Politics & Government
Donna Johnson Leads In Libertyville Mayoral Race
Trustee Matthew Hickey challenged incumbent mayor Donna Johnson in this spring's local election.

LIBERTYVILLE, IL â Mayor Donna Johnson is leading over village board trustee Mathew Hickey in the Libertyville mayoral race, according to unofficial results.
With all precinct reporting, Johnson had 53.57 percent of the vote total, or 2,482 votes, and Hickey had 46.43 percent of the vote total, or 2,151 votes, according to unofficial vote tallies. Official results are not tallied until all provisional and vote-by-mail ballots are in and counted, and then certified, usually 14 days after Election Day.
Hickey was first elected to the village board four years ago. Johnson has been on the village board since 2007 and is seeking her second term as mayor.
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Voters in Lake County headed to the polls on Tuesday to make their picks in this year's local election, which features village board, township board, school board and mayoral races.
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