Southland People's Party: Every Villager. Every Voice. Every Block.
Vote for us for Homewood Village Trustee Elizabeth Varmecky·Marc Alan Fishman·Tresha Lyons
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Our Candidates
Elizabeth Varmecky
Elizabeth Varmecky moved to Homewood in 2018 because she fell in love with the community's diversity and saw so much potential in her new house and yard. Read Full Bio
By day, Liz is an IT manager. By night, she's a champion for green spaces, working with South Suburbs for Greenspace to expand, improve, and protect them. Truck No!
This is Liz's second run for Trustee, and she has big plans. She wants to start monthly public town halls where every villager can share their concerns and ideas directly with their trustees. She also wants to create an Environmental Justice Commission to protect our air, water, and green spaces.
When she's not at work or at a meeting, you'll probably find Liz in her garden tending native plants or getting in over her head with a home renovation. She wouldn't have it any other way!
Marc Alan Fishman
Marc Alan Fishman has been almost a lifelong Homewood resident — graduating from Churchill, James Hart, and then H-F. After college, Marc returned to the area and lived in the south suburbs (with his first home still in District 153), ultimately moving officially back to Homewood proper in 2021. Read Full Bio
By day, Marc is a graphic designer and marketer. By later that day he's the co-founder and creator of Unshaven Comics — his original comic book studio founded with lifelong Homewood mates Matt Wright and Kyle Gnepper.
With a firm belief that local government should be populated by folks from all perspectives and backgrounds, Marc's interest in becoming a Trustee grew from a continued curiosity into Homewood's inner workings. After attending the Village of Homewood's Civic Academy, Marc's desire to bring big ideas to the town he loves only grew larger.
Outside work and comics, Marc is a devoted husband and father to 4 kind, funny, charming, chaotic kids.
Tresha Lyons
Tresha Lyons moved to Homewood in 2020 with her two children, and quickly came to appreciate the diversity, family atmosphere, educational opportunities, and strong sense of community that makes Homewood such a special place to live. Read Full Bio
With a professional background in Child Welfare and Care Coordination in the healthcare field, Tresha has learned the importance of listening, connecting people to resources, and advocating for those whose voices may not always be heard.
Tresha is running for Village Trustee because she's always believed in doing good and making a meaningful difference in the community. She's seen firsthand how Homewood neighbors come together when challenges arise, and wants to help strengthen that spirit of collaboration while making sure residents feel heard, respected, and represented.
Outside of work and community involvement, Tresha enjoys going on adventures with her family — including trips to Universal and Disney in Florida, family game and movie nights, and trying new restaurants together.
The Big Three
Our Commitment
Every Villager Matters
We believe great decisions start with great listening. That means regular town halls where trustees show up to hear from you — not just report what has already been decided. It means commissions dedicated to the voices that matter most: our kids and teens, our seniors, our small business owners and more. With more transparency and more access, the best changes happen when more villagers are in the room.
Every Voice Counts
Homewood is a genuinely diverse village, and it's time to turn the volume up about it. That means proactively celebrating LGBTQ Pride in June, Black excellence in February, Hispanic Heritage in September, and more — loudly, joyfully, every year. It means every villager gets an equal voice in shaping where we're headed next.
Every Block Belongs
Every neighborhood in Homewood deserves the same investment: safe streets and sidewalks, accessibility for all, and green spaces guarded by an Environmental Justice Committee. A thriving small business community — bolstered by local events — gives every block somewhere to go. We'll make room for the hangout spots this town is missing — places for kids and teens to meet, create, and just be. All that, and we'll make sure there's a place to park!
Our Proposals
Eight places to start. Tap any card to learn more.
01Real Town Halls
Right now, if you want to speak at a Village Board meeting, you get three minutes — and that's not even a law, it's just how things have always been done. We want regular, honest-to-goodness town halls: trustees in the room, mic in the audience, no agenda but you. Take your time. Be heard. We're also looking at the entire meeting structure itself — there are other ways to run a public meeting that invite more participation, not less, and we want those changes in place from day one.
02New Commissions
A Youth Commission. A Senior Commission. An Environmental Justice Commission. Homewood deserves dedicated spaces where the people closest to an issue help shape the solution — not commissions hand-picked and controlled by one office, but real, representative bodies with a real voice in village decisions.
Examples from neighboring suburbs coming soon03All Flags Flown
Flossmoor, our neighbor just south, proudly celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month — in a village with roughly the same demographics as ours. It sends a message, inside and outside our borders, when a community chooses to recognize and celebrate who actually lives here. We want Homewood to fly every flag that tells our villagers: you belong here, and we see you.
04More Parking, More Accessibility
A more walkable downtown isn't just better for pedestrians — it's better for drivers, too. Safer streets and better accessibility for kids, families, and active adults means fewer cars competing for the same spaces, which means more parking available for the people who need it. Everyone wins.
05A Food-Focused Farmers Market
A farmers market should be a destination, not an afterthought. We want to grow Homewood's market into something genuinely food-focused — more local vendors, more reasons to come downtown and stay a while.
06Bring Back Wednesday Nights
Homewood once had a Wednesday evening market that gave working families a second chance to come downtown, shop local, and see their neighbors. We want to bring that rhythm back — more chances to gather, not fewer.
07Create Third Spaces
Homewood used to have places for kids and teens to just be — a music venue, a comic shop with room to hang out, diners where you could stay for hours without spending a fortune. We want to bring that back: private spaces like family-friendly restaurants, bowling, all-ages music venues, and cafes that welcome people hanging out — plus public spaces like the Auditorium, our parks, and Izaak Walton, Homewood's largest green space.
08Closer Ties to Library, Schools & Park District
Our library, our schools, and our park district all do incredible work for this village — independently, on their own budgets, with their own boards. We want Village Hall to be a genuine partner to all three, not a separate silo. That starts with understanding our village's full financial picture, including how past development decisions affect the resources available to the institutions our kids depend on most.
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