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In a farewell address, outgoing Rolling Meadows Mayor Joe Gallo acknowledged he made waves when he took the helm of city government four years ago, but said he hopes some of his resulting reforms helped pave the way to a better city.

Tuesdays unofficial election results for northwest suburban contested municipal races show incumbents prevailing and former elected officials regaining their village board seats.

Rolling Meadows City Hall (Patrick Jasionowski/Special to the Journal) In a Rolling Meadows election where only 131 people cast a vote of the 1,076 registered voters, Stefanie Boucher ousted current 5th Ward Ald. Jon Bisesi by an unofficial total of 69 to 59. The 5th Ward was the only race in the city that was

In the lone Rolling Meadows City Council contest Tuesday, Stefanie Boucher was poised to unseat Ward 5 Alderman Jon Bisesi, unofficial results show.

Theres no contested election this spring in Arlington Heights -- a critic of possible Bears public subsidies having been tossed from the ballot -- but candidates in Rolling Meadows lone aldermanic race have a lot to say about the teams possible move next door and its effect on their city.

The leadership reorganization at Rolling Meadows City Hall under Mayor Joe Gallo and City Manager Rob Sabo continued Tuesday with the swearing in of a new fire chief, which followed the recent appointment of a new public works director. The city council Tuesday night also voted to create an assistant city manager position -- at one time thought to be a costly and controversial proposition.

Rolling Meadows aldermen will decide next week whether additional recreational marijuana dispensaries should be allowed in town, and the vote could be close.

Rolling Meadows will have a new city manager in place to start the new year, after months of turmoil at city hall amid the firing, litigation and settlement involving the longtime previous city administrator.

Updated 7/13/2021 11:30 PM Rolling Meadows aldermen took action late Tuesday to fire City Manager Barry Krumstok, a day after the longtime city administrator filed an employment retaliation suit against Mayor Joe Gallo for putting him on administrative leave. The 5-2 vote in open session came after a 2-hour, 20-minute meeting of Gallo and aldermen in closed session to discuss Krumstoks future. That followed earlier public comment from defenders of both Krumstok and Gallo. Krumstok, who has over...

Rolling Meadows mayor breaks tie to confirm council appointment Joe Gallo Updated 12/16/2020 5:48 PM Rolling Meadows Mayor Joe Gallo voted to break the tie of a divided city council to confirm his appointment of a new alderman who already is facing a challenge in the spring election. Karen McHale, president of the Plum Grove Creek Neighborhood Association, is the new alderman representing Ward 1 on the citys west side, following a contentious city council debate and 4-3 vote Tuesday...