For the Gazette
ONTONAGON The village of Ontonagon continues to face controversy. With the recent dismissal of its village manager, Joe Erickson, along with appointments of two trustees, the village president appears to be shifting the blame to others.
With three applications for the two vacant trustee positions, the council appointed Mike Rebholz and former Trustee Mike Mogan. Rebholz had been voted down by the council in the past to be a Planning Commissioner when Rebholz stated his support for allowing a retail marijuana business in the village. At The council has since retracted their position, culminating in the appointment of Rebholz to the Planning Commission.
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Decision on Buffalo Grove board candidate delayed Gowri Magati
Updated 1/14/2021 5:58 PM
Buffalo Grove s electoral board deferred a ruling Thursday on village board candidate Gowri Magati s request to throw out an effort to remove her from the April 6 ballot.
The panel instead will hear evidence on her motion Wednesday.
Village President Beverly Sussman, who sits on the electoral panel with Village Clerk Janet Sirabian and attorney Laura Jacksack, said there is a lot of evidence out there that has not been presented.
Former Trustee Jeffrey Berman is objecting to Magati s nominating petitions. She s one of five candidates for three village board seats. Also running are incumbents Joanne Johnson, Les Ottenheimer and Andrew Stein, and former Trustee Mike Terson.
compiled by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (December 30, 2020) – Throughout 2020, The Lansing Journal has documented the many ways life has changed due to COVID-19, from the earliest cases of the virus in Illinois to how holiday plans have changed because of it. At the end of a year unlike any other in Lansing, The Lansing Journal has continued to add to a coronavirus timeline going back to the first Illinois case in January, with particular attention given to the virus’s impact on Lansing. Links to original stories or relevant websites are included in the timeline:
January
24 – Illinois health officials report the first case of coronavirus in Illinois and the second in the United States: a woman who returned from Wuhan, China, where she was caring for her sick father.
Staff Report
EAST LIVERPOOL The CARES Act remains a tremendous undertaking for communities like Liverpool Township, where they are doing their best to spend the money by year’s end on behalf of their citizenry.
Money not spent has to be returned, so municipalities are doing their best to utilize it as best they can.
During Monday night’s meeting via Zoom, Fiscal Officer Shirley Flati confirmed the township still has around $21,900 left without counting around $1,400 for consultant services and payroll still to be paid.
However, during their action, trustees did approve payments totaling $187,128,98, which included a large reimbursement to Trustee Mike Bahen.