Elmhurst Mayor Not Running Again: Report

ELMHURST, IL — Elmhurst Mayor Steve Morley has decided against running for a third term, while Ward 7 Alderman Mark Mulliner has announced plans to run for the top job, according to the weekly Elmhurst Independent.

Morley won his first term in 2013 after serving six years as an alderman. In the 2013 election, he defeated Mulliner and Diane Gutenkauf with 43 percent of the vote. Morley ran unopposed in 2017.

The position of Elmhurst mayor is part time. Morley's LinkedIn page indicates he has been the principal at Every Door Direct Media since late 2013.

Mulliner has served on the Elmhurst City Council since 1998.

"I feel that I have a vision for Elmhurst that will preserve the history of Elmhurst, as well as move Elmhurst into the future," Mulliner said in a statement released to the Independent. "I am proud of what I have done to help in implementation of that vision to date and feel that I can move us to the next step."

When Morley was absent from a City Council meeting last week, Mulliner presided in his place.

According to his LinkedIn page, Mulliner was the president of School Technology Services from 2001 to 2016. He was previously the director of technology for the Elmhurst school system from 1982 to 2006.

Mulliner's Ward 7 is in the southwestern corner of the city. It includes Eldridge Park, Timothy Christian Schools, and Jackson School.

Morley and Mulliner couldn't be reached for immediate comment.