Longtime Elmhurst Alderman Not Running Again

ELMHURST, IL – Longtime Elmhurst Alderman Michael Honquest said Tuesday he is not running for another term next year.

"I've thoroughly enjoyed it and am proud of it," Honquest said in an interview. "After 10 years, it's time for me to move on."

Honquest has been a Ward 6 alderman for 10 years. In 2013, he was appointed by then-Mayor Steve Morley to serve the remaining two years of Morley's unexpired alderman's term.

Honquest prevailed with 61 percent of the vote in the 2015 election and ran unopposed in 2019.

The next election is April 4. The week-long filing period for local candidates starts Monday.

In other Elmhurst races, former Ward 3 Alderman Michael Bram announced in early November that he planned to run for alderman again. He is seeking the seat held by Ward 3 Alderwoman Dannee Polomsky, who told Patch she would not seek another term.

Bram served as an alderman for two decades until 2021. In the April 2021 election, he finished second of three candidates in the race for mayor.