Editing Crystal Lake, Illinois (section)

==Government==
===Mayor===
The Mayor presides at all meetings of the [[city council]] and is otherwise the head of the [[local government|city government]] for all ceremonial purposes, and any other purposes determined by the city council, or in emergencies, by the governor. The mayor has no regular administrative duties, as the city operates under a [[Council–manager government|council-manager]] form of government.<ref>{{cite web | title=Your Government | website=Crystal Lake, IL | url=https://www.crystallake.org/your-government | access-date=August 7, 2024}}</ref>

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! Notes<ref>{{cite web | title=Crystal Lake Mayors | website=Crystal Lake, IL | url=https://cl-hs.org/local-history/historic-people/crystal-lake-mayors/ | access-date=March 26, 2025}}</ref>
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|William Pinnow
|1914–1917
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|W.A. Goodman
|1917–1923
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|Benno Raue, Sr.
|1923–1927
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|Fred Mathis
|1927–1931
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|John A. Peterson
|1931–1940
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|Joseph J. Jaster
|1940–1941
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|George Krause
|1941–1953
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|Hal Tripp
|1953–1957
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|Leo Krumme
|1957–1959
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|Louis J. Goosens
|1959–1971
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|Anthony Wujcik
|1971–1974
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|Arlene B. Fetzner
|1974–1979
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|Carl Wehde
|1979–1991
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|George Wells
|1991–1995
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|Robert J. Wagner
|1995–1999
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|Aaron T. Shepley
|1999–2020
|Longest-serving mayor of Crystal Lake, died in office<ref name="McCoppin2020">{{cite web | last1=McCoppin | first1=Robert | title=Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley, 56, dies. Longest-serving mayor in city history 'never stopped advocating for his constituents' | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-crystal-lake-mayor-aaron-shepley-dies-20200504-kbx7j2l5arhpjhi3oo7pqcvplq-story.html | date=May 4, 2020 | work=[[Chicago Tribune]] | accessdate=May 7, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Smith | first1=Katie | title=Remembering late Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley | url=https://www.nwherald.com/2020/05/04/remembering-late-crystal-lake-mayor-aaron-shepley/aru2duk/ | date=May 5, 2020 | work=[[Northwest Herald]] | accessdate=May 7, 2020}}</ref>
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|Haig Haleblian
|2020–Present
|Served in an acting capacity from 2020 to 2021.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://patch.com/illinois/crystallake/haig-haleblian-poised-win-crystal-lake-mayoral-race | title=Haig Haleblian Poised to Win Crystal Lake Mayoral Race | date=7 April 2021 }}</ref>
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The current mayor is Haig Haleblian. The city council consists of Ellen Brady, Brett Hopkins, Cameron Hubbard, Mandy Montford, Ian Philpot, and Denise Smith.<ref name="Meet the City Council">{{cite web |url=https://www.crystallake.org/your-government/city-council |title=City Council |publisher=Crystallake.org |access-date=August 6, 2024}}</ref> Nick Kachiroubas is the City Clerk in Crystal Lake.<ref name="Meet the City Council"/>