About City Council
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Commitment level
- Part Time
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 3 open seats
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Council
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Qualified elector/registered voter. Must not be arrears in the payment of any tax or other indebtedness due to the municipality; must not have been convicted in any court located in the United States of any infamous crime, bribery, perjury, or other felony. One-year residency in the municipality preceding the election. If a person is a resident of a municipality immediately prior to the active duty military service of that person or that person's spouse, resides anywhere outside of the municipality during that active duty military service, and immediately upon completion of that active duty military service is again a resident of the municipality, then the time during which the person resides outside the municipality during the active duty military service is deemed to be time during which the person is a resident of the municipality for purposes of determining the residency requirement.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No Filing fee. Signature requirements: Minimum of 17, maximum of 67
- Filing period
- November 16, 2026 - November 23, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 18 N County St, Waukegan, IL 60085
- Filing phone
- 847-377-2400
- Step 3
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- View profileAndy PetersonNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2027
- View profileM. SlavinNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2027
- View profileMichael FloreNonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2027
- View profileKrista HansonIndependent · Current term 2025 to 2029
- View profileGeorge MarkoutsasIndependent · Current term 2025 to 2029
- View profileRobyn BauerIndependent · Current term 2025 to 2029Has taken the GoodParty.org Pledge
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