Tempers flare over allegations of corruption in Skokie's legal department: 'I'm so angry I can't think' 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.
As the Skokie Village Board at its Dec. 18 meeting read through a routine ordinance establishing how much appointed officials should earn, tempers flared over allegations of impropriety leveled by the board’s sole independent trustee, James Johnson. For his part, Johnson said he would walk out in protest if the proposed ordinance passes at the next meeting Johnson said he was concerned that .
Chicago native Rachel Goldberg, whose son Hersh Goldberg-Polin is held by Hamas, spoke at the rally. ‘We hostage families have lived the last 39 days in slow motion torment.’
Skokie’s mayor and five members of its village board have filed a motion urging the village’s Ethics Commission to fine the sixth village board member, James Johnson, $5,000 for filing a “frivolous” ethics complaint. Johnson said he is being retaliated against and the village is “perpetuating political corruption.” Johnson has filed four ethics complaints since 2021, and the village’s Ethics .
Skokie Village Board OKs release of some, but not all, tapes 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.