Spilling the Village Tea

Meet Patricia Kladis-Schiappa, candidate for Dupage County Clerk.  Learn about the candidate but also learn about the office.  In the process, you will get to know the candidate in ways only Spilling the Village Tea can provide! Links:   ⁠www.kladis-schiappa.com⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/kladis_schiappa_4_dupage_clerk/⁠   ⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579580051028⁠ Thanks to the med...

Meet Daniel Hebreard, candidate for President of the DupageForest Preserve District.  Learn about the candidate but also learn about the office.  In the process, you will get to know the candidate in ways only Spilling the Village Tea can provide! Links: Danielhebreard.com Thanks to the media lab at the Downers Grove Public Library. Our logo was designed by Qwurk Communications. Spilling the Villa...

Meet Patricia Kladis Schiappa, candidate for Dupage County Clerk.  Learn about the candidate but also learn about the office.  In the process, you will get to know the candidate in ways only Spilling the Village Tea can provide! Links:   www.kladis-schiappa.com https://www.instagram.com/kladis_schiappa_4_dupage_clerk/   https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579580051028 Thanks to the media lab...

Meet Rebecca Gamboa, candidate for Dupage County Regional Superintendent of Schools.  Learn about the candidate but also learn about the office.  In the process, youwill get to know the candidate in ways only Spilling the Village Tea can provide! Links: Website:  https://www.rebeccafordupageschools.com/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/rebeccafordupageschools Thanks to the media lab at the Down...

Meet Paula Deacon Garcia , candidate for Dupage County Clerk.  Learn about the candidate but also learn about the office.  In the process, you will get to know the candidate in ways only Spilling the Village Tea can provide! Links: https://www.pdg4dupage.com/ Thanks to the media lab at the Downers Grove Public Library. Our logo was designed by Qwurk Communications. Spilling the Village Tea is host...

Meet Gary Grasso, candidate for Chair of the Dupage County Board.  Learn about the candidate but also learn about the office.  In the process, you will get to know the candidate in ways only Spilling the Village Tea can provide! Links: https://garyfordupage.org/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578763859048 https://x.com/GaryGrassoDuPag https://www.instagram.com/garyfordupage/ https://www...

ATTENTION!!!  District 6 includes:  Meet Jesse Guiterrez, candidate for Dupage County Board District 6.  Learn about the candidate but also learn about the office.  In the process, you will get to know the candidate in ways only Spilling the Village Tea can provide! Links:  https://www.jessegutierrezjr.com/ Thanks to the media lab at the Downers Grove Public Library. Our logo was designed by Qwurk...

ATTENTION!!!  District 3 includes: Bolingbrook (Dupageportion), Burr Ridge, Clarendon Hills, Darien, Downers Grove, Hinsdale, Lemont,Naperville, Westmont, Willowbrook and Woodridge   Meet Kari Galassi, candidate for Dupage County Board District 3.  Learn about the candidate but also learn about the office.  In the process, you will get to know the candidate in ways only Spilling the Village Tea ca...

ATTENTION!!!  District 3 includes: Bolingbrook (Dupageportion), Burr Ridge, Clarendon Hills, Darien, Downers Grove, Hinsdale, Lemont, Naperville, Westmont, Willowbrook and Woodridge Meet Marcus King , candidate for Dupage County Board District 3.  Learn about the candidate but also learn about the office.  In the process, you will get to know the candidate in ways only Spilling the Village Tea can...

Meet Gwen Henry, candidate for Treasurer of Dupage County. Learn about the candidate but also learn about the office.  In the process, you will get to know the candidate in ways only Spilling the Village Tea can provide! Links: https://www.facebook.com/p/Gwen-Henry-for-DuPage-County-Treasurer-100081666758328/ Thanks to the media lab at the Downers Grove Public Library. Our logo was designed by Qwu...

ATTENTION!!!  District 2 includes:  Clarendon Hills North Downers Grove North Hinsdale  North Westmont North All of Lombard Oak Brook Villa Park Elmhurst South  Lisle East Meet Theresa McClear, candidate for Dupage County Board District 2.  Learn about the candidate but also learn about the office.  In the process, you will get to know the candidate in ways only Spilling the Village Tea can provid...

ATTENTION:  District 4 includes Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Glendale Heights, and Lombard west of Main Street Meet Isobel Michaud, candidate for Dupage County BoardDistrict 4.  Learn about the candidate but also learn about the office.  In the process, you will get to know the candidate in ways only Spilling the Village Tea can provide! Links: https://isobelmichaud.com/join/ Thanks to the media lab at th...

