).
- Former Penfield Children's Center board member.
- Former Accion Chicago (now Allies For Community Business) board member (includes Board Chair, Vice Chair, Lending Committee Chair and Portfolio Chair).
Buffalo Grove Trustee (2019-2023)
Elected Allies for Community Business / Accion Chicago (2008-2021)
Former Board Chair, Vice Board Chair, Chair various committees Penfield Children's Center - 2019-2021
Board Member CPS Real Men Read - 2004-2006
Chase Saturday Scholars - 2004-2006
Current Member of the Buffalo Grove Rotary AK' Tenamit
Service Trips - two trips to Guatemala to renovate a boarding school (Rotary) and deliver water purifiers (Guatemala and Honduras). P
ast member of the Buffalo Grove / Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce Numerous Committee assignments/liaisons as Village of Buffalo Grove Trustee: - Planning and Zoning Commission - Public Works - Police and Fire Commission - Ethics Commission - Farmers Market Committe - Liaison to D102 and D21 school districts -
Greg Pike moved to Lake Forest in 2023 with his wife Elysa and three sons, Bradley, Ryan and Danny. He graduated from Miami University (BS in Finance), DePaul University (MBA) and ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the University of Pennsylvania. Greg has been in banking for over 25 years and currently EVP and Chief Credit Officer of Old Second National Bank. Additionally, he served as a Village of Buffalo Grove Trustee, held various leadership positions on several community boards and has gone to Guatemala on two occasions through Rotary to renovate a boarding school (AK' Tenamit) and delivered water purifiers to remote villages. Greg looks forward to representing the residents of Ward 4 through his participation on the Caucus Committee and giving back to the Lake Forest community.NoneMiami University - BS in Finance DePaul University - MBA ABA Stonier Graduate School of Bank - University of Pennsylvania