Profiles

Bob Larsen has served as commissioner of the DuPage County Board for the 6th District since 2010. He serves on the Health and Human Services (chairman), Environmental, Finance, Intergovernmental, Judicial & Public Safety, Public Works, and Technology committees. A partner in the law firm Cunningham, Meyer and Vedrine, he received the American Bar Association’s Award for Professional Merit. Commissioner Larsen is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve currently assigned to Reserve Judge Advocate Command Support Branch, Legal Services Support Section, Marine Corps Mobilization Command. He served on active duty during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, and has earned …

Robert Lovero has served as mayor of Berwyn since 2009. He has been a resident of Berwyn for nearly half a century, and has previously served as an alderman, prosecutor and assistant city attorney. A lawyer with a private practice in Berwyn, Lovero is a member of the Berwyn Development Corporation, Blue Ribbon Historical Committee, American Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Local Law Enforcement Advisory Board and Justinian Society of Lawyers; a past member of the Berwyn Township 708 Mental Health Board; a former precinct captain and current Democratic committeeman; and a member and past president of the Italian American …

Joseph Mancino has served as mayor of Hawthorn Woods since 2009. He also serves on the Lake County Community Development Commission, Lake County Municipal League, Hawthorn Woods Bike Path Committee, and Hawthorn Woods Public Safety and Judicial Committee, and is a trained first-responder on the Community Emergency Response Team. Born in Sicily in 1965, Mancino moved with his family to the Chicago area when he was a young boy. He is CEO of Digital Greensigns LLC, a Chicago-based out-of-home advertising company.

Beniamino Mazzulla has served as mayor of Stone Park since 2001. He was born in Calabria and came to America with his parents in 1976, settling in Stone Park. Since assuming office, Mazzulla has instituted a bilingual village newsletter and has established programs for seniors, homeowners and children. Family-oriented activities have resulted from a resident-member special events committee. He also has spruced up the town and improved landscaping throughout the village. Mazzulla was first introduced to public service in 1995 when he spent two years as a police officer for the Memorial Park District.

Tony Ragucci has served as mayor of Oakbrook Terrace since 2009. His professional experience includes serving in the Oakbrook Terrace Police Department, the Hinsdale Police Department and the Bloomington Police Department. A vice president of the Oakbrook Terrace Police Pension Fund from 2007 to the present, he was awarded the Medal of Valor by the Oakbrook Terrace Police Department as well as the Hinsdale Police Department, and is a member of the DuPage County Award of Valor 100 Club.

Dr. Darlene J. Ruscitti has served as the regional superintendent of schools for DuPage County, and is running for re-election. She is the first woman elected to the position since its inception in 1854. Ruscitti has been a school board and PTO president, teacher, staff developer, administrator and the assistant regional superintendent of schools for DuPage County. Community and professional involvements include the DuPage County Strategic Planning Initiative, DuPage Work Force Investment, DuPage Youth Council, DuPage Juvenile Justice Commission, Congressional Conference on Civic Education and Illinois Task Force on Education Accountability. Awards and recognitions include the Leonardo da Vinci Award …

Frank Saverino Sr. has served as mayor of Carol Stream since 2007, having previously served as a village trustee for eight years and Fire District commissioner for six years. He also serves on the DuPage Water Commission. Saverino began his career in the food service industry in 1964, and in 1981 formed his own company, Saverino & Associates Inc. Confectionery and Food Brokers, located in Carol Stream. He was honored as 1st Broker of the Year in 1993 and as Mentor of Year in 1997 by the Automatic Merchandiser Magazine, and he received a Friendship Award in 1993 from the …

Angelo “Skip” Saviano has served as village president of Elmwood Park since 2013. He recently retired as minority leader of the Illinois House of Representatives, having served in the state legislature since 1992. During his tenure as a state representative, he was a member of several influential committees, and was the first member of a minority party to hold a committee chairmanship in the modern history of Illinois politics. Known for his advocacy on behalf of the young, the elderly, individuals with special needs and public safety, Saviano has been honored by Children’s Place, Suburban Area Agency on Aging, Northeast …

Ronald Serpico has served as mayor of Melrose Park since 1997. A lifelong resident of Melrose Park, he runs a successful law practice in the city. During his tenure as mayor, Serpico has instituted programs that have decreased crime, increased property values and improved the schools as well as the overall economy. He was responsible for the Melrose Park Water Project, a new $40 million water transmission system involving local, state and federal agencies as well as private industry. He and Bellwood Mayor Frank Pasquale were instrumental in the creation of the 25th Avenue Railroad Relocation and Development Authority, which …

Larry Suffredin has served as a Cook County Board commissioner since 2002. He is chairman of the Legislative and Intergovernmental Relations Committee and Rules Committee, and a member of the Finance Committee, the Human Relations Committee, and the Botanic Garden Committee of the Forest Preserve District. Suffredin has extensive state and federal trial experience thanks to a legal career that has spanned over three decades; he has argued cases before the United States and Illinois Supreme Courts, as well as circuits of the United States Court of Appeals and the Illinois Appellate Court. He is a board member of the …