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West Chicago council approves $641,993.71 disbursement, clears consent agenda and OKs festival funding
Summary
The West Chicago City Council on June 15 approved a $641,993.71 corporate disbursement, established and approved a consent agenda and separately approved a special-event permit and a funding agreement (Resolution 26-R-0032) to support a Mexican Independence Day Festival, authorizing up to $16,500.
The West Chicago City Council on June 15 approved the corporate disbursement report totaling $641,993.71 and moved to adopt an amended consent agenda while separately considering two pulled items related to a fall festival.
Alderman Dimas moved to approve the corporate disbursement report; Alderman Smith Jr. seconded, and the measure passed on a roll call vote. The council then established an amended consent agenda and approved the listed consent items. Two items were pulled from the consent agenda for separate votes: a special-event permit for a Mexican Independence Day Festival (item 7B) and Resolution 26-R-0032 (item 7C), which authorizes the mayor to enter a funding agreement with the event organizer for an amount not to exceed $16,500.
The council discussed the pulled items and handled them separately. A council member said they would recuse themselves from voting on the festival items because of a co‑founder relationship with the organizer; the speaker did not provide additional detail on the record. The permit for the Mexican Independence Day Festival, scheduled for Sept. 13, 2026, passed on a roll-call vote. Resolution 26-R-0032, which the council was advised required eight affirmative votes, also passed on a roll-call vote.
Council members also approved other consent items announced earlier, including special-event permits for the World Cup Festival (July 17–19, 2026) and a West Chicago High School homecoming parade (Sept. 25, 2026), and administrative resolutions appointing an authorized agent to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund and authorizing signers for city accounts.
The meeting record shows the council handled routine business efficiently and recorded roll-call votes for each action; minutes from the June 1 meeting were approved earlier in the evening. The council recessed later to convene an executive session on pending litigation.
Votes at a glance: minutes (approved), corporate disbursement $641,993.71 (approved), consent agenda items A/D/E/F (approved), item 7B — Mexican Independence Day Festival permit (approved), item 7C — Resolution 26-R-0032 funding agreement not to exceed $16,500 (approved).
