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Article: Fajardo backs former opponent in Glendale Hts. mayoral race.(News)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- February 28, 2001
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Byline: Harry Hitzeman Daily Herald Staff Writer
Outgoing Glendale Heights Village President Ben Fajardo has stepped into the April 3 election fray, endorsing his former adversary over his one-time ally.
Fajardo, village president since 1994, threw his support behind District 5 Trustee Chuck Wheeler during a speech at a Wheeler fund- raiser.
Wheeler's opponent for the president's seat is Linda Jackson, a 10-year District 4 trustee who was appointed deputy mayor by Fajardo. Jackson, who as deputy mayor filled in for Fajardo after he suffered a stroke in September 1999, said she considered the endorsement of Wheeler as a "slap in the face."
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