Country Club Hills Ald. Steven Burris (left) and City Clerk Deborah Mcllvain (center) sort through testimony involving alderman candidate Marchel'le Barber (right)'s water bills during an election board hearing. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Country Club Hills attorney Judy Kolman (left) and Mayor Dwight Welch (right) listen to attorney Tiffany Nelson-Jaworski, representing incumbents Ald. Anthony Davis and Vincent Lockett, during an election board hearing. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Attorney Judy Kolman (left) and Mayor Dwight Welch (right) speak during an election board hearing on challenges to aldermanic candidates' petitions at city hall in Country Club Hills, Illinois, Friday, January 25, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Country Club Hills Mayor Dwight Welch (center) listens as attorneys Judy Kolman (right), Mathew Welch (left) and Tiffany Nelson-Jaworski speak before the beginning of an election board hearing. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Attorneys Judy Kolman (right), Mathew Welch (left) and Tiffany Nelson-Jaworski speak before an election board hearing on challenges to aldermanic candidates' petitions as Country Club Hills Mayor Dwight Welch listens. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Attorney Tiffany Nelson-Jaworski, representing incumbents Ald. Anthony Davis and Ald. Vincent Lockett, argues her case during an election board hearing on challenges to candidates' petitions in Country Club Hills. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Incumbents Ald. Vincent Lockett (left) and Ald. Anthony Davis share notes during an election board hearing on challenges to candidates' petitions at city hall in Country Club Hills, Illinois, Friday, January 25, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Mayor Dwight Welch listens to attorney Tiffany Nelson-Jaworski, representing incumbents Ald. Anthony Davis and Ald. Vincent Lockett, presenting her case during an election board hearing in Country Club Hills. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Country Club Hills Mayor Dwight Welch scratches his head as he listens to attorney Tiffany Nelson-Jaworski, representing incumbents Ald. Anthony Davis and Ald. Vincent Lockett, presenting during an election board hearing. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Incumbent Ald. Anthony Davis (center) reacts as his attorney Tiffany Nelson-Jaworski argues her client's case during an election board hearing on challenges to aldermanic candidates' petitions in Country Club Hills. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Incumbent Ald. Vincent Lockett reacts as the election board votes during a hearing on challenges to aldermanic candidates' petitions at city hall in Country Club Hills, Illinois, Friday, January 25, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Alderman candidate Marchel'le Barber presents her water bill documents as evidence during an election board hearing on challenges to aldermanic candidates' petitions in Country Club Hills, Illinois, January 25, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Board members Ald. Steven Burris (center) and City Clerk Deborah Mcllvain (right) listen to testimony during an election board hearing on challenges to aldermanic candidates' petitions in Country Club Hills. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media