Peotone Library Board Appoints Rebecca Markus to Fill Vacant Trustee Seat

Peotone Public Library District Meeting | March 19, 2026

Article Summary: The Peotone Public Library District Board of Trustees selected Rebecca Markus to fill a vacant seat on the board following a public interview process featuring four local candidates. Markus was appointed by a unanimous voice vote and will serve until the next election.

Board Vacancy Key Points:

• Four candidates interviewed for the position: Meghan Groth-Prepura, Rebecca Markus, Margaret Harms, and Ann Marie Nagel.

• The board amended its agenda to prioritize the interviews at the start of the meeting.

• Rebecca Markus and Meghan Groth-Prepura were both formally nominated before the final voice vote.

• The board later provided an honorarium for retiring Trustee Sandra Gall, thanking her for her years of service.

The Peotone Public Library District Board of Trustees on March 19, 2026, appointed Rebecca Markus as its newest trustee, selecting her from a pool of four candidates following a series of open interviews.

The board voted unanimously to amend the meeting’s agenda, moving the vacancy interviews to the very beginning of the session. The candidates present for the interview process included Markus, Meghan Groth-Prepura, Margaret Harms, and Ann Marie Nagel.

During the interview session, each candidate was given the floor to share personal details and priorities important to them. The board then conducted a question-and-answer session with the applicants. Finally, the candidates were offered the opportunity to ask their own questions regarding the trustee position and board operations.

Following the Q&A, the candidates exited the meeting room to allow the board to deliberate.

After a period of discussion, both Meghan Groth-Prepura and Rebecca Markus were officially nominated for the seat. Board President Margaret Horne then called for a voice vote, which resulted in a unanimous 5-0 approval to appoint Markus to the board.

Markus will fill the vacancy until the next scheduled election. Later in the meeting, the board noted that an honorarium had been provided to retiring Trustee Sandra Gall in appreciation of her dedicated years of service to the library, contextualizing the recent vacancy on the board.