2025 Election

St. Charles voters will have choices for their next Mayor and several City Council members during the Consolidated Election on April 1.

Four incumbents are seeking reelection to their positions at DeKalb City Hall in the April 1 consolidated election. Two races, for the mayoral seat and to represent the 2nd Ward, will be contested, filing records show.

Four sitting members of the DeKalb District 428 school board will not seek reelection in the spring, filings show. DeKalb voters likely will have their pick of nearly a dozen new candidates for the four open seats, however.

As the deadline passed to file petitions to become a nominee for the April 1, 2025, consolidated elections, not a single contested race emerged for Plano city government.

DeKalb resident Linh Nguyen’s name will not appear on the April 1 ballot for mayor after the DeKalb Electoral Board ruled Tuesday she filed her papers outside of the window “required by law.” Nguyen said she plans to appeal.

Oswego School Board President LaTonya Simelton, School Board Vice-President Eugene Gatewood, Board Secretary Jared Ploger and board member Jennifer Johnson did not file their nominating petitions by the Nov. 18 deadline. There are four seats open on the board.

Stays ahead of Michelle Stiff by 1,030 votes after late-arriving mail-in ballots are tallied.

One of the longest-serving mayors in DuPage County won’t seek reelection, a village president has stepped down, and another incumbent is running against five challengers.

See who is running for your local school board in 2025.

The only contested Yorkville City Council seat is for Alderman in Ward 4.

The April 2025 ballot is starting to take shape in the Illinois Valley. Here is who filed in La Salle, Mendota, Oglesby, Peru, Princeton, Spring Valley, Streator and Utica.

Three incumbents file for reelection along with six others seeking council seats in April.

A handful of races look to be competitive on the April 1 municipal ballot, with McHenry and a few school boards having more candidates than open seats

Voters will be asked to vote on seven members of the school boards of Joliet Public Schools District 86 and Joliet Township High School District 204 on April 1.

The candidate who sought to challenge the incumbent Kankakee 5th Ward alderman in the April 1 municipal election was officially removed from the ballot

There will be competition for the village of Manteno offices of mayor, trustees and clerk in the April 1, 2025, municipal election as The Manteno Choice Party announced its candidates

Jamie Hicks, an outspoken advocate for change, announced Friday he will be running for La Salle mayor in 2025 with the goal to bring back the town everyone loves and ensure everyone has a voice.

Monday is the final day to file nominating petitions for the election. Sandwich Mayor Todd Latham, who in June announced that he will run for a second term, has filed for reelection.

Across Kane County, voters will get to pick who will serve on their local village boards, city councils, and township, park, library and fire protection district boards this spring.

At least four, and maybe more Sycamore residents will campaign to be elected to a city office in the 2025 consolidated election, but only one of them isn’t currently an elected official, according to city documents.

Three Oswego Library Board incumbents have filed nominating petitions to run for the April 1 consolidated election.

Nine seats on St. Charles City Council are up for election this April, wand all incumbents have already filed for reelection

The ballot for Village of Bourbonnais’ general election next April will have three less names on it for trustee

For the second time in as many hearing dates before the Kankakee Electoral Board, the planned 5th Ward Independent candidate was a no-show at the hearing to debate his election fate

As the first day to file nominations for the April 2025 election got underway, three mayoral and three aldermanic candidates were among the first in line Tuesday at DeKalb City Hall, 164 E. Lincoln Highway.

Tuesday was the first day candidates could file for municipal races in the consolidated election in April – and candidates filed in La Salle, Mendota, Peru, Princeton, Spring Valley, Streator and Utica.

Candidates for village boards, city council, school boards and a host of other elected roles began filing paperwork at with local clerks and at the McHenry County Clerk's office for the April 1, 2025, consolidated elections.

The three at-large Joliet City Council positions will be on the ballot on April 1 when elections are held for city councils, village boards, school boards and most local elected offices.

Candidates for municipal offices file during first day of filing for the consolidated election on April 1, 2025, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, at McHenry City Hall. Tuesday marked the first day of filing for most races that will appear on the April ballot, including city councils and village boards, as well as school, park, fire protection district and township boards.

Petitions for candidacy in the upcoming April 1, 2025 elections for Lockport city offices and school boards are due between Nov. 12 and Nov. 18.

It’s just been a week since that other election, but for many McHenry County communities, filing begins Tuesday for the next one – the local election, which takes place April 1.

The DeKalb Electoral Board met Thursday to review objections filed against the candidacy of Linh Nguyen as she vies to become DeKalb’s next mayor in the April 2025 election. She's one of three candidates who said they'll seek the seat in April.

The Rock Falls City Council could have an almost entirely new group of leaders after the April 1, 2025, election.

Jeff Schielke has been mayor of Batavia since 1981, and he's not done yet.

Victor Santi, who has represented McHenry's First Ward for the past 20 years, does not plan to run in the April 1 local elections.

DeKalb resident Nick Atwood is vying for one of four open spots on the DeKalb School District 428 Board in the April 2025 election.

Former Peru Alderman James “Jamey” Mertel announced his candidacy for Peru City Clerk in 2025.

Peru City Clerk Dave Bartley said Monday he has decided not to run for reelection in 2025 so he can focus on a new opportunity.

Although the candidate roster won’t be complete until nominating petitions are turned in before the Nov. 18 deadline, two familiar faces have told Shaw Local they will be in the running for mayor in April.

Right on the heels of that other election, filing begins for local races, which take place -- not an April Fool's joke -- on April 1, 2025.

The consolidated election set for April 1 will fill two four-year terms on the Dixon City Council.

Letters to the Editor for the Daily Chronicle: Nguyen will make outstanding DeKalb mayor in 2025 election

Peru Alderman Robert “Bob” Tieman said Tuesday he has decided to withdraw from the 2025 mayoral election to focus on representing the 1st Ward.

McHenry Mayor Wayne Jett announced will run for reelection in 2025 after earlier indicating he wasn't sure if he would seek another term.

As voters gear up for November’s general election, potential candidates are making their decisions about whether to run in next April’s consolidated election that will fill city government seats.

Sterling residents will be voting in the upcoming 2025 consolidated election to fill two seats on the Sterling City Council.

Former Chief Judge of the Kane County Circuit Court Clint Hull announced Thursday he challenging incumbent Lora Vitek for St. Charles Mayor.

Todd Volker of Ottawa announced Wednesday his candidacy for election to the Illinois Valley Community College board of trustees.

Election candidate packets are now available for people seeking to run in the April 2025 municipal elections.

With a majority of the council’s support this week, DeKalb will increase city elected official pay which will go into effect after the spring 2025 municipal election.