Election roundup: Crestwood calls on Presta
BY CASEY TONER AND SUSAN DEMAR LAFFERTY ctoner@southtownstar.com; slafferty@southtownstar.com April 9, 2013 6:56PM
Presta
RESULTS (Contested races)
Alsip mayor
Patrick E. Kitching: 1,481, 62%
James T. Quinn: 913, 38%
15 of 16 precincts reporting
Alsip trustee (3 seats)
John R. Shapiro: 1,341, 20%
Kevin P. Michaels: 1,317, 19%
Lynn M. Dwyer: 1,311, 19%
Steven A. Daddona: 954, 14%
Jacquelynn Carol Becker: 949, 14%
Christopher W. Murphy: 943, 14%
15 of 16 precincts reporting
Blue Island mayor
Tommy A. Brown: 791, 23%
Domingo Vargas: 2,090, 62%
Allan J. Stevo: 502, 15%
14 of 14 precincts reporting
Blue Island City Council
(Ward 2)
Chrarissa Bilotto: 322, 63%
Bulmaro Rodriguez: 194, 37%
3 of 3 precincts reporting
(Ward 3)
Kevin T. Donahue: 218, 62%
Ricardo Moreno: 19, 5%
Cynthia Delgadillo: 113, 32%
2 of 2 precincts reporting
(Ward 4)
Candace Carr: 280, 60%
Douglas E. Hoglund: 188, 40%
4 of 4 precincts reporting
(Ward 6)
Tomas Almazan: 203, 38%
Dexter R. Johnson: 330, 62%
3 of 3 precincts reporting
Chicago Ridge trustee (3 seats)
Brad C. Grove: 627, 17%
James S. Saunoris: 646, 17%
Amanda Cardin: 649, 17%
Bruce D. Quintos: 749, 20%
Sally Durkin: 1060, 28%
8 of 8 precincts reporting
Country Club Hills alderman
(Ward 1)
Edward E. Glispie, Sr.: 138, 32%
Lillian Lee: 115, 27%
John H. Edwards: 113, 27%
Hope Kiesha Arnold: 11, 3%
Cynthia Singleton: 49, 12%
3 of 3 precincts reporting
(Ward 2)
James E. Craig, Jr.: 264, 36%
Carol David: 97, 13%
Walnette Amudoaghan: 15, 2%
Vincent E. Lockett: 352, 48%
3 of 3 precincts reporting
(Ward 3)
Lisa L. Evans: 247, 42%
Tyrone K. Hutson: 174, 30%
Thomas Melton: 153, 26%
M. Michael Williams: 6, 1%
Eleanor McGee: 4, 1%
3 of 3 precincts reporting
(Ward 4)
Steven Roderick Burris: 234, 43%
Terry Densmore: 34, 6%
James W. Ford: 271, 50%
3 of 3 precincts reporting
(Ward 5)
Robert Battie: 10, 6%
Frank B. Martin, Jr.: 21, 13%
Anthony J. Davis: 80, 49%
Willie Smith: 4, 2%
Cynthia Cunningham: 12, 7%
Ralph Jenkins: 35, 22%
1 of 2 precincts reporting
Crestwood mayor
John Z. Toscas: 875, 37%
Louis Presta: 1,045 44%
Dino Pavoni: 436, 19%
9 of 10 precincts reporting
Crestwood trustee (3 seats)
Matthew Brady: 998, 16%
Gary Carr: 799, 13%
James Jurewicz: 781, 12%
William B. Pieroth: 1,033 16%
Daniel B. Jurka: 1,074 17%
Anthony J. Benigno: 1,028 16%
Christopher G. Newhall: 651, 10%
9 of 10 precincts reporting
Crete mayor
Brent Humecki: 266, 14%
Michael S. Einhorn: 776, 42%
Don Seehausen: 609, 33%
Elbert B. Shaw: 186, 10%
8 of 8 precincts reporting
Evergreen Park mayor
James Sexton: 284, 100%
Shawn Good: NA, 0%
2 of 15 precincts reporting
Frankfort Township supervisor
Mario Carlasare 2,264, 36%
Jim Moustis 4.054, 64%
29 of 29 precincts reporting
Frankfort Township assessor
George Perros: 1,608, 25%
Joe Kral: 4,730, 75%
29 of 29 precincts reporting
Frankfort Township trustee
(4 seats)
Colleen Marie Hassell 2,041, 9%
Michael A. Jarigese 1,651, 7%
Denise A. Lenz 2,080, 9%
Nick George 3,683, 16%
David J. Smith 3,769, 17%
Gregory Griffin 3,716, 16%
Bruce E. Ebert 3,945, 17%
29 of 29 precincts reporting
Hazel Crest mayor
Robert B. Donaldson: 1,270, 48%
Vernard L. Alsberry Jr.: 1,374, 52%
13 of 13 precincts reporting
Homer Glen trustee (3 seats)
Michael Costa: 1,016, 24%
George Yukich: 982, 23%
Bill Thompson: 682, 16%
