Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss to resign Oct. 18, triggering special election for successor
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Claire Murphy
11d ago· 7 min readenNews
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Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss announced he will resign on October 18, ending months of speculation. His resignation follows his victory in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 9th Congressional District and will trigger a special election in April for Evanston voters to choose a successor to fill out his mayoral term. Biss delivered the news during his fifth and final State of the City address on June 23.
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· 3 pulledFollowing Biss' March 17 victory in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 9th Congressional District, he will face Republican challenger John Elleson.
In his fifth and final State of the City address on June 23, Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss at long last quelled the question that has preoccupied City Council members and residents alike for months — he will resign from office Oct. 18.
That will free him up for his likely next step of heading to Washington, D.C. and also trigger a special election in April so that Evanstonians can vote to choose the leader who will fill out his mayoral term.
Likely headed to Congress, Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss to resign Oct. 18, in time to trigger special election for his successor.
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