A Status Quo Election In Burr Ridge?

BURR RIDGE, IL – The once rocky politics in Burr Ridge may be over for the time being.

The candidate filing period for the April 4 election started Monday. Three of the seven Village Board seats are up.

Trustees Al Paveza, Tony Schiappa and Joe Snyder are all seeking re-election, according to the village. No one else has filed so far. Candidates have until next Monday to do so.

The last couple of election cycles involved their share of drama.

In 2021, Trustee Zach Mottl sought re-election, but lost to Mayor Gary Grasso's allies. In the two years before that, the board repeatedly reprimanded him.

Also in that election, resident Steven Mueller challenged Grasso's re-election petition. A committee of Grasso's allies rejected the challenge, but the mayor later took the unusual step of suing Mueller.

In 2019, a village committee disqualified Mueller as a candidate, citing problems with his petition.

In that election, Grasso won in a landslide over Mottl. The two remain adversaries, although Mottl has maintained a lower profile in recent months.

Grasso's term expires in 2025.