Editing Western Springs, Illinois (section)

==Government==
[[File:West Entrance, Timber Trails, Western Springs, IL, USA.JPG|thumb|The western entrance of the Timber Trails subdivision]]
Western Springs' village president is Alice Gallagher (2017). It is in [[Illinois's 3rd congressional district]]; the district's former congressman, [[Dan Lipinski]], is a resident of the village.  His father, [[Bill Lipinski]], was a longtime congressman of the 3rd district, and was able to get his son to replace him on the ballot, though he had not lived in Illinois for 15 years. [[Marie Newman]] defeated Lipinski in 2020, but, due to statewide redistricting, was forced in the 2022 Democratic primary to compete with neighboring incumbent [[Sean Casten]]. On June 28, 2022, Newman lost the primary to Casten.<ref name="SunTimes2022-06-29">{{Cite news |date=June 28, 2022 |first1=Robert |last1=Herguth |title=Sean Casten handily defeats Marie Newman in 6th Congressional District primary |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2022/6/28/23187421/sean-casten-carries-slim-lead-in-6th-congressional-district-race-against-marie-newman-as-votes |access-date=July 14, 2022 |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |language=en}}</ref>