Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Trustees are not "puppets," Trustee Joseph Morelli announced at the village of Bolingbrook meeting last week.
The village of Bolingbrook swore in its newly elected trustees last week, presenting an opportunity for some interesting commentary from the trustees and Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar. After Maria Zarate, who replaces Sandy Swinkunas, and Joseph Morelli, an incumbent, were sworn in, Morelli told the public that trustees are not "puppets." Trustees are "criticized occasionally for always voting yes," Claar said during the meeting, according to the Chicago Tribune. But the consistent, unanimous votes and "lack of trustee discussion on most town agenda items was a reflection of the village government's efficiency," Claar said. The committees that make recommendations to the board handle those discussions, Claar said. "So when it gets to …
Saturday, April 13, 2013
See where that money has come from and where it's gone. Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar won an eighth term in office in the April 9 election.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar was elected Tuesday night for his eighth term in office.
Mayor Roger Claar may or may not run for Bolingbrook mayor again in 2017. The mayor told the Bolingbrook Reporter he would not rule out a ninth term, and that his eighth term was "possibly his last in office." Claar has already been mayor in Bolingbrook for 26 years. "In the last 26 years this town has changed dramatically," Claar told the Bolingbrook Reporter. "I'm proud to say that Bolingbrook has a multitude of wonderful public amenities. It was a huge team effort to get to where we are today." Claar was elected to his eighth term Tuesday. He was unopposed, as no one registered to run against him on the ballot or as a write-in candidate, according to the Bolingbrook Reporter. --- Sign up for our daily e-newsletter. Like Bolingbrook…
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
See where that money has come from and where it's gone. Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar is running unopposed in the April 9 election.
Monday, April 8, 2013
See where that money has come from and where it's gone. Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar is running unopposed in the April 9 election.
Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar has $530,000 at his disposal in the "Citizens for Claar" committee registered with the Illinois State Board of Election, according to the most recent records from the Illinois State Board of Election website. Read all of our April 2013 Bolingbrook election coverage here. Claar, who is running unopposed for another term as mayor, is part of the Bolingbrook First Party slate, which consists of village clerk Carol Penning and village trustees Michael Lawler, Maria Zarate and Joseph Morelli. All of these candidates are also running unopposed. Citizens for Claar The "Citizens for Claar" committee has $532,813.72 in various investments, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections website. Much of that …
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Compensation for Bolingbrook village trustees, Mayor Roger Claar and Clerk Carol Penning.
Below is the compensation given to Bolingbrook village elected officials in 2012. Sign up for our free, daily e-newsletter. Like Bolingbrook Patch on Facebook. Bolingbrook village elected officials include six trustees, the clerk and the mayor. READ MORE Name Penning is listed twice in the village staff list, once as an elected official and also as an administrative aide in the village's executive department. The compensation listed in the chart is her elected position compensation. Penning also receives $46,253.84 in salary for her administrative aide position, as well as $6,731.62 in sick days, vacation pay, holidays, cell phone, etc. Compensation for trustees varies from community to community. This is the information for …
Mike
1:50 pm on Thursday, May 23, 2013
Laura, I understand the "link" concept, I was just expecting that our own "Bolingbrook Patch" would cover Bolingbrook news for us. more ›