The mayor-elect of a North Shore suburb said Wednesday that he would drop many restrictions against illegal immigrants imposed by his predecessor. Among the regulations Mr. Hyde, 81, imposed in his two terms in office was one that allowed the police to arrest people exclusively on immigration charges, most often charges of being in the United States illegally. Before the election, a grass-roots Hispanic organization in Waukegan, a blue-collar community of about 91,000 residents, canvassed the town, urging Hispanic residents to support Mr. Sabonjian, an independent who won 52 percent of the vote to Mr. Hyde’s 43 percent.
 
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