NORWOOD PARK TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR
Anthony J. Nasca
Mr. Nasca is a resident of Norridge and a lifelong resident of Norwood Park Township. He was appointed to Supervisor in August 2023 after serving on the board of trustees for 22 years and was Board Chairman of the Township Youth Committee. He has served on the Village of Norridge Architectural Review Committee, as treasurer of Leigh School PTA, and volunteered as a NYA Little League Baseball coach. He has been a local real estate professional for over 35 years. Mr. Nasca raised his two sons in Norridge; they attended Leigh Grammar and Ridgewood High Schools.
NORWOOD PARK TOWNSHIP CLERK
Eve M. Pokorny
Ms. Pokorny is a resident of Harwood Heights. She was appointed as Township Clerk in 2024. She is a lifelong resident of the Chicago suburbs including Norridge and Harwood Heights. She is active in the local Kiwanis Club. And spends her time volunteering with the Senior Assistance Center, New Hope Community Food Pantry and Resurrection Hospital. She is retired from working as a computer systems developer and business analyst. Ms. Pokorny is married and lives with her husband Jim.
NORWOOD PARK TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR
Dennis Karns
Dennis Karns is our Norwood Park Township Assessor and has been our Assessor since September of 1996.
In addition to being a Certified Illinois Assessing Official (C.I.A.O.), Dennis has been an attorney since April of 1976 and was an Illinois Administrative Law Judge for over 15 years.
Dennis will help our township residents with obtaining all current and past real estate tax exemptions which include Homeowners’ Exemptions, Senior Exemptions, Senior Citizen Assessment Freeze Exemptions, Disabled Person Exemptions, and Disabled Veterans’ Exemptions.
Dennis will also assist township Residents with filing residential appeals to their assessed values before both the Cook County Assessor’s Office, the Cook County Board of Review and the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board.
NORWOOD PARK TOWNSHIP HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER
Larry Rogawski
A lifetime Norridge and Norwood Park Township resident for over 60 years, Larry Rogawski attended James Giles Grammar School; Ridgewood High School; Triton College and Northeastern Illinois University. As a youth, Larry participated as a player in the Norridge Youth Activities and later as an adult as both a coach & manager for several years and multiple age groups. Larry was a board member of the Ridgewood High School School Board and is a founding member and 1st President of Norridge Cares. Larry was a Journeyman Machinist in the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers' Union for over 20 years. He also served a shop chairman for his local. Larry currently holds an Illinois Managing Broker's License and works for Re/Max Vision. He has been licensed in Real Estate for over 30 years. Larry is currently the Norwood Park Township Highway Commissioner, a position he was first elected to in 2005. Prior to that he was elected as a Norwood Park Township Trustee in 2001. Larry and his wife Liz live in Norridge and have a Daughter Christina and son-in-law Nathan that live nearby. Their newest addition to the family is 1 year old Sasha, a black Labrador they adopted from a rescue shelter.
NORWOOD PARK TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE
Paul Alongi
Mr. Alongi has been a Norridge resident for the past 35 years. He has served on the board of trustees beginning in 2004. In addition, Mr. Alongi was one of the NYA Coordinators as well as a coach for both Little League and Basketball. Both of his sons attended Leigh Grammar School. Currently, Mr. Alongi is employed with the Village of Norridge, Supervisor of Building and Grounds.
NORWOOD PARK TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE
Steve J. Wyda
Mr. Wyda is a resident of Harwood Heights and has lived in Norwood Park Township for 59 years. Elected to Township Trustee in 2021, was originally appointed Township Trustee in 1977 and elected Trustee in 1981, re-appointed in 1999 and elected 2001. Mr. Wyda served on the Harwood Heights Zoning Board of Appeals for a four year term, elected Village Clerk for a four year term and was appointed Harwood Heights Police commissioner in 1986 where he served for 28 years. He coached Harwood Heights little league and Ice Hockey. Mr. Wyda graduated with a degree in business and financial management and retired from banking after 40 years. He is married and raised his two children in Harwood Heights.
NORWOOD PARK TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE
Andrew Cichon
Mr. Cichon is a resident of Norridge and has lived in Norwood Park Township since 1996. He is an alum of Ridgewood High School, Class of 2000. Mr. Cichon was appointed to Township Trustee in 2023. He served as Board President, Commissioner, and Trustee of the Norwood Park Fire Protection District. He was on the Norridge Zoning Board of Appeals and the Planning Commision. He volunteers his time on the Norridge Green Team and Kindness Day Committee. Mr. Cichon is employed as a Local 399 Stationary Engineer and is married to his wife, Diane, and they have two daughters.
NORWOOD PARK TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE
Dennis Stefanowicz
Mr. Stefanowicz and his family reside in Park Ridge and both he and his wife grew up in Norridge and have been lifelong residents of the Township. Elected as a Township Trustee, he Chairs the Finance Committee. Professionally, he is a partner in the Law Firm of Holman & Stefanowicz, LLC. Mr. Stefanowicz’s community involvement includes having served as a part-time police officer, many years as a coach for youth basketball, football, volleyball, and baseball. Mr. Stefanowicz is an alumnus of Giles Elementary, Ridgewood High School and DePaul University where he earned a Bachelor and Juris Doctorate degree. As an undergraduate, he was accepted and continues membership in Pi Sigma Alpha, a National Political Science Honor Society. In law school, Mr. Stefanowicz served as a staff writer and then a Managing Editor of the DePaul Business Law Journal. He has served one-term on the DePaul College of Law Alumni Board and two-terms on the DePaul University Alumni Board. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, National Employment Lawyers Association and the Advocates Society, an Association of Polish-American attorneys. He is also a volunteer at the Amicus Poloniae legal clinic.