DeKALB – It’s midterm Election Day, which means Illinoisans can cast votes for governor, congress and other local positions within Illinois politics. Individuals voting in DeKalb discuss their experience voting in the midterm elections.
By Andre Phillips and Satta Kendor
| April 9, 2015
About 1,241 votes were cast Tuesday in the 2015 DeKalb aldermanic election, a 60 vote decline from the last odd-numbered ward election in 2011.One alderman is elected from each of the seven wards in the city and serves a four-year term. The odd-numbered...
First ward Alderman David Jacobson, who garnered 116 votes as he ran unopposed in the 2015 DeKalb aldermanic election, said those who won the elections are looking to change things.“I think there’s a whole lot the city needs to look at ... I think...
Kristen Lash: Candidate for DeKalb 3rd Ward Alderwoman Education: Lincoln Land Community College and 2007 bachelor's degree in child development from NIU Experience: Worked in various levels of DeKalb politics for six years. Currently working for Children's...
