Politics & Government
Hudson Hollister Among 7 Filing City Council Petitions
Joliet City Council candidates have until 5 p.m. Dec. 21 to submit their nominating petitions if they plan to run in the April 6 election.
JOLIET, IL — Seven Joliet residents who are seeking to win a seat on the Joliet City Council in the April 6 races turned in their nominating petitions Monday. There are three at-large seats open that the voters of Joliet will decide in less than four months.
The city clerk's office informed Joliet Patch that the seven candidates who intend to be on the April election ballot include: Hollister, James "Jim" Lanham," Cesar Guerrero, Isiah "Ike" Williams Jr., Glenda Wright-McCullum, Jeremy Brzycki and Nicole Lurry, the widow of Eric Lurry, who died in Joliet police custody on Jan. 29.
Ike and Jamie are out getting Getting community endorsements! Thank you to Sugar Creek Liquors in Joliet for their endorsement! #dowhatsrightvoteforike #ikeforjolietcitycouncil
Posted by Do What's Right, Vote for Ike-Isiah Williams, Jr. 4 Joliet City Council on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Nicole Lurry has a federal lawsuit against the Joliet Police Department along with Lt. Jeremy Harrison, Sgt. Doug May, veteran officer Jose Tellez and new recruit officer Andrew McCue.
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Of Monday's seven candidates, Hollister has had the most active and organized political grassroots campaign. In October, he drew about 50 supporters to Joliet's historic Union Station where he announced his candidacy and discussed his platform of ideas to revitalize Joliet.
Hollister's campaign flier outlines his focus on four priorities:
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- Fix Our Downtown
- Connect Our Neighborhoods
- Strengthen Our Communities
- Leave The Council War Behind
"Our City Council has been fighting an endless internal war," Hollister announced Oct. 15. "They can't even agree on a permanent city manager. For the last two years, there has been nobody to run the city government. There has been nobody to get it done.
"That's why I'm running to represent you on the council. I think our problems are solvable and our potential is staggering. I hear progressives and business leaders and union reps — all of whom are here tonight — saying we need to stop the Council War and work together."
Two fellow candidates for Joliet Council, Guerrero and Brzycki, attended Hollister's news conference at downtown's Union Station.
Please join Jeremy Brzycki, Hudson Hollister, and other City Council candidates at City Hall on Wednesday afternoon for a special announcement.
Posted by Hudson Hollister for Joliet City Council on Monday, December 14, 2020
The city clerk's office will be accepting candidate petitions for at-large Joliet City Council until 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21.
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