Plus, City Council votes to terminate the delayed and long-criticized community hubs and police substation project, which has created eyesores citywide.
Harvey Public Library District trustee Chapelle Hooks criticized the board for holding two meetings this year that totaled 10 minutes of official business.
The Harvey City Council is expected to introduce a new City Clerk at its next meeting on Feb. 23. The acting clerk will complete Rosa Arambula’s term, who quietly resigned from the position months ago.
Longstanding commissioners and the executive director have blocked La’Keisha Brown-O’Neal, elected in 2025, from accessing facilities, her email, and documents, according to the complaint.
Alds. Shirley Drewenski (1st) and Dominique Randle-El (5th) nominated themselves to become mayor. But each failed to receive the four majority votes necessary to become acting mayor.
Ald. Dominique Randle-El (5th) presided over the meeting in the mayor's absence. “The only call that I got is that [Clark] wasn’t able to attend,” Randle-El said. “I didn’t ask any questions.”
Charwana Morgan has been requesting remote participation in board meetings due to her severe medical condition. After numerous rejections by the board, she is now fighting back with an updated lawsuit.
“We need to have a better procedure for documenting what occurs during these sessions,” said Ald. Tracy Key (4th).
Harvey residents gathered for an LGBTQ+ pride demonstration before a council meeting after Mayor Chris Clark suggested Ryan Sinwelski, an openly gay resident, was a pedophile in April. The mayor is denying it.
Kenneth Scott will take over as permanent superintendent in July, replacing the district’s two interim superintendents Jerry Jordan and Creg Williams. He is currently the associate superintendent at Dolton School District 149.
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