NORWOOD PARK TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR
Anthony J. Nasca
Mr. Nasca is a resident of Norridge and a lifelong resident of Norwood Park Township. He was elected to Supervisor in April 2025 after serving on the board of trustees for 23 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 39 years. Mr. Nasca raised his two sons in Norridge; they attended Leigh Grammar and Ridgewood High Schools.
to contact call 708-453-0861 or email: tony@norwoodpark.com
NORWOOD PARK TOWNSHIP CLERK
Eve M. Pokorny
Ms. Pokorny is a resident of Harwood Heights. She was elected Township Clerk in April 2025. 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
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 and elected Highway Commissioner in 2025. 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 elected Township Trustee in 2025. 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
Frank Di Piero
Mr. Di Piero has been a resident of Norridge and Norwood Park Township since 1991. He is currently a Board of Education Member of Ridgewood High School District 234 where he has served since 2017. He was a mentor at RHS for twelve years. Mr. Di Piero was elected Township Trustee in 2025. He is a volunteer of the Norridge Green Team since 2021. His son and daughter both attended Leigh School and Ridgewood High School.
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.