Thomas G. Bernicky: 575, 14%
Sharon Sweas: 959, 23%
16 of 16 precincts reporting
Lockport mayor
Steven Streit: 2,774, 76%
Kelly Turner: 885, 24%
15 of 15 precincts reporting
Lockport city council
(Ward 1)
Richard J. “Dick” Van Dyke, 305, 34%
Krisopher A. Capadona 586, 66%
7 of 7 precincts reporting
(Ward 2)
Brian L. Smith 735, 67%
Michelle Heintzelman 362, 33%
6 of 6 precincts reporting
(Ward 3, 4-year term)
Thomas J. Kelly: 242, 34%
Darren A. Deskin: 469, 66%
7 of 7 precincts reporting
(Ward 3, unexpired 2-year term)
Samantha Neitzke: 236, 34%
Jason Vandermeer: 381, 55%
Patrick Doyle: 82, 12%
7 of 7 precincts reporting
Manhattan mayor
William Borgo 390, 27%
James M. Doyle 668, 46%
Mike Adrieansen 360, 25%
Donald R. Hunt 22, 2%
4 of 4 precincts reporting
Matteson trustee (3 seats)
Sheila Chalmers-Currin: 1,314, 25%
Bridget A. Dancy: 1,042, 20%
Veloid Cotton Sr.: 990, 19%
Andre C. Satchell: 809, 15%
Sondra N. Denmark: 569, 11%
Judson C. Mitchell: 496, 10%
11 of 12 precincts reporting
Midlothian mayor
Terry Stephens: 854, 43%
Sharon L. Rybak: 1,111, 57%
12 of 12 precincts reporting
Mokena trustee (3 seats)
Joseph M. Siwinski 1,605, 19%
John J. Mazzorana 1,526, 18%
George J. Metanias 1,459, 17%
Mary Beth Windberg 1,430, 17%
Vincent L. DiFiore 1,345, 16%
Tony Bruozas 1,258, 15%
13 of 13 precincts reporting
Monee mayor
Jay Farquhar: 548, 49%
Daniel P. Tovo, Sr.: 274, 24%
Nanci Barfoot: 43, 4%
William Bailey: 265, 23%
4 of 4 precincts reporting
Oak Forest clerk
Scott Burkhardt: 1,480, 78%
Carl J. Stegner: 422, 22%
19 of 24 precincts reporting
Oak Forest city council
(Ward 4)
Charles P. Toland: 269, 56%
John “Jack” Janozik: 211, 44%
4 of 4 precincts reporting
(Ward 6)
Kenneth Barry: 141, 35%
James A. Hortsman: 267, 65%
4 of 4 precincts reporting
Olympia Fields mayor
Willis Pennington, Jr.: 350, 27%
Debbie Meyers-Martin: 641, 50%
Kelvin M. Oliver: 293, 23%
5 of 5 precincts reporting
Orland Fire District (2 seats)
John Brudnak: 2,177, 24%
Jayne Schirmacher: 2,509, 28%
Marty McGill: 1,475, 16%
Glenn Michalek: 1,592, 18%
Larry Moran: 1,321, 15%
50 of 53 precincts reporting
Orland Park trustee (3 seats)
John Fotopoulos: 2,475, 21%
Kathleen M. Fenton: 3,167, 26%
James V. Dodge: 3,199, 27%
Brad S. O’Halloran: 3,084, 26%
45 of 51 precincts
Richton Park mayor
Richard P. Reinbold: 903, 57%
Cynthia A. Butler: 680, 43%
11 of 11 precincts reporting
Robbins mayor
Shantiel Simon: 473, 32%
Tyrone Ward: 733, 49%
Derrick B. Reese: 54, 4%
Pamela M. Bradley: 230, 15%
6 of 6 precincts reporting
South Chicago Heights mayor
David L. Owen: 449, NA
Kimberly O’Neill-Palmer: NA
4 of 4 precincts reporting
Steger mayor
Kenneth A. Peterson Jr.: 742
William J. Joyce: 422
7 of 7 precincts
Worth mayor
Randy J. Keller: 584, 47%
Mary Werner: 659, 53%
5 of 7 precincts reporting
REFERENDA
Alsip electrical aggregation
Yes: 1.003, 44%
No: 1,260, 55%
15 of 16 precincts reporting
Blue Island
Participation in JAWA
Yes: 1,743, 57%
No: 1,306, 43%
14 of 14 precincts reporting
Country Club Hills
Continue home rule
Yes: 1,299, 54%
No: 1,107, 46%
13 of 14 precincts reporting
Lynwood electrical aggregation
Yes: 355, 48%
No: 367, 52%
7 of 7 precincts reporting
Matteson electrical aggregation
Yes: 848, 46%
No: 991, 54%
11 of 12 precincts reporting
Midlothian
Tax levy limitation
Yes: 1,248, 65%
No: 664, 35%
