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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 Krumstok's future. That followed earlier public comment from defenders of both Krumstok and Gallo. Krumstok, who has overseen day-to-day operations at city hall since 2010, wasn't at the meeting.   Only Aldermen Kevin O...

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 city's west side, following a contentious city council debate and 4-3 vote Tuesday night.   Ward 3 Alderman Kevin O'Brien sought to delay the confirmation vote to January over Gall...