By Dee Longfellow
For The Elmhurst Independent
Just when most people are counting the days until the Nov. 3 General Election is over, on the horizon comes yet another Election Day in the spring of 2021. This will include local offices such as Mayor, City Treasurer and several aldermanic seats, as well as District 205 School Board, the Elmhurst Park Board and others.
The Independent learned late last week that Mayor Steve Morley had decided not to seek another term as mayor of the City of Elmhurst. While he confirmed he was not running, he said he was not ready to release a formal statement by press time.
Meanwhile, 7th Ward Alderman Mark Mulliner announced his intention to run for the top seat on the Elmhurst City Council.
“I feel that I have a vision for Elmhurst that will preserve the history of Elmhurst, as well as move Elmhurst into the future,” Mulliner said in a released statement. “I am proud of what I have done to help in implementation of that vision to date and feel that I can move us to the next step.”
Mulliner is the longest-sitting alderman currently on the dais, having served 22 years, since 1998. He ran unsuccessfully for mayor against Morley in 2012. He has been president of School Technology Services Inc. since 2001 and was Director of Technology for District 205 Schools for 24 years, from 1982-2006. He holds a bachelor’s degree in education and B.S.ed in Industrial Arts Education.
Over the course of his tenure as an alderman, Mulliner has served on each of the four City Committees at various times and is also an ex-officio member of the Elmhurst Veterans Commission. He was instrumental in organizing the Memorial Day ‘Caravan’ last May, when COVID-19 caused the City to cancel the annual Memorial Day Parade. The Caravan began at the American Legion Post THB 182 located on Butterfield Road in Ward 7, which Mulliner represents.
Mulliner was also behind the move of “Cool Cars Under The Stars,” a car show that took place weekly on Wednesdays in downtown Elmhurst, to the American Legion Post parking lot, renaming it “Cool Cars Under The Stars & Stripes.”
