Elmhur
st Mayor Scott Levin announced earlier this week that he is running for re-election in the April 1, 2025, municipal election. “I am strongly committed to continuing to serve with energy and integrity to build upon the experience I bring to the mayor’s office,” said Levin in a statement he released on Monday. “I want to continue to lead the City Council to keep Elmhurst moving forward. When I took office in 2021, I convened a planning session with the entire City Council and all department heads. Among the priorities we identified are public safety, including safer neighborhood streets, improved walking and biking experiences, finding ways to make it affordable for our seniors to stay in town, and better communications. We have made significant progress on these and other priorities.” Levin’s statement noted that prior to being elected mayor in 2021, he served as an alderman since 2010, and that he also served as Acting Mayor for six months in 2012-13. Levin and his wife Marisa have been Elmhurst residents for over 27 years. His daughter Julia and son Joseph are both graduates of York High School and of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Levin has been a litigation and business practice attorney since 1986. He is a partner with Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC. In addition to a juris doctorate from Chicago-Kent College of Law, he holds a master’s degree in intellectual property law from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law and chairs his firm’s Chicago litigation education committee.