Connell was chosen in 2021 to fill Mayor Donna Johnson’s remaining two-year trustee term as she ran unopposed and then elected in 2023 to a full four-year term.

Candidates for Libertyville village board in the April 4, 2023 election (top from left) Scott Adams, Jim Connell, Alejandra Dominguez and (bottom from left) Brian Enochs and Peter Garrity.