Highland Park’s current mayor says she will request a recount after losing Tuesday’s election to a longtime community leader.
Shamayim Harris, known as “Mama Shu,” won the mayoral race in the 2.9-square-mile city, according to unofficial race results.
Harris narrowly beat incumbent Glenda McDonald by a margin of just 27 votes. Harris received 50% of the votes, whereas McDonald garnered 49%. Harris, founder of the nonprofit Avalon Village, campaigned on her role as a city leader and her experience as a school administrator, mother, minister and community builder…