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Lake County mayoral elections to watch for on April 6 Clockwise from upper from left, Dawn Abernathy, Steve Lentz, Robin Meier and Thomas Ouimet are candidates for Mundelein mayor. Jeff Halen, left, and Thomas Poynton are candidates for Lake Zurich mayor in the April 6 election. Thomas Hood, left, and David Weinstein are candidates for Gurnee mayor in the April 6 election. Stacy Ellis, left, Scott Gartner and Larry Hanson are candidates for Antioch mayor in the 2021 election. Sandra Jo McClain, left, and Jeff Sode are candidates for Wauconda mayor in the April 6 election. Brian Lohse, left, and Roger Byrne are candidates for Vernon Hills mayor in the April 6 election.
Watch Lake Zurich village president candidates debate the issues
Updated 2/26/2021 12:24 PM
Watch the candidates for Lake Zurich village president take part in a joint interview with a representative of the Daily Herald Editorial Board.
The 49-minute exchange between incumbent Village President Tom Poynton and former village Trustee Jeffrey Halen was recorded Feb. 25 on Zoom. The candidates discussed issues ranging from downtown development to village s handling of the COVID-19 crisis, and each gave their ideas for making the community better.
The election takes place on April 6. Mail-in and early in-person voting begins in Lake County on March 12. related