She won as an independent, defeating the candidate of John Kimbark's Republican organization.
He was elected to the 16th district in 1994 when the board switched to single-member constituencies, and was reelected in 1998.
Peraica had been supported by Betty Loren-Maltese and Edward Vrdolyak, each of whom held grudges against Carr.
[7] In 1994, Betty Loren-Maltese made Carr, who up until then had been considered an ally of her's and to whom she arguably owed her original election as Cicero town president, step down from his position as committeeman so that she could take his place and consolidate her control over the Town of Cicero Republican Organization.
[4] Carr's son Terrence M. "Terry" Carr, Sr. served as the longtime mayor of Willow Springs, IllinoisAs of 2020[update], he was a trustee of Willow Springs and a member of the board of Pace.