Well Cruellla and Jim, this time it only took you a month and a half to pass something that should have been passed right away. Louella is so busy telling everyone about how "I" was the first woman and "I" am the senior trustee that she must not have been paying attention to what has been going on for all of these years. There have been MULTIPLE 6B tax breaks done over the years and this game of pretending to care about our citizens and their taxes has to END NOW!! Their party is calling for reform and change and yet they are running with Louella who has been there the longest and partaken in a lot more than she claims. After all, did she turn a blind eye to all? How can you change when there are people like her running again, oh and by the way, wasnt she the one that wanted term limits after this election and not starting right away? Seems that she hasnt taken enough from the Village yet and wants some more. There is a lot more to follow, just start looking around and filing for Freedom of Information and search her name out.

I understand that this specific request was approved, what is the latest on defining the parameters and guidelines for 6Bs going forward? I recall that was the main point of contention from the December meeting.

Louella voted against an 85 million dollar improvement at Milwaukee & Dempster, she voted against Off Track Betting Parlor which has brought in millions to the village. Her no vote deprived schools, parks, libraries, of tax dollars. If these projects didn't pass property taxes would have gone up. The recent editorial from Kris said, his slate has no political ties, poor guy must have short memory. Louella ran with Nick Blase for 6 or 7 terms, never owed Nick anything, right? Thank you for televising the meetings on January 8th Kris proposed a fee increase for business from 500 to 5000. Yes, the same guy who was wrong on the 6 b and the same guy who said, we need to retain business. Can't figure this guy out but him & Louella make a great team only care about themselves and getting reelected. Just count the number of I's from Louella and ask yourself; what has she accoplished in 25 plus years? To bad Palicki & Hynes are like sheep going to the slaughter. They have been very disappointing. It's so obvious on tv Hynes & Palicki need to look at Kris before they can speak. Oh yes, FOIA's will prove to tell the real story of how Louella spent 25 plus years getting more than giving. Louella how many trips did you go on with Sister Cities, Why did you and still get more money and perks than the others trustees, Nick Blase set that up for you and Callero let it continue. They were your buddy then, but no ties. Louella, YOU TELL US. Isn't open government what you preach?

FOIA all Louella Preston pay, expenditures, check minutes on voting records on major revenue producing issues, October patch article; "only trustee to vote against term limits", Certainly Louella can save people time by just telling us the answers, isn't this slate all about transparency.

I would expect to see a correction soon confirming Louella Preston does in fact get paid more than the others and she has received perks that no one else got or gets. The truth will come out because we want transparency.

Here is additional information from the village clerk's office (I just received a second email). In addition to the $2,500 allotted trustees annually by ordinance, they receive $600 annually to attend meetings. Trustee Preston receives an additional $600 annually because she is the representative to the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County, which works with recycling. That's $50 a month. Here is some info about what Niles earns from recycling: http://niles.patch.com/articles/treasure-in-trash-niles-earned-21837-from-recycling

And yes, I agree with you that transparency is important. So are the three tenets we aim for in journalism: fairness, accuracy and balance.

Pam here is the correct information. As a Village Trustee I get $2,500.00 period. I serve as Chairman on three Committees; Finance, Storm Water and Police Station elevator project. We all put in a tremendous of hours and I get no additional $600.00 as stated in your comments. Everyone of us serves in a capacity that our experience saves the village money. We don't do this for the money, we do it because we care about our citizens and our community. Thank you, Trustee Joe LoVerde

Thanks Joe! That was the information I got from Cathy Spadoni at village hall. It does look like being a trustee takes many hours and a lot of work.

Thanks Joe, Thank God you will be involved with the village over the next few years. You are one of the few people on the board, that is qualified to be there. Preston, Hanusiack, Hynes and a Palicki have wasted all of our time and certainly the taxpayers money. The ethics committee is a joke. In a heated conversation between myself and trustee Hynes, he mentioned, and I quote," I don't care if I get reelected or not". There were plenty of witnesses including the mayor and the press. My question to trustee Hynes is how much money as that spent on outside attorneys fees and how many cases have been adjudicated. I have always appreciated the hard work put in by our trustee's, Mayor and village employees but four of the trustees are completely ruining our village. As you well know, your hard work and dedication have always been appreciated by the people who count. The meat and potatoes people, the hard-working people, who have made this village what it is. With a few minor changes in April, we can get going in the right direction, and the sky's the limit. Thanks again for all your hard work.

Pam I stand corrected and apologize. The Finance Department informed me that five (5) Trustees get a stipends of $50.00 per month in addition to our $2500.00 for a total compensation of $3,100.00. Trustee Preston gets an additional $600.00 annualy for a total compensation of $3,700.00. Hopefully this entire issue is now reported correctly and over. Sorry for the first comment. Sincerely, Trustee Joe LoVerde