Jeff Boarini publicly kicked off his bid to become Evanston’s mayor Friday evening with a message of transparency and resident accountability, along with a few contrasting jabs at his incumbent opponent for good measure.

Boarini says the need for “transparency” is key to his campaign, something he claims is missing
under Mayor Daniel Biss’ leadership.

In his campaign’s opening salvo, mayoral candidate Jeff Boarini asked Mayor Daniel Biss to “stop and think” about the city’s rezoning process

Mayoral candidate Jeff Boarini said at Wednesday’s Land Use Commission hearing, “The mad rush to deregulate our zoning is rife with the potential for unintended consequences. I urge the city to slow this process down and be more thoughtful.”

In his first formal interview since filing to run, Boarini told The Daily that “people have been cut out of the loop” in city government. He vowed to “unite this community” by boosting transparency and accountability.

Evanston resident Jeff Boarini earlier this week became the first challenger to Mayor Daniel Biss’ reelection campaign when he formed a campaign committee to run for the office.

Evanston resident Jeff Boarini formed a campaign committee this week to launch a run for mayor against incumbent Daniel Biss.