Geneva Mayor Term Ends, Alderman Seats Open: April 2025 Election

GENEVA, IL — All eyes may be on the November general election, but Geneva is beginning to prepare for the consolidated election on April 1, 2025, when the mayoral seat and six alderman positions will be up for election.

April will mark the end of Kevin Burns's sixth term as mayor, more than two decades since he was first elected to office. One of two aldermanic seats in each of Geneva's five wards — currently held by Mike Bruno, Richard Marks, Becky Hruby, Amy Mayer and Robert C. Swanson — will also be up for grabs, each for a four-year term.

A vacant two-year aldermanic seat, open after Craig Maladra resigned from his position in September, will also be on the ballot.

Vicki Kellick, the city clerk since 2022, and City Treasurer Jennifer Milewski, who started in 2021, are also nearing the end of their terms. Both four-year positions will be open for the taking.

Petitions began circulating for the mayoral, alderman, treasurer and clerk seats on Aug. 20. Petition packets are posted on the city's website.

The first day to file petitions will be 8 a.m. Nov. 12, and the filing period will end at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 18. Geneva City Hall, 109 James St., will serve as the filing location.

Prospective candidates must file a notarized statement of candidacy, nominating petition sheets that are numbered, fastened and notarized, a receipt from the Kane County clerk for filing of Statement of Economic Interest, and an optional Loyalty Oath document.