DeKalb County Board District 10 Election Profile

Jeff Whelan

Party: Representative, Incumbent

Age: 70

Hometown: DeKalb

Education: One semester at DePaul, and 14 credit hours at Kishwaukee Community college

Career: Optical Industry

Main Goals/Priorities:

• Maintaining control of the county’s budget.

• Creating opportunity for more commercial development in the county.

• Making the County Board more proactive for the people of DeKalb.

James MacMurdo

Party: Republican

Age: 59

Hometown: DeKalb

Education: Bachelor’s degree in chemistry from University of Illinois

Career: Retired

Main Goals/Priorities:

• Determining and enacting whatever methods are necessary to attract industry to DeKalb County.

• Ensuring the current committee structure meets today’s needs for the constituents.

Frank O’Barski

Age: 63

Party: Democrat

Hometown: DeKalb

Education: Bachelor’s degree in English literature from Fairleigh Dickinson University, J.D. from the University San Francisco School of Law

Career: Consultant, writer

Main Goals/Priorities:

O’Barski could not be reached for comment despite repeated attempts from members of the Northern Star staff.