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Daniel Biss appears to be the next mayor of Evanston. With nearly all the precincts counted, he has more than 73% of the vote, defeating Lori Keenan. Evanston incumbent Steve Hagerty did not run for reelection. In Dolton, it looks like Tiffany Henyard appears to have won the primary against incumbent Mayor Riley Rogers. Community activist Andrew Holmes came in third. Robert Shaw also ran for the position. Henyard said shes optimistic about the results and ready to get to work, if elected. She w...

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Those that didnt vote early will head to their local polling site for Tuesdays election. Not all communities have a consolidated primary, as its held in jurisdictions where theres a number of filed candidates for the consolidated general election on April 6, and the primary is used to narrow the field. Also, not all towns have seats up for this election. Residents in Cook, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties have elections Tuesday. DuPage and Will counties dont have primaries and just have the Apri...

Throughout the current campaign for mayor, Daniel Biss has emphasized his record in Illinois politics as the reason why he is the best candidate. However, a closer look at that record shows Biss is not the progressive candidate he claims to be. As stated in a March 2018 Chicago Tribune article, Biss co-sponsored a bill to cut pension benefits for state workers, voted to cut Medicaid benefits and voted to give millions in tax incentives to corporations. According to the Evanston RoundTable, his ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker endorsed Evanston mayoral candidate and former state Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) Thursday.  “(Biss) has a bold, progressive agenda for the City of Evanston,” Pritzker said in a tweet announcing his endorsement. “I look forward to working alongside him to get big things done for Evanstonians.”  The statement follows several high-profile endorsements for Biss, including from U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston), state Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston) and state Sen. La...

Nalls Responds To Gov. Pritzker's Endorsement Of Biss For Mayor - Evanston, IL - "This serves as a red flag, not just as a candidate but as an almost 20 year resident of Evanston," says mayoral candidate Sebastian Nalls.

Mayoral candidate Daniel Biss rejects Ald. Ann Rainey’s endorsement Former state Senator and Evanston mayoral candidate Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) said Friday he could no longer accept Ald. Ann Rainey’s (8th) endorsement. This statement comes after Rainey apologized, and then recanted, to City Clerk Devon Reid for anti-Black comments she made at a candidate forum last week. “Ald. Rainey… reiterated the view that she has the right to control the way in which one of her political opponents ...

The Democratic Party of Evanston has endorsed mayoral candidate Daniel Biss, city clerk candidate Stephanie Mendoza and 1st Ward aldermanic candidate Clare Kelly for the 2021 municipal elections. The organization also endorsed Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th), who is running unopposed for reelection. Throughout January, the DPOE shared candidate endorsement videos on their social media pages. Now, the organization is focusing its efforts on getting out the vote, board president Rachel Ruttenberg said....

Evanston’s three mayoral candidates discussed the issues facing the city and why each believed they would be best to solve them during a recent forum.

Evanston Now Mayoral candidate interview: Daniel Biss Daniel Biss, 43, is a candidate for mayor in the Feb. 23 Evanston primary. Hes a former Illinois state senator and college math professor. Daniel Biss, in an image from his campaign website. Daniel Biss, 43, is a candidate for mayor in the Feb. 23 Evanston primary. He’s a former Illinois state senator and college math professor. Evanston Now’s Jeff Hirsh interviewed Biss about key issues in the campaign, including police s...