Politics & Government
Lincolnwood Trustee Race Too Close to Call
With 10 of 11 precincts reporting, it appears some candidates have pulled away with a victory while others have to wait it out.
With 10 of 11 precincts reporting, it appears Craig Klatzco (Independent) has locked himself a seat as Lincolnwood Village Trustee with 840 votes.
Larry Elster (Independent Party of Lincolnwood) is currently in second with 799 votes while John Swanson (Independent Party of Lincolnwood) has 660 votes. Meanwhile, Ronald Cope (Independent) has 677 votes.
Klatzco said one machine is down right now and there are still 200 votes to be counted.
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"I'm impatient to find out," Cope said. "I just want to find out the outcome."
Cope previously served 20 years as Corporate Counsel in Lincolnwood.
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Both Cope and Klatzco are at Lou Malnati's in Lincolnwood with some 100 supporters wearing green "Turry" hats. Jerry Turry is running as an Independent for mayor after the current slate of trustees abandoned him.
Turry's opponent, Peter Moy (Forward Vision Party), is downstairs with his own party. Turry currently has the lead on the other candidates, but to check
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