Rosemont Mayor Bradley Stephens has had a difficult 12 months. COVID-19 has been pummeling his northwest suburb’s entertainment- and restaurant-based financial system. And he used to be forced to place nephew Donald E. Stephens III on go away from his process overseeing town’s police and fireplace division for causes neither will publicly talk about. But his possibilities began taking a look up as he ran in Tuesday’s normal election to stay his 2nd public-sector process — as a Republican state legislator representing an Illinois House district that incorporates portions of the northwest suburbs and the Northwest Side. Facing a well-financed Democratic opponent, Michelle Darbro, Stephens claimed just about 59% of the vote with greater than 97% of precincts reporting, in step