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Oak Park council appoints Stephanie Crawford after interviews with five finalists
Summary
After interviewing five finalists from a pool of 22 applicants, Oak Park City Council voted unanimously Jan. 29 to appoint Stephanie Crawford to a council seat vacated earlier this year; the appointee will serve through November 2025 and will be sworn in before the council’s Feb. 3 meeting.
Oak Park City Council voted unanimously Jan. 29 to appoint Stephanie Crawford to a council seat vacated earlier this year, concluding a public interview process that included five finalists selected from 22 applicants.
City Manager Eric Tungate moderated the evening’s interviews, explaining that each finalist would be asked the same five questions to keep the process consistent. The council heard roughly 30‑minute interviews from Juanita Bell, Stephanie Crawford, Larminder Davis, Joella Dean and Mark Schulman before moving into deliberations.
“The Oak Park Charter dictates that any council vacancy must be filled within 30 days,”…
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