Updated 4/8/2021 8:08 PM Bryan Wirball has widened his lead in the St. Charles City Council 4th Ward race as more mail-in ballots come in and are counted. On election night, Wirball had 402 votes, while former Kane County Board member John Hoscheit, who had previously served on the St. Charles City Council and St. Charles Park District board, had 401 votes. On Wednesday afternoon, Wirball had 422 votes and Hoscheit had 408 votes, giving Wirball a 14-vote lead.
The other candidate in the race, Laurel Moad, had 142 votes as of Wednesday afternoon. April 20 is the last day Kane County election officials will count provisional and vote by mail ballots.