City Council. The city is divided into four wards, with two aldermen representing each ward. The mayor and aldermen serve four-year terms. The terms of the City Council are staggered such that one alderman from each ward is elected every two years. City Council Members Term expiration indicated in parentheses Mayor: Jonathon Brust (2025) Ward 1: Christopher Pulley (2025) Ward 1: Pam Wesner (2023) Ward 2: Melissa Freund (2025) Ward 2: James Stevenson (2023) Ward 3: Charles(Chuck)Cravatta (2023) Ward 3: Courtney Winter (2025) Ward 4: Brent Holcomb (2023) Ward 4: Katie Lang (2025) A City Clerk is also elected at-large and serves a four-year term. The current city clerk is Kendra Braheny, whose term began in 2021. Education Genoa is part of the Genoa-Kingston (GK) School District with nearby village Kingston. The district has four Public Schools: Kingston Elementary School (Grades K-2), Genoa Elementary School (Grades 3-5), Genoa-Kingston Middle School (Grades 6-8) and Genoa-Kingston High School (Grades 9-12). The school district's mascot is a “Cog”, and the school sports teams are the G-K Cogs (Acronym for Community of Genoa Schools) with the colors being royal blue and orange. Sports Girls athletics include basketball, cheer leading, cross country, dance team, golf, soccer, softball, track and field, and volleyball. Boys athletics include football, baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, track and field, and wrestling. The town has three state championships to its name: the football team in 1977, the girls track team in 1989, and the girls volleyball team in 2022. Genoa-Kingston High School competes in the Big Northern Conference (BNC), while Genoa-Kingston Middle School competes in the Mid-Northern Conference (MNC). Notable Person Edward D. Shurtleff, Illinois state legislator and jurist, was born in Genoa. References External links City website History of Genoa, Illinois Cities in DeKalb County, Illinois Populated places established in 1835 Cities in Illinois