Kevin Ake files his nominating petitions Monday to run in the June 28 Republican primary for Cook County Board 15th District commissioner. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)
A suburban Chicago man who was convicted of a hate crime two decades ago is running to unseat Cook County’s first openly gay board member, Democratic Commissioner Kevin Morrison.
Kevin Ake, 60, of Elk Grove Village, turned in his signatures Monday to run as a Republican for the County Board’s 15th District in the June 28 primary.
In 2002, Ake was found guilty of a felony hate crime, court records show. Ake is also treasurer of the Elk Grove Township Republicans, its chairman confirmed Wednesday.
The Tribune reported at the time that Ake, identified then as a tax accountant with the Moody Bible Institute, left more than 100 phone calls harassing a lesbian Lakeview YMCA director about her sexual orientation after he was denied permission to host a Bible study there. Ake was sentenced to 14 days in jail and 2½ years of probation, which he was allowed to complete early, according to records.
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