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.”
At a court hearing Wednesday, the Cook County State’s Attorney Office dropped felony battery charges against Ald. Colby Chapman (2nd) pertaining to an alleged assault of a Harvey police officer in April.
One day after misdemeanor charges against her were dropped, the alderwoman is now facing a felony charge alleging she assaulted a Harvey police officer in April.
Harvey allegedly retaliated against the senior, who objected to the deal, by shutting her water off. “Who does that to an 87-year-old? “They turned her water off for two months. We had to buy five-gallon jugs of water just for her to survive.”
“This ordinance allows us to provide payers with the flexibility to use their preferred payment method—whether it’s a check, cash, debit card, or credit card,” Mayor Chris Clark said. The city comptroller’s own credit card, however, took center stage.
After police once again removed residents, the council voted to end the meeting without giving residents their required time to speak.
It was a hail mary to halt a stormwater project that aims to reduce local flooding but has displaced longtime families.
October’s meeting was jam packed with scathing rebuke of the Clark administration, police ticketing an Harvey library official for disorderly conduct, the treasurer’s financial concerns, and higher fines for municipal infractions.
In September, Harvey Police Chief Cameron Biddings announced residents must exit premises after a meeting’s adjournment before the council members can exit the building.
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