County Board Pay and Benefits Questioned

As I was entering the County Board’s Finance Committee last Thursday, Mary McCann was proposing an amendment to the resolution setting members’ salaries. Instead of the flat rate of $21,000 a year, she proposed returning to the per diem approach … Continue reading

Loren Smith Snags $140,000 Job in Oak Park and River Forest High School District

Although neither Public Information Officer Lorie Woods nor Huntley School District Superintendent John Burkey was willing to verify that Human Resources Director Loren Smith has resigned, the Journal of Oak Park and River Forest makes such a reply redundant. The … Continue reading