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.
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.
September 25 is Dolly Day, in honor of late singer Dolly Parton and her hit single and film “9 to 5.” Straphangers can take and leave a book at the Harvey bus station, along with five other locations.
“There’s just so many underrepresented groups of people out here that are in this industry, and they really don’t have anywhere to go,” said founder Nsenga Wilson.
Thornton alumni spearheaded a visual story described as “harmony in motion.” Artists drew upon Harvey diversity, history, musical traditions, and even plant life to completely revamp City Hall’s northern facade.
The Harvey Public Library District board breezed through a short agenda and postponed a discussion on the library’s 2027 fiscal year budget during its September meeting.
Dixmoor Public Library District secretary Arletta Evans asked the village board again to approve the construction of its own library. It has been sharing a facility with the William Leonard Public Library District since 2011.
The Aug. 13 board meeting was cancelled due to a “possible tornado warning,” according to a sign posted on the library’s door. The library had closed earlier in the evening.
The Harvey Public Library District quietly passed a resolution vacating Chapelle Hooks’ seat at a special meeting in March over delinquent property taxes. But in 2012, the Illinois State Supreme Court ruled property taxes don’t qualify as a disqualifying municipal debt.
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