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Harvey Public Library District trustee Charwana Morgan joined the Oct. 8 meeting by phone following an extended absence. Morgan filed a lawsuit against the library nearly a year ago for rejecting her requests for remote participation in meetings but was settled this summer.

Thornton Township High School District 205 will partner with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office to provide additional security services at school events. Meanwhile, the district will begin trademarking logos and likenesses for all three schools.

The suit alleges the Harvey Public Library District violated the Open Meetings Act by not properly notifying the public of a special meeting in June. The board’s actions that evening included making an appointment to a vacant seat.

The records span the period of January 2022 to November 2025 and are in response to a suit filed by the newsroom in fall 2025.

In Cook County, judges are retained, yet many skip them on the ballot because they are opaque. Here’s where to find 3,000 free print copies of Injustice Watch’s nonpartisan research guide.

Prairie State College’s previously faced an $8 million shortfall in its tentative budget. The college narrowed the amount with major reductions in personnel spending following a controversial sweep of staffing cuts, a move officials described as “a great sacrifice” to the institution.