12 of 12 precincts reporting
South Chicago Heights
Home rule
Yes: 180, 47%
No: 200, 53%
3 of 4 precincts reporting
Richton Park library tax rate
Yes: 708, 49%
No: 751, 51%
11 of 11 precincts reporting
Updated: April 11, 2013 10:00AM
Crestwood voters picked as their new mayor a longtime ally of the family who led the town for the past 40 years, according to early vote totals.
“I’m going to be my own man,” Trustee Louis Presta said Tuesday night. “I have a whole new slate and they’ll be running the show. We will all be moving together and we’ll move the town forward.”
With nine of 10 precincts reporting, Presta led the mayoral candidates with 44 percent of the vote, while Trustee John Toscas had 37 percent, and local pizzeria owner Dino Pavoni 19 percent.
Toscas blamed the loss on “trickery” and claimed Presta’s plan to use Pavoni to funnel votes away from him worked.
“Nothing is going to change,” Toscas said. “The town is not going to change. He is a clone of the government that was there.”
Current Mayor Robert Stranczek created the mayoral opening, deciding not to run for re-election. Stranczek succeeded his father, Chester Stranczek, who was the mayor for 38 years, in 2007.
In Blue Island, voters picked Domingo Vargas to be the new mayor. With 13 of 14 precincts reporting, Vargas had 62 percent of the vote, to 23 percent for Tommy A. Brown and 15 percent for Allan J. Stevo.
The mayoral opening was created when Mayor Don Peloquin, who has been in office for 27 years, decided against seeking re-election and unsuccessfully ran as a Republican against U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-1st) in November.
Voters split their referendum decisions throughout the Southland on topics ranging from home rule to paying for Lake Michigan water to electrical service.
Mayor Dwight Welch was “really excited” about Tuesday’s outcome in which voters retained home-rule powers for his city and gave the mayor at least two aldermen, guaranteeing the board cannot override anything he may veto.
Welch said it was “important” to continue home-rule authority, which the city of 16,000 has had since 1992.
“We need that to govern, to do business deals with malls and casinos — everything that will make our town better,” he said.
On the other hand, in a very close vote, South Chicago Heights voters denied a request to become a home-rule municipality with an unofficial total of 298 yes votes to 319 no votes.
Most voters also turned down a chance to lower their electric bills by allowing their towns to buy electricity in bulk on their behalf. Voters in Orland Township and Lansing, however, agreed to electrical aggregation.
Blue Island voters reaffirmed its city’s decision to continue to pursue a cheaper source for Lake Michigan water with the South Suburban Joint Area Water Agency.
In an advisory referendum, Midlothian voters reinforced the village’s plan to cap its tax levy at 5 percent or the Consumer Price Index, whichever is less. When the voters gave the village home-rule powers in 2010, village officials agreed to hold the line on its taxes.
Richton Park Public Library’s request for additional funding to expand technology and services appeared headed toward defeat in a very close vote. With 9 of 11 precincts reporting, 633 had voted yes, and 651 voted no.
