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COOK COUNTY, Ill. - Voters across several Chicago suburbs will head to the polls to elect their next municipal leaders, deciding on mayors, village presidents, trustees, and other key local positions that will shape the future of their communities.
Below is a breakdown of key races in different communities, highlighting the candidates vying for leadership roles in the upcoming election.
Suburban elections
Arlington Heights
Village President:
- Jon S. Ridler (Independent)
- Thomas F. Schwingbeck Jr. (Independent)
- James J. Tinaglia (Independent)
Bellwood
Village Mayor:
- Andre F. Harvey (Bellwood First Party)
- Janel Moreland (Vision of the People Party)
Broadview
Village President:
- Angela Patterson (Broadview Community Party)
- Katrina Thompson (Broadview People's Party)
Dixmoor
Village President:
- Cynthia J. Mossuto (Dixmoor United Party)
- Fitzgerald Roberts (Independent)
Dolton
Mayor:
- Jason House
- Casundra Hopson-Jordan
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Evanston
Mayor:
- Daniel Biss (Nonpartisan)
- Jeffrey Boarini (Nonpartisan)
Evergreen Park
Village President:
- Kelly Burke (Good Government Party)
- William E. Lorenz (Independent)
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Hometown
Mayor:
- Frank E. Finnegan (Independent)
- John P. Forney (Independent)
Matteson
Matteson Village President
- Sheila Yvonne Chalmers-Currin (Matteson Moving Forward Party)
- Muhaymin Muhammad (Independent)
Maywood
Village President
- Nathaniel George Booker (Maywood Together Party)
- Isiah Brandon (People's Choice Party)
- Mary Larry (My Maywood Party)
- Aaron Peppers (Independent)
Mount Prospect
Village Mayor
- Trisha Chokshi (Nonpartisan)
- Paul Wm. Hoefert (Nonpartisan)
Northbrook
Village President
- Kathryn L. Ciesla (Northbrook Caucus of 2025 Party)
- Josha Kaplan (Independent)
Northfield
Village President
- Tracey Mendrek (Nonpartisan)
- Charles Orth (Nonpartisan)
Oak Forest
Mayor
- Donald M. Guisinger (Independent)
- James A. Hortsman (Independent)
- Kenneth Wallace Keeler (Independent)
Oak Park
Village President
- Ravi Parakkat (Independent)
- Vicki Scaman (Independent)
Orland Park
Village President
- Jim Dodge (Orland Park For All)
- Keith Pekau (People Over Politics Party)
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Palos Heights
Mayor
- Jeffrey M. Key (Independent)
- Robert S. Straz (Independent)
Palos Hills
Mayor
- Gerald R. Bennett (Independent)
- A.J. Pasek (Independent)
Park Ridge
Mayor
- Martin C. Maloney (Nonpartisan)
- Sal Raspanti (Nonpartisan)
Skokie
Mayor
- Charles Marbena Isho (Nonpartisan)
- David Lifsics (Nonpartisan)
- Ann Tennes (Nonpartisan)
Thornton Township
Supervisor (Cook County)
- Napoleon B. Harris III (Democrat)
- Richard Nolan (Republican)
- Christopher Clark (Reform Thornton Township Party)
- Nate Fields Jr. (Independent)
Tinley Park
Village President
- Michael W. Glotz (One Tinley Park Party)
- Michael Patrick Maloney (Tinley Together Party)
The Source: Information came from Cook County Board of Elections and previous FOX 32 reporting.