South and southwest suburbs choose mayors/village presidents

There were more than two dozen mayor and village president races to be decided Tuesday night in the south and southwest suburbs. Unofficial results from Cook and Will counties show some incumbents heading toward defeat. In Burnham, Mayor Robert Polk had 52.

5% of the vote over challenger Antwon Russell. Dixmoor Mayor Fitzgerald Roberts led with 73% of the vote over Cynthia Mossuto with two of three precincts in. In Dolton, Democratic nominee Jason House had more than 95% of the vote over Independent candidate Casundra Hopson-Jordan with 14 of 17 precincts counted, with his Clean House slate for trustee easily outpacing the sole Rebuliding Dolton candidate.



House will replace incumbent Mayor Tiffany Henyard. In Evergreen Park, Village President President Kelly Burke had nearly 85% of the vote over challenger William Lorenz with 11 of the 12 precincts counted. Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson faced a challenge from Joni Bradley-Scott.

With six of seven precincts counted, Nelson had 54% of the vote and Bradley-Scott 46%. In Ford Heights with all precincts in, official results had interim Mayor Freddie Wilson leading with 29% of the vote. He was appointed after Charles Griffin was forced to step down from his post in September after a conviction for fraud.

Former Trustee Scottie Hatten followed with 22.7% of the vote, followed by former Trustee LaDell Jones with 18%, former Mayor Annie Coulter with 15.4% and Trustee Antonia McMichaels with 14.

9%. Frankfort Mayor Keith Olge led with 57.8% of the vote over businessman Justin Ozinga with two-third of the precincts counted.

In the Glenwood Toleda Hart of the Glenwood Strong Party was leading incumbent Village President Ronald Gardiner of the Glenwood Progress Party with 53% of the vote and all precincts reporting. In Hazel Crest four candidates faced off for village president. With 9 fo 11 precincts counted, Sandra Alexander of the Rebuild Renew Revive slate led with 31.

9% of the vote, followed by Marlon Rias from the Hazel Crest Progressive ticket with 28.5%, Democrat Isaac Wiseman with 27.3% and and Independent Java M.

Rogers with 12.5%. In Hometown, with both precincts counted, Mayor Frank Finnegan had 68.

6% of the vote over challenger John Forney with 31.4%. In Homewood, incumbent Mayor Richard Hofeld led the Greater Homewood Party slate and had 74.

9% of the vote with all but one precinct counted over Independent Bradley Chalmers. In Lockport, Mayor Steven Streit had 79.4% of the vote over challenger Darren Deskin, but only a bit more than a quarter of the precincts had reported.

Manhattan Village President Mike Adrieansen had 81% of the vote over David Beemsterboer with just a fifth of the precincts reporting. Matteson Mayor Sheila Chalmers-Curris with the Matteson Moving Forward ticket had 84% of the vote with all precincts in, over Independent Muhaymin Muhammad. With fewer than half the precincts in, George Metanias on the Friends of Mokena ticket had 55% of the vote over Mayor Frank Fleischer who led the Mokena’s Future slate.

In Monee, Mayor Theresa Bogs had 91% of the vote over challenger Doneshia Codjoe, who was charged with wire fraud during the campaign. Three candidates sought the mayor’s office in Oak Forest, with James Hortsman with 45.25% of the vote in the three-way race against Kenneth Wallace Keller with 35.

1% and Donald Guisinger at 19.6%. Only one precinct remained out.

In Olympia Fields, Mayor Sterling Burke had 56.5% of the vote over Cassandra Matz with all precincts in. In Palos Heights, Mayor Robert Straz led with 72% of the vote over Jeffrey Key with all but two precincts reporting.

Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett led with 66.4% of the vote over challenger A.J.

Pasek with all precincts in. Phoenix President Terry Wells had more than 90% of the vote over challenger Trustee Benny Williams. In Sauk Village, Marva Campbell-Pruitt led with 46.

7% of the vote in her challenge to Mayor Derrick Burgess, who had 38.6% and Arnold Coleman with 14.7%.

Steger had three candidates lead slates. William Joyce with ACTIVE led with 80% of the vote with all Cook County precincts in and half the precints in Will County. He was followed by Ernesto Lopez with Better Together for Steger with 36% and Alliance led by Gerald Stewart with just 11%.

In Thornton, Trustee Maxine Reynolds had 60% of the vote over incumbent Robert Enright for village president..