Third Elmhurst Alderman Announces Run for Mayor
First Ward alderman enters the fray with Facebook announcement.
A third Elmhurst alderman has announced her intention to run for mayor in the April 9 Consolidated Election. First Ward Alderman Diane Gutenkauf announced via Facebook on Sunday that she would be running. She has represented the 1st Ward since 2007 after being re-elected in 2011. Her current term expires in 2015. She is director of the Robert McCormick Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton. One initiative near and dear to her heart has been conservation, as well as the use of renewable resources to deal with flooding. She recently held a gathering at her home to share information about an energy efficiency program for homeowners, and last year she installed a permeable driveway to minimize rainwater runoff. Gutenkauf often has voted against …
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Jim Court
12:08 pm on Saturday, December 1, 2012
Independence, I am not so sure if I agree. Two strong personalities inevitably clashed. Frustration will do this. Perhaps she should have constrained herself but in the heat of the moment things like this happen. Is a bland personality preferable? Not always. Passionate people respond passionately. more ›