Thank you for service to community
Pat Ludvigsen, Prospect Heights
Cindy Irwin, Fox Lake
Catherine Melchert, retiring Bartlett village president. (Photo imported to Saxo in 2009 from the Bartlett web site.)
John Geils, Bensenville
Al Stefaniak, Kildeer
Dorothy Larson, Antioch
Keith Hunt, Hawthorn Woods
Joyce Stupegia, Villa Park
Rita Mullins, Palatine
John Hansen, North Aurora
Rudy Czech, Winfield
Ross Dueringer, Maple Park
Bill Sarto, Carpentersville
Virginia Povidas, Lakemoor
Salvatore Saccomanno, Wauconda
Whether voted out or merely stepping down, 34 area mayors and village presidents are leaving office this spring. Some are controversial; some are beloved; most fall somewhere in between. But all deserve our appreciation for their service. Dean Argiris, Wheeling
Timothy Perry, Grayslake
Gigi Gruber, Itasca
Tom Mazaika, Oakbrook Terrace
Daniel O'Leary, East Dundee
Howard Frimark, Park Ridge
Scott Gifford, Deer Park
Dick Hyde, Waukegan
Catherine Melchert, Bartlett
James Willey, Elburn
Bill Gentes, Round Lake
Cindy Cramer, Fox River Grove
Tom Hyde, Island Lake
Ted Mueller, Hainesville
Steve Lamal, Cary
Jeffrey Harger, Libertyville
Tony Arredia, Des Plaines
Tom Wajda, Gilberts
Vicky Hase, Glen Ellyn
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