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DuPage County member Sheila Rutledge to resign; board announces process to fill District 6 seat
Summary
DuPage County Board Chair Deborah Conroy announced that member Sheila Rutledge submitted a letter of resignation and will serve through the Aug. 26 meeting; the board invited applicants from District 6 to apply to serve the remainder of the term ending December 2026.
Chair Deborah A. Conroy told the DuPage County Board on May 27 that Member Sheila Rutledge submitted a letter of resignation and will continue to represent District 6 through the Aug. 26 county board meeting, after which the board will select a replacement to serve the remainder of the term.
Why it matters: Rutledge’s resignation triggers the county’s vacancy-selection process for a district seat; the chair said the replacement will be selected from District 6 and must be of the same political party as the resigning member.
Conroy told the board that Rutledge “will continue to serve District 6 constituents through August 20 through the August 26 county board meeting, then transition full time to her duties as Winfield Township Supervisor.” The chair said the replacement will serve the rest of the current term, which ends in December 2026.
Conroy asked interested applicants from District 6 to email a resume and a short statement of interest (no more than 300 words) to the chair’s office and said further details will follow; the transcript records the contact as “chairdupagecounty dot gov.”
Ending: The board will follow its procedures to consider applicants and select a replacement at a future meeting; candidates must reside in District 6 and be from the same political party as the resigning member.
