A $45,000 payment agreed to by the Village of La Grange to settle a lawsuit filed against it by pawnbroker Andrew Grayson will be partially covered by an Illinois municipal risk pool. But village officials refuse to disclose the details of that arrangement. The Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency (IRMA), based in Westchester, also provided lawyers… Continue reading Cost of settling pawnbroker lawsuit will be shared by municipal risk pool, but village is mum on the details
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Terra Incognito closes its La Grange studio, gallery
Terra Incognito Studio & Gallery has closed its downtown La Grange facility. Owner David Toan last week said he expected to have the storefront at 35 S La Grange Rd cleaned out by today. A second studio and gallery in Oak Park remains open. Toan said the La Grange facility—which opened in Spring 2007, offering… Continue reading Terra Incognito closes its La Grange studio, gallery
Pawnbroker confirms lawsuit with village is settled
Pawnbroker Andrew Grayson, who sued officials of the Village of La Grange and former La Grange Business Association President Michael LaPidus in federal court, alleging that they conspired to prevent him from opening a jewelry and loan store in downtown La Grange and violated his civil rights, today confirmed that he accepted a settlement offer… Continue reading Pawnbroker confirms lawsuit with village is settled
Walgreen’s wants to sell beer & wine in La Grange, but village board must first remove restriction
UPDATE – Sept 15, 3:45 pm: At Monday night's village board meeting, Trustee Mark Kuchler asked that the proposed ordinance repealing a 2000 restriction that prohibited Walgreen's from selling alcoholic beverages at their La Grange store be removed from the omnibus agenda in order to allow discussion of ordinance before a vote. Kuchler then asked… Continue reading Walgreen’s wants to sell beer & wine in La Grange, but village board must first remove restriction
Village officials, former LGBA president face two federal lawsuits stemming from pawn shop denial
UPDATE – Sun. Aug. 1 at 9:30 p.m. Click here to read a summary of the lawsuits and, if you choose, view PDF copies of the actual complaints. The Village of La Grange and three community leaders face two separate federal lawsuits filed earlier this month related to the denial last summer of a building… Continue reading Village officials, former LGBA president face two federal lawsuits stemming from pawn shop denial