MEET SCOTT
Scott Levin and his wife Marisa have been Elmhurst residents for over 24 years. His daughter Julia and son, Joseph, are both graduates of York High School and are both recent college graduates of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Scott has served as an Elmhurst alderman since 2010. In 2009, he co-chaired the Mayor’s Finance Task Force, which was created to address the $6 million deficit caused by the Great Recession. Scott was the lead author of the Task Force’s report, which successfully recommended a budget strategy that was adopted by the City Council to lead Elmhurst through several difficult years. Scott has chaired the Development, Planning & Zoning and the Public Safety committees, and he is currently Vice Chair of the Finance Committee.
Scott also served as Acting Mayor for six months prior to Mayor Morley’s election. Throughout his tenure, he demonstrated his ability to serve as mayor, including taking leadership on many issues addressed by the City Council, including the development of the Fitness Formula Club site development, revamping of the City Council ordinance governing council procedures, reinstating planning efforts after the recession, downtown and advertising zoning regulations, and negotiating an agreement with District 205 regarding both TIF 4 and stormwater retention sites.
Scott is committed to our community and has been active in many organizations that improve the quality of life for all in Elmhurst. Scott has served as Chairman of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce, President of his neighborhood association, Vice President of the Chiefs Hockey Club, Board Member of the Blues Hockey Club, a member of the Focus 205 Community Engagement facilitating team, committee chair of several PTA committees and chief of his son’s Indian Guides tribe. Scott volunteers his legal services to the Special Kids Day, Life Education Center and York Hockey Club organizations in Elmhurst.
After earning a degree in business administration and a master’s in public administration, Scott was selected for an Illinois Governor’s Internship and stayed with the State of Illinois for 9 years. At the Illinois Law Enforcement Commission, Scott developed programs and policies, administered grants and was the founder and director of the Police Information Management Systems program. He authored the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act, which created the Illinois Criminal Justice Authority. Levin was Deputy Executive Director of the Authority and served as its legislative liaison to the Illinois General Assembly.
Scott served as President of the Illinois Academy of Criminology and Chair of the Police/Lawyers Committee of the Chicago Bar Association.
Scott, a litigation and business practice attorney since 1986, is a partner with Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC. He has been recognized by his peers and selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer® (2005-2020) and an Illinois Leading Lawyer® (2010-2020). In addition to a juris doctorate from Chicago-Kent College of Law, he holds a master’s degree in intellectual property law from the University of Illinois’ John Marshall Law School, and chairs his firm’s Chicago litigation education committee.
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