Mayor's race neck and neck in Bolingbrook
A longtime suburban mayor who aligned himself with President Donald Trump is in a tight re-election battle with a union organizer backed by top Democrats.
With all Will County precincts reporting late Tuesday, Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar held a 62-vote lead over Will County Commissioner Jackie Traynere. Totals for a few precincts in DuPage County were not available, and a spokesman for Traynere said that a number of ballots cast by mail had not been counted.
Claar, who has been Bolingbrook mayor for 31 years, hosted a fundraiser for Trump in September, which angered some voters in the community. Traynere received support from Sen. Dick Durbin and an offshoot of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' campaign organization.
Jackie Traynere is challenging Roger Claar for mayor of Bolingbrook.
Associated Press
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