Evanston Public Library closed a new round of applications this week for its Racial Equity Task Force, a group that focuses on expanding the library’s outreach to underserved residents, particularly from Evanston’s 5th, 8th and 9th wards. The task force was founded in 2019 after consulting firm DeEtta Jones & Associates prepared an equity, diversity.
Write-ins trigger primaries in three more races
Nine people have filed statements declaring themselves write-in candidates for Evanston city offices, triggering primary elections in three more races.
Nine people have filed statements declaring themselves write-in candidates for Evanston city offices, triggering primary elections in three more races.
And with Thursday the deadline for declaring a write-in candidacy that would trigger a primary, it’s possible even more aldermanic contests could end up with primaries.
Under state law a primary is held if there are more than four candidates in the race for any office including both those who have filed nominating petitions to appear on the ballot and those who have filed a declaration that they’re running a write-in campaign.