Will County Gazette

Michael Carpanzano, Jean Kelly, and Jose Quintero have won the race for Bolingbrook Village Trustee.

Carpanzano is an incumbent and Kelly is an appointee who won her first election. The candidates ran on the First Party for Bolingbrook slate.

"My continued promise to residents is to keep local government accessible, responsive and closest to the people," Carpanzano said in a release.

The group spelled out its values on its website.

"The First Party For Bolingbrook team of Carpanzano, Kelly, and Quintero is focused on Communication, Kindness, and Quality. We are a team who will fight to: Be an accessible, transparent, and responsive local government; Keep Bolingbrook a safe community; Leverage technology to make Bolingbrook a smart city; Remain fiscally responsible and hold the line on property taxes; Actively recruit and attract high-end restaurants, retailers, and entertainment opportunities; Support and celebrate kindness, acceptance, inclusion, and diversity; Maintain a first-class infrastructure.”

According to Patch, Carpanzano received 3,733 votes, Kelly with 3,266 votes, Quintero had 2,971 votes, Watts 2,618 votes, and Glowiak had 2,108 votes

Carpanzano, Kelly, and Quintero were all endorsed by the Safe Suburbs PAC.

Carpanzano, who holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Saint Francis - Joliet, IL has received several accolades. His recognitions include Best Under 40, My Suburban Life (Shaw Media), September 2014, President's Award for Outstanding Community Service, Bolingbrook Area Chamber of Commerce, March 2012, and Character Counts Award, Bolingbrook/Romeoville Character Counts Coalition, October 2011.

Kelly was a former DuPage Township Assessor (2016 – 2021) and DuPage Township Deputy Assessor (2012-2016).

Quintero "is a proud winner of the 2021 Wintrust Latinx Award which recognizes the remarkable positive influence and far-reaching impact of Hispanics in their community and neighborhoods." Two years ago, he "received the Hospitality Excellence Award from Radisson Hotels Group and in 2018 Jose received the Radisson Hotels Presidents Award for outstanding leadership in the hospitality industry."

Safe Suburbs PAC founder Kevin Coyne said his group’s endorsed candidates saw success in the April 4 election. “It looked like it was a very good night in Naperville and a couple of other communities for our supported candidates. Naperville in particular was a really good showing for candidates that were running on public safety and pro-police candidates and so we're really excited with results,” Coyne, a former Naperville councilman, told DuPage Policy Journal.