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Council approves $1,000 donation to Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics

City Council of the City of Hometown · June 9, 2026
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Summary

The Hometown City Council voted 9–0 on June 9 to donate $1,000 to the Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics after the police department requested city support.

The Hometown City Council voted unanimously to approve a $1,000 donation to the Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics.

City Clerk Christina Walker presented the request on behalf of the Hometown Police Department and moved the item to a vote. "The City received a request from the Hometown Police Department for a donation for the annual Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics," Walker said. Alderman Grochowski moved the donation; Alderman Dolan seconded and the motion carried with nine ayes and one alderman absent.

The donation was handled as a routine line item during Reports and Communications. The motion record lists the vote as AYES: (9) Aldermen Dolan, Barnhouse, Reynolds, Kurysz, Rivas, Grochowski, Weber, Zak, and Forney; ABSENT: (1) Alderman Brookman. The city did not attach further conditions to the contribution.