Formal announcement will be made Monday at Wilder Mansion.
Elmhurst 6th Ward Alderman Steve Morley is the second sitting alderman to throw his hat in the ring as a candidate for mayor in the April 9 Consolidated Election. Morley, president of an Elmhurst-based marketing company, was born and raised in Elmhurst and is a graduate of York High School. He lives with his wife, Nancy, and their three children. He has served the 6th Ward since 2007 and has been chairman of the city's Development, Planning and Zoning Committee since 2009. In his bid for re-election to City Council in 2011, Morley stated his priorities were fiscal responsibility and solving long-term flooding issues, among other things. Morley will formally announce his candidacy at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, at Wilder Mansion. Lifelong …
Mayor Pete DiCianni announced he is running for DuPage County Board; official announcement planned for Dec. 14 fund-raiser.
Elmhurst Mayor Pete DiCianni announced he plans to run for DuPage County Board in District 2. A number of residents received an invitation to DiCianni's "holiday fund-raiser," where he is scheduled to officially announce his candidacy. The announcement follows the recent decision of current DuPage County Board member and Elmhurst resident Jeff Redick to not seek re-election. DiCianni said Elmhurst needs to retain representation on the County Board. "Elmhurst has always had a seat at the table, which has enabled us to proactively deal with issues such as storm water, transportation, economic development, public safety and public health," he said in a letter to residents, which is written on the invitation to the fund-raiser. "It is integral…
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Dave
7:37 pm on Saturday, November 10, 2012
It would be great if the new mayor was pure business, ran the city on a tight shoestring, stopped using taxpayer funds (be it Elmhurst or state or federal sourced) to buy property and promote "development" and instead focused on the basics that good government should be involved in, such as the flooding problems. Many folks in the private sector have seen their pay frozen, or cut, or worse, their… more ›