Police called to Harvey Park District following brief board meeting
The brief meeting sparked criticism from Waynemond Cotton and Lakeisha Brown-O’Neal, who are jointly suing the park board for preventing them from performing commissioner duties.
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Harvey library board cancels meeting hours before scheduled start time
A notice posted on the library’s front door said the March 12 board meeting was “postponed until further notice.”
County commissioner committed ghost payroll at Harvey library, trustee alleges
Harvey library trustee Chapelle Hooks reported paid library consultant and Cook County Commissioner Kisha McCaskill (5th) to county and state lawyers alleging McCaskill paid a library administrator who had already been terminated.
Harvey library trustee blasts board for six-minute meeting
Harvey Public Library District trustee Chapelle Hooks criticized the board for holding two meetings this year that totaled 10 minutes of official business.
Harvey Park District blocking commissioners from performing duties, lawsuit alleges
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.
Kisha McCaskill filed for library board seat where husband is president
She has a paid library contract that translates to $2,000 a month. She eventually withdrew from the race for a two-year term, but not before daughter Amari McCaskill filed as a write-in candidate for that very seat. As a county commissioner, Kisha McCaskill represents the Southland and Chicago’s Far South Side.
Harvey Park District cancels meeting, leaving residents in freezing cold
A representative at the headquarters indicated via phone call earlier that day that the meeting would be rescheduled. But since no notice was posted online or in-person, residents still showed up.
Harvey library trustee files another lawsuit over alleged ADA violations
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.
HWH files lawsuit against Harvey library over financial records
The Harvey Public Library District rejected the release of over a year’s worth of bills lists, documents crucial to examining the public body’s spending behavior.
Harvey library board votes to ‘vacate the seat’ of trustee Tamika Price, prompting lawsuit
A law firm connected to the McCaskill family, which now runs the city’s library and park districts, was tapped to investigate the trustee. Pending those findings, the board vacated her seat. Now, she and another trustee are suing.
Harvey library board cancels meeting hours before scheduled start time
A notice posted on the library’s front door said the March 12 board meeting was “postponed until further notice.”
County commissioner committed ghost payroll at Harvey library, trustee alleges
Harvey library trustee Chapelle Hooks reported paid library consultant and Cook County Commissioner Kisha McCaskill (5th) to county and state lawyers alleging McCaskill paid a library administrator who had already been terminated.
Harvey library trustee blasts board for six-minute meeting
Harvey Public Library District trustee Chapelle Hooks criticized the board for holding two meetings this year that totaled 10 minutes of official business.
Harvey Park District blocking commissioners from performing duties, lawsuit alleges
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.
Kisha McCaskill filed for library board seat where husband is president
She has a paid library contract that translates to $2,000 a month. She eventually withdrew from the race for a two-year term, but not before daughter Amari McCaskill filed as a write-in candidate for that very seat. As a county commissioner, Kisha McCaskill represents the Southland and Chicago’s Far South Side.
Harvey Park District cancels meeting, leaving residents in freezing cold
A representative at the headquarters indicated via phone call earlier that day that the meeting would be rescheduled. But since no notice was posted online or in-person, residents still showed up.
Harvey library trustee files another lawsuit over alleged ADA violations
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.
HWH files lawsuit against Harvey library over financial records
The Harvey Public Library District rejected the release of over a year’s worth of bills lists, documents crucial to examining the public body’s spending behavior.
Harvey library board votes to ‘vacate the seat’ of trustee Tamika Price, prompting lawsuit
A law firm connected to the McCaskill family, which now runs the city’s library and park districts, was tapped to investigate the trustee. Pending those findings, the board vacated her seat. Now, she and another trustee are suing.
