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.
As the McCaskill family seizes influence over the city’s library, trustees are resorting to filing public records requests, seeking state intervention, and suing the library to fulfill their duties as library fiduciaries.
The board abruptly adjourned less than 10 minutes after two commissioners called foul on operations, leadership, and finances.
The Harvey Public Library District board fired its information technology manager at the same meeting in which it reinstated the employment of Carol Morris, an administrator whom he filed a harassment complaint against months earlier.
Chapelle Hooks, named board treasurer in February, was bounced from her role after reorganization. She had no clue the move was coming.
Pending contract approval, the search firm will work to help the library fill the position, which has been vacant since at least August 2024.
The board engaged in a lively conversation concerning the approval of a bills list and deferred the next steps on hiring a permanent executive director.
Cook County Commissioner Kisha McCaskill (5th) was approved for a consultant contract with the Harvey Public Library District. Board president Anthony McCaskill is her husband.
She’s exiting that role — not the board — citing scheduling issues. The Harvey Public Library District could possibly name a new treasurer, and board secretary, at a special meeting on Tuesday.
Here are the top five things to know about Harvey and the south suburbs for the week of Jan. 13, 2025.
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