Scott Gartner became mayor of Antioch at a time when the village was under a national spotlight brought on by actions from then resident Kyle Rittenhouse.
Antioch trustee candidates call for clearer incentive guidelines Top row from left, Brent Bluthardt, Petrina Burman and Jerry Johnson and, bottom row from left, Scott Pierce and Mary Priller are candidates for Antioch trustee.
Building owner and village Trustee Jerry Johnson, left, and restaurateur Jimmy Donohoe speak last year during a groundbreaking ceremony for Rivalry Alehouse project in downtown Antioch. Paul Valade | Staff Photographer
Updated 2/19/2021 7:10 PM
Incentives to keep and attract business work for Antioch, but clear guidelines are needed to avoid the appearance of favoritism, say village board candidates.
The observations were made regarding Trustee Jerry Johnson s involvement in a $2.1 million Rivalry Alehouse project downtown that received a $200,000 village grant.
Dominiak withdraws as Antioch mayoral candidate Antioch Trustee Mary Dominiak has dropped out of the mayoral race, leaving three candidates.
Updated 1/29/2021 8:19 PM
The race for mayor in Antioch has tightened to three candidates after a strategic action by one of the challengers.
Trustee Mary Dominiak, who entered the campaign in September to unseat longtime Mayor Larry Hanson, withdrew from the race this week, citing her original reason for running.
I went into it because I thought it was time for new leadership and fresh vision, she said Friday. The conventional wisdom is that multiple candidates favor the incumbent, so I wouldn t achieve my goal.
Updated 12/22/2020 8:26 AM
Editor s note: Dawn Abernathy is running with a full slate composed of trustee candidates Willie Davismckennie, Ray Mullen and Angela Trillhaase, and clerk hopeful Heather Mullen-Gaschler. Mayoral candidates Robin Meier and Steve Lentz each are running solo. Also running independently are trustee candidates Sol Cabachuela, Edith Reese, Tim Wilson and Jenny Ross, as are clerk hopefuls Karen Walsh and Lisa Willems.
Four-way mayoral races have materialized up in both Mundelein and Antioch for the April 6, 2021, election.
Other contested mayoral races are in Gurnee and Lake Zurich.
The filing deadline for Lake County residents hoping to gain or retain elected municipal, school, park, library, township and fire district office passed at 5 p.m. Monday.