Three of the last four village elections saw no competition. Three seats are up next year.
The elected supervisor may have used surveillance video to help the clerk's election opponent, the clerk said.
The allegations involve the township's supervisor, Chris Getty. An emergency meeting is planned Monday.
A resident filed an open meetings complaint. The village says the committee is informal and doesn't fall under state rules.
He pulled in more than $500,000 in campaign donations over the last year.
He holds two elected jobs with full-time salaries, which have spiked in recent years.
Old-school politics still rule Lyons. But decades ago, a mayor served as "The Unlikely Tamer of Lyons."
The trustee took the helm of a Florida company in May.
A committee head suggested the critic seemed like he was being paid to disrupt proceedings.
After a condo controversy, the village is making progress on openness, prompted by a resident's proposals.
A resident questioned the confidentiality. The village's lawyer defended it.
A hearing is planned for the developer's request to hike the neighbor's bond to $2.5 million, from $5,000.
Village staffers opposed mandating developers give neighbors a heads-up. Now, they're in favor.
The village wants a more "professionalized" department, an official said.
An official said the village takes safety seriously, saying an allegation to the contrary is unfounded.
A court ruling allows a stormwater control project to proceed in south La Grange, the village says.
The developer says he cannot continue absorbing costs. A neighbor objects to the village's zoning process.
The teardown had originally been scheduled for May. A lawsuit has delayed it.
An audit found internal control problems while the finance director's position was unfilled.
A resident with a lead line can expect to pay thousands. One resident accused officials of "diddling around."
The official was seen swerving before an officer pulled him over, police said.
A neighbor sued over the teardown. A developer plans a 39-unit condo complex.
Other politicians wait until the 11th hour to make such announcements, giving insiders leverage.
In one case, an abandoned home was blamed. An official said reported code violations were unacceptable.
The increase is attributed, in part, to more local water main breaks, the village said.
Residents and a politician denounced the planned teardown. The developer plans 39 condos.
