After Skokie Trustee James Johnson walked off the dais at a village board meeting Jan. 16 to make a public comment accusing the Village Board of political hiring or patronage in the village’s legal department, Mayor George Van Dusen cautioned him. Johnson previously walked out of the Village Board meeting on Jan. 2 when the board voted on a routine ordinance that gave raises to village .
Skokie Trustee James Johnson gave a three-minute presentation during the public comment session at the board of trustees session of the Board of Trustees meeting on Jan 16 chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen’s plans for 2024 include bringing in more tech, replacing lead pipes, and introducing electric vehicles to the village of Skokie’s fleet. Preventing floods To mitigate the problem of flooding in Skokie, Van Dusen said the village would take a different approach to handling stormwater. He said the village hired an engineering firm to put together a report on the .
CTA Yellow Line trains rumbled down the tracks Friday morning and pedestrian crossing arms dinged as passengers crossed into stations and boarded railcars along the line for the first time in seven weeks. The familiar noise meant the reopening of the train line to Skokie after a Nov. 16 crash on the tracks, which came as a relief to riders such as Loyola University Chicago student Melissa .
As the Skokie Village Board considered an ordinance setting this year’s pay for senior village staff at its meeting Tuesday, Trustee James Johnson walked out in protest before a vote was taken, but the move did not affect the outcome of the vote. At the previous board meeting in December, Johnson said he would walk out if the ordinance were to pass because it would violate ethics rules and be .