Correction: In an election profile in Monday’s issue of the Northern Star, Stephen Reid was incorrectly listed as affiliated with the Republican party. Mr. Reid is registered as a Democratic candidate for DeKalb County Board District 5. Mr. Reid is also an incumbent in that election. His profile below has been edited to reflect this information.

Derek Tyson

Party: Democrat, Incumbent

Hometown: DeKalb

Education: Master’s Degree in Adult higher education from NIU,

Bachelor’s Degree from NIU,

Associate’s Degree from Richard J. Daley College

Career: Counseling and education, DeKalb County Board District 5

What is your top priority if you are elected?

“One of the things I want to do is work with the police to create a force with the board and the police department. There is a lot of crime in the district and we need to foster a relationship between community and law enforcement. DeKalb has big-city crime. It really does and people don’t really know what’s going on. That’s a big problem I want to address. We also need a program to inform people, especially students, about their rights. I’d like to see us help the senior citizens in this community more. I also want to research the possibility of an industrial line of public transportation. This would mean that people would be able to get the jobs in DeKalb that people from other communities are getting.”

Philip Young

Party: Republican

Hometown: DeKalb

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in geography from NIU,

Master’s student in Technology and Project Management from NIU

Career: Geography research associate, teaches at NIU

What is your top priority if you are elected?

“My top priority is to see [that] the county is still able to grow economically. I would like to see tax incentives occur for incoming businesses.”

Stephen Reid

Party: Democrat, Incumbent

Hometown: DeKalb

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in science from NIU.

Career: Retired DeKalb firefighter, business owner

What is your top priority if you are elected?

“My top priority is to preserve the quality of life in DeKalb and in District 5. I am concerned that certain parts of DeKalb are not safe to walk around at night.”