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.
With less than six months left in her term, Monique Williams resigned from the embattled library board. Now, she wants the public to know why.
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.
Anthony McCaskill, whose landscaping company provides free services to the library, introduced a plan to utilize savings in the general fund to pay off its bond interest that he said will lower its interest rate and shorten the mortgage.
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.
At a special meeting, the library board met to discuss hiring administrators and converting two temporary workers to full-time employment status.
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.
“I've never seen the bank account that stout,” president Anthony McCaskill said.
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