Des Plaines voters will have another say on term limits

Des Plaines residents will have the chance to strengthen term limits for elected officials when they vote this spring.

After a lengthy and occasionally acrimonious discussion, a divided city council on Tuesday voted to put a plan on the April 4 ballot that, if approved, would limit the mayor, the city's eight aldermen and the city clerk to just two terms in those positions, rather than two consecutive terms.

Among the aldermen, the proposal was most vehemently opposed by veteran 5th Ward Alderman Carla Brookman. by signing up you agree to our terms of service Sixth Ward Alderman Malcolm Chester, who is unable to run for reelection in April because he's in his second-straight term, spoke against the proposal, too. He said efforts that restrict people's ability to vote for whom they want are undemocratic. He also complained about low turnout in Des Plaines' last local election.

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