Lemont Mayor Will Not Seek Reelection

LEMONT, IL — Lemont Mayor Brian Reaves announced on Monday that he will not seek a third term.

Reaves shared the news via press release.

"A few times in life an opportunity comes along a person cannot refuse, and that has recently happened

to me," Reaves wrote. I have been offered an opportunity to lead an organization at the apex of my professional industry and it is, quite frankly, the opportunity of a lifetime."

Reaves has accepted the position of Executive Vice President of MHI, the nation's largest material

handling, logistics and supply chain association. The role requires that he and his family relocate to Charlotte, North Carolina.

"Nothing is more important to me than my family, and while I have begun my responsibilities with
MHI, I will be finishing my term as Mayor, spending the majority of my time in Lemont through the
end of the school year," Reaves wrote.

He also expressed his fondness for Lemont.

"There are many things I will miss about Lemont, but I will mostly miss the residents that make up our

great community," he said. "We have had some engaging times together since I was first elected as Trustee in
2002, and I was never more proud to be a resident than when I was first elected Mayor in 2008. I am
especially proud of the fact that Lemont is in a much stronger financial position than when I was
elected."