Dolton trustee Kiana Belcher’s most striking qualities are her bluntness and humility. She’s tapping into both to upend politics that prioritize hubris over public service.
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.
The first installment of property tax bills are usually due in March. However, county leadership pushed state lawmakers for an extension to give taxpayers more breathing room after the second installment of 2024 bills were late.
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.
The ordinance will allow pre-approved township services to be paid before meetings. Meanwhile, the township is working on uploading all ordinances to its website.
Residents called for a financial audit of the township’s finances and more transparency. Amid a public records backlog, the township’s attorney said the FOIA process is slow but steady in providing residents information due to a lack of a centralized place for information.
The free online tool allows users to track water usage and set up leak alerts.
The board of trustees recently repealed an Henyard-era ordinance prohibiting officials from promoting their image on township-funded materials. Supervisor Napoleon Harris claimed that the ordinance is irrelevant to the current administration.
Newly elected board members and Supervisor Napoleon Harris fielded public calls for transparency and the release of a forensic audit into the township’s finances at its meeting on May 27.
Illinois Sen. Napoleon Harris was officially sworn in as Thornton Township supervisor on May 19, replacing embattled forerunner Tiffany Henyard who is currently under federal investigation for alleged financial malpractices during her tenure.
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