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More local campaign news from the Tribune:

Voters did some spring cleaning in mayoral elections in the south and southwest suburbs Tuesday, pushing out incumbents in Alsip, Bedford Park, Dixmoor and Oak Forest, among others, while holding on to them in more than two dozen other municipalities.

In two major upsets, longtime Alsip Mayor Arnold Andrews and two-term Oak Forest Mayor Patrick Gordon failed to withstand challenges from opponents.

Andrews, 67, who was mayor for 30 years, was defeated by retired Alsip firefighter Pat Kitching, 55. Kitching, who during the campaign said the village was ripe for new leadership, garnered 52 percent of the vote to Andrews’ 48 percent, according to unofficial final results provided by the Cook County clerk’s office.

Voters in Oak Forest selected former alderman and city treasurer Joanne Kelly over Gordon. Kelly received nearly 70 percent of the vote.

Meanwhile, in Bedford Park, Mayor Ronald Robison failed to win re-election to a second term, losing to Village Trustee David Brady, who received 54 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results.

And in Dixmoor, acting-Mayor Martha Loggins, selected last year to fill the term of Donald Luster, who was forced out of office when he was convicted of insurance fraud and failure to file state income taxes, lost to Keevan Grimmett.

Among mayors who held on to their seats despite vocal, if not stiff, challenges during the campaign were Donald Peloquin in Blue Island, Eugene Siegel in Chicago Ridge, William Shaw in Dolton and Don DeGraff in South Holland.

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Apr 6, 05 @ 2:31 pm

Comments

Why is Rita Mullins still in office in Palatine?

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Apr 6, 05 @ 5:21 pm
Mayor Norbert Pabic and his connected support of the 36th Ward was soundly defeated by the hard work of Margaret Peg Fuller.

Fuller is a true independent who is willing to take on organized crime and the political heavies.

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Apr 6, 05 @ 6:55 pm
Sandoval is toast.

Ricardo (Not Tony) will be the next Senator.

Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Apr 7, 05 @ 8:01 am