Here's Who Is Running For Darien City Council

DARIEN, IL – All three of the Darien City Council seats up in April's election will be competitive, barring any petition challenges.

Candidates had until Monday to file their paperwork.

The City Council consists of seven aldermen.

Here is who is set to run April 4:

• Ward 2 – Lester Vaughan (incumbent) and Ralph Stompanato
• Ward 4 – Tom Chlystek (incumbent) and Gerard Leganski
• Ward 6 – Eric Gustafson (incumbent) and Rachel Lazich

In other races, Mayor Joseph Marchese, Treasurer Michael Coren and Clerk JoAnne Ragona are seeking re-election unopposed.

Ward 2's Vaughan is a graduate of Oral Roberts University. His LinkedIn page says he is the director of business development for CompuSystems.

Opponent Stompanato's LinkedIn page says he is a retired operations manager for Adtalem Global Education.

Ward 4's Chlystek is an engineer. In the political arena, he ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for Downers Grove Township road commissioner in 2021. Patch is seeking information about his opponent, Leganski.

Ward 6's Gustafson has lived in Darien since 1982 and is a certified public accountant.

Gustafson publicly opposed a nearly 20 percent property tax increase in Center Cass School District 66. It passed by a small margin in November.

His position angered tax hike supporters, who promised to put up a candidate against him in April. It is not entirely clear whether Lazich is that candidate, but Patch found a connection between her and other tax increase supporters.

Lazich's LinkedIn page lists her as the marketing director for Behavioral Perspectives Inc.

Lazich has not returned messages for comment.