Rolling Meadows Mayor Joe Gallo announced he won t seek a second term in office, while open mayoral races in Buffalo Grove and Prospect Heights drew only one hopeful each, as candidate filing for the April 4 local election began Monday.
Rolling Meadows Mayor Joe Gallo announced he won t seek a second term in office, while open mayoral races in Buffalo Grove and Prospect Heights drew only one hopeful each, as candidate filing for the April 4 local election began Monday.
Open mayoral races in Buffalo Grove and Prospect Heights drew only one hopeful each when candidate filing began Monday morning, but incumbents in Rolling Meadows and North Barrington could face challenges in the April 4 election.
Buffalo Grove Village President Beverly Sussman will not seek a third term as the town s top elected official next year. Instead, Sussman said she will endorse village Trustee Eric Smith for the post in the 2023 local elections.
Plans underway to bring back Buffalo Grove Days festival this year
Roller coaster riders enjoy the Wacky Mouse ride at the last Buffalo Grove Days festival, held in 2019. Officials are finalizing plans to hold a modified version of the late summer festival in 2021. Paul Valade | Staff Photographer, 2019
Updated 4/7/2021 6:29 PM
Buffalo Grove is inching closer to finalizing plans to hold its Buffalo Grove Days late summer festival with modifications to keep volunteers and attendees safe.
Village Public Works Director Mike Skibbe said Monday that his staff has been working with the Buffalo Grove Days Committee and Buffalo Grove Park District leaders to explore ways to resume the event, which was canceled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.