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[email protected] NILES Niles City Council decided in a 7-0 vote Monday to dismiss a case that questioned 4th Ward Councilman Al Cantola’s residency. The decision during a hearing comes after an inquiry over several months into Cantola’s Vienna Avenue residency. “That was the right decision for council to dismiss this issue. I’ve stated on the record that’s where I live. That’s all it’s ever been,” Cantola said. “This has been a fishing expedition for months now for the city, and I’m sure a couple thousand-dollar bill for the city and the taxpayers that should have never been put on the table,” he continued. “Our city has much bigger things going on than to worry about a councilman’s residence, whose home burnt and who put his wife in a safe place. This has been a shame.” ....
The issue first arose late last year when Councilman Ryan McNaughton, D-at large, sent a letter to Philip Zuzolo, the city law director, requesting an investigation following the purchase of the Howla ....