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EVANS v. PRECKWINKLE

No. 1-91-2173.

636 N.E.2d 730 (1994)

259 Ill. App.3d 187

201 Ill.Dec. 298

Timothy C. EVANS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Toni PRECKWINKLE; The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners; and The Canvassing Board for the Supplementary Aldermanic Election Held on April 2, 1991, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

February 16, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Johnson, Johnson, Schaaf, Jones & Snelling, Chicago, for plaintiff-appellant.

Mathias W. Delort, Burton S. Odelson, Odelson & Sterk, Ltd, Chicago, for defendants-appellees.

Presiding Justice TULLY delivered the opinion of the court:

On April 2, 1991 Toni Preckwinkle and Timothy Evans faced off in an election bid to become the next alderman of the 4th ward in the City of Chicago. Immediately following the election, Preckwinkle was declared the unofficial winner, winning with less than a 5 percent majority over Evans. On April 4, 1991, less than two days after the election, Evans filed a petition for a discovery recount with the Board...

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