The community is encouraged to attend a public candidates forum for those seeking at-large positions on the Joliet City Council during the election April 1.

The forum will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Joliet Public Library, 152 N. Ottawa St. in Joliet, according to a news release from the forum co-hosts.

Co-hosts are the Nonviolent Cities Project – Joliet, Speak Up and the League of Women Voters of the Greater Joliet Area.

Joliet residents can submit questions in advance or at the event using forms and index cards on the registration table, according to the release.

New and college-age voters are especially encouraged to attend, although everyone is welcome to come out and ask questions.

Timekeepers will help keep the questions and answers moving so all who attend can participate, according to the release.

Mail-in voting forms will be available at the forum, according to the release.

Light refreshments will be served.