Each of the four council member seats up for election in May, as well as the mayor position, will be contested races this year.The filing period for the Elgin City Council and mayor position closed on Friday afternoon.Theresa McShan and Stephanie McBurney Lippke will compete for the mayor position. Current Mayor Ron Ramirez did not file for re-election.In Ward 1, Amanda D. Moore will face Joy Casnovsky. In Ward 2, Charles “Chuck” Swain will face YaLecia Love. Current council members Jessica Bega and Susie Arreaga did not file for re-election.In Ward 3, Al Rodriguez is challenging incumbent Thomas Ibis. In ...