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All results are unofficial until certified by the Cook County Clerk Included in the unofficial election day results are early votes and votes that were cast in precincts on election day. Mail-in votes received during the early voting period are also figured into Tuesday's totals. The Cook County Clerk has two weeks to count the mail-in ballots trickling in after election day, as long as they are postmarked by April 6, 2021. Early voting in the April 6 consolidated election was higher than the past two consolidated elections in 2019 and 2017. Requests for mail-in ballots were also up. For more...

Reply Evergreen Park voters head to the polls on April 6. (Lorraine Swanson/Patch) EVERGREEN PARK, IL — Evergreen Park's normally uneventful mayoral elections suddenly got more interesting after Mayor James Sexton announced his retirement in December after 20 years. Sexton's Good Government/United Homeowners slate continues with three trustee seats up for renewal in a contested race between five candidates, although one challenger appears to have ghosted the campaign trail. The village is poised to elect its first female mayor, with State Rep./Village Trustee Kelly Burke and resident Shawn ...

Filing Begins For EP Village Board Seats In April 2021 Election Patch 12/16/2020 Lorraine Swanson © Courtesy of Rep. Kelly Burke Kelly Burke files to run for mayor of Evergreen Park with Better Government slate in April 2021 Consolidated Election. EVERGREEN PARK, IL — Good Government Party candidates filed nominating petitions Monday at Evergreen Park Village Hall for the April 6, 2021 Consolidated Election. Candidates interested in running for village board offices have until Dec. 21 to submit the nominating petitions to get on the ballot next April. So far, no one els...

UpdatedThu, Dec 10, 2020 at 11:21 pm CT Replies(7) Mayor James Sexton returns to the village board in 2012 after being sidelined by West Nile Virus. (Patch File Photo) EVERGREEN PARK, IL — Wishing to "derail social media rumors," James Sexton, the mayor of Evergreen Park for 20 years announced his retirement in a letter to constituents. Sexton also endorsed State Rep. Kelly Burke, also a village trustee, for mayor in the April 6, 2021 election. Although rumors of his retirement had been swirling around for the past month, Sexton's announcement Thursday surprised some people. "Forty years...