Arlington Hts. trustee chosen.(News)

The new Arlington Heights trustee will be announced -- and possibly sworn in -- Monday night at the village board meeting. Mayor Arlene Mulder will appoint the new trustee, who will replace Helen Jensen. Jensen retired at the end of last year. The appointment needs the approval of the village board.

Mulder said Friday she would not yet announce the name because she needed to double check with individual board members to be sure they concurred with the appointment.
She also had to notify at least one candidate that he or she had not been selected.The new trustee is one of approximately 12 people who applied for the position, Mulder said. She added that the person is well-known, but does not currently hold an elected office.

The appointee is a business person who has lived in the village for a considerable length of time and is active in the community, Mulder said. The appointment runs through the next consolidated local election in April 2011. At that time, the seat will be up for re-election.