State Sen. Terry Link leaves Lake County Democratic chairmanship more than two weeks early
Longtime state Sen. Terry Link, the Vernon Hills Democrat who was charged earlier this month with federal income tax evasion, resigned as chairman of the Lake County Democratic Party on Saturday, amid calls from fellow Democrats he relinquish the leadership post immediately.
Link had previously announced his plan to resign as county party chairman effective Sept. 15, a position he’s held since 1992, the timing of which drew a sharp rebuke from fellow party leaders, who were planning to hold a tele-meeting Monday night to oust him as chairman.
The pushback over the timing of Link’s initially planned resignation date of Sept. 15 centered around concerns that if Link, who remains a sitting member of the Illinois Senate, were to resign his Senate seat after Sept. 11 but maintain his party chairmanship, a November special election for the seat wouldn’t be triggered, giving him a narrow window to choose his successor.
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