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The newly sworn in Skokie Village Board applauds after a swearing-in ceremony Monday held using video-teleconferencing software. (Village of Skokie/Image via video)
SKOKIE, IL Elected officials were sworn in to new four-year terms Monday, as five current and former Cook County judges administered the oath of office to the mayor, clerk and six village trustees.
The newly elected board includes the first Black trustee in village history and the first female Asian American trustee in village history. It also includes the first candidate in six decades to win office without the support of the dominant Skokie Caucus Party.
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Sales tax revenue in Skokie had dropped in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, creating unique problems for the newly elected Village Board as it prepares to start work on the annual budget, said Mayor George Van Dusen.