ATTENTION!!!  The 18th Judicial Circuit includes:  all of Dupage County   Meet Circuit Judge Ann Celine Walsh who will be on your ballot for retention for another term in the 18th Judicial Circuit.  Learn about Judge Walsh but also learn about the office in the ways only Spilling the Village Tea can provide! Links: FB and Instagram: Aco Walsh. *DuPage Domestic Violence Resources through the QR Cod...

ATTENTION!!!  District 2 includes:  Addison (small part),Clarendon Hills, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Hinsdale, Lombard (partial), Naperville (small part), Oak Brook, Oak Brook Terrace, Villa Park, Westmont and Woodridge. Meet Mary Rada Walters, candidate for Dupage County BoardDistrict 2.  Learn about the candidate but also learn about the office.  In the process, you will get to know the candidate...

ATTENTION!!! District 1 includes: Meet Melissa Villanueva, candidate for Dupage County Board District 1.  Learn about the candidate but also learn about the office.  In the process, you will get to know the candidate in ways only Spilling the Village Tea can provide! Links:  https://www.melissafordupage.com/ Facebook, instagram, and Tiktok:  @melissafordupage Thanks to the media lab at the Downers...

ATTENTION!!!  District 3 includes:  Bolingbrook (Dupageportion), Burr Ridge, Clarendon Hills, Darien, Downers Grove, Hinsdale, Lemont (Dupage portion), Naperville (Dupage portion), Westmont, Willowbrook and Woodridge. Meet Ericka Polanco-Webb, candidate for  Dupage County Board District 3.  Learn about the candidate but also learnabout the office.  In the process, you will get to know the candidat...

Meet Amber Quirk, candidate for Regional Superintendent of Schools in Dupage County.  Learn about the candidate but also learn about the office.  In the process, you will get to know the candidate in ways only Spilling the Village Tea can provide! Links: https://quirk4kids.com/ https://www.dupageroe.org/ Thanks to the media lab at the Downers Grove Public Library. Our logo was designed by Qwurk Co...

Meet Yeena Yoo, candidate for Treasurer of Dupage County. Learn about the candidate but also learn about the office.  In the process, you will get to know the candidate in ways only Spilling the Village Tea can provide! Links: www.yeenafordupage.com Facebook.com/yeenayoofordupage Instagram.com/yeenafordupage Thanks to the media lab at the Downers Grove Public Library. Our logo was designed by Qwur...

Meet Carl Schultz, candidate for President of Dupage County Forest Preserve District.  Learn about the candidate but also learn about the office.  In the process, you will get to know the candidate in ways only Spilling the Village Tea can provide! Links: Website: VoteSchultz.orgFacebook: Facebook.com/SchultzforDuPageInstagram: Instagram.com/SchultzForDuPageTikTok: TikTok.com/@SchultzforDuPageX:  ...

On this episode of Spilling the Village Tea, Dr. Duong "Tony" Nguyen, Chief Medical Officer of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), details the purpose why a couple hundred Dupage County residents have been invited via mail to participate in the survey. The operation has been set up in Burr Ridge this October and Dr. Nguyen explains various testing and how the r...

Hello Villagers!  In our continued efforts to prepare for the November 2026 election, this episode targets those of you in the Downers Grove Township which includes:  east of County Line Road, west to Woodward Ave., north to 39th Street and south to to the I & M Canal which means not all of Downers Grove is within the boundaries.  Westmont and Darien are within the boundaries while parts of Wo...

Hello Villagers! This episode features Travis Misurell, founder of the Future is Now Coalition (FiNC). Travis has been concerned about issues many Americans are also concerned about and he identifies it thusly: "right now, big money and party gatekeepers control who you are even allowed to vote for. You're stuck choosing between two pre-approved options and hoping one is slightly less bad...

Hello Villagers!  Sitting board member Christopher Espinozaupdates us on his experiences serving on District 99 School Board and dives into why he is now running for the Dupage County Board.  This is your chance to get to know your candidate better!  He references his experience growing up in Downers Grove and how it shapes what he brings to the table.  There will be a link to our previous episode...

You know how people comment that a duck moves so smoothly, like gliding on the surface of the water yet underneath it is paddling madly?  That is how I feel about the forest preserve district.  So much serenity and beauty when out on the trails but there is so much going on under the surface and Forest Preserve District of Dupage County president, Daniel Hebreard covers so many particulars of thes...

Villagers, have I got something for you!  Spilling the VillageTea is thrilled to have Matthew Topic (President of the Downers Grove Public Library Board) tell us all about his new podcast “Disclosure”.  Outside of his service to the community, Matt is a lawyer specializing in AI and FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) and he has partnered with journalist Jason Leopold exploring the world of FOIA for...