PARK FOREST, Ill. (AP) – County and local officials are taking steps to stop a felon from taking his seat on a suburban Chicago library board after voters elected him to the position.
Marcus Hampton ran unchallenged earlier this month for a six-year term on the Park Forest Library Board.
Illinois law says felons can run for public office but are barred from holding a seat.
The Daily Southtown reports that the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office says it is acting on a request from the library board to file a lawsuit to prevent Hampton from taking office.
Hampton has an extended record of felonies, including a 2010 conviction for killing a pedestrian with his car. He was last released from prison in 2016.
