IT went all in to preview the upcoming Springfield municipal election. Last week’s cover story by Bruce Rushton offered depth and context on the race for mayor between Paul Palazzolo and Jim Langfelder, both fine candidates. In previous weeks we’ve covered the contested races for alderman in wards 2 and 7 (see www.illinoistimes.com). This week’s news section explains the campaigns in the other six contested wards, plus the citywide races for treasurer, city clerk and park board president (see pages 8-18). Other media have been at work, too, and candidate forums have been plentiful, so anybody who wants to be informed has had ample opportunity. We’re impressed that there are so many good candidates working hard to win offices that bring with them so much work for so little glory. This is local politics at its best. The only thing missing so far is a good turnout to make Springfield a picture of robust democracy. Vote on April 7. –Fletcher Farrar, editor and publisher
This article appears in Apr 2-8, 2015.
