Potential candidates making plans for municipal elections

URBANA – An Urbana civil engineer says he intends to challenge incumbent Mayor Laurel Prussing in the April 7 municipal election, while Prussing says she has picked up nominating petitions but won't announce her plans until after the November election.

Meanwhile, Lynne Barnes, a Democrat from Ward 7, says she doesn't intend to seek a second term on the council and a Republican newcomer, Robert Dunn, says he'll be seeking Barnes' seat. Aside from Barnes, all six other aldermen say they will be running again.

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