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Mundelein mayoral, board candidates to meet in online forums next week, courtesy of Mundelein High students

Editor's note: The web address and pass code for the forums has been updated.

Candidates running for mayor and village board in Mundelein will talk about the issues facing the town in a pair of student-led, online forums next week.

The trustee candidates have been invited to attend a forum set for 6 p.m. Tuesday. The mayoral candidates' forum is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Current and former Advanced Placement government students at Mundelein High School will host the sessions.

"It's a great opportunity for students to get involved in local politics, which is usually left out of the traditional AP government curriculum," teacher Tom Kuhn said. "Students also get a chance to apply the concepts they've learned about at the national level to politics at the local level."

Students helped create a Facebook page for the event and a Google form for questions. They'll also ask the candidates questions, among other tasks.

People can join the forums at: zoom.us/j/91701730242. The pass code is 5M3n%u&?.

To submit questions before the events, go to bit.ly/3qq4xN4 or email Kuhn at tkuhn@d120.org.

Four people are running for mayor: incumbent Steve Lentz, trustees Dawn Abernathy and Robin Meier, and Mundelein High School board member Thomas Ouimet. The seat carries a 4-year term.

Seven people are running for three 4-year trustee terms: Willie Davismckennie, Ray Mullen, former Trustee Angela Trillhaase, Jenny Ross, Village Clerk Sol Cabachuela, Edith Reese and Tim Wilson. None are incumbent trustees.

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  Mundelein High School students will lead a pair of virtual forums next week for candidates for mayor and village trustee. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com, 2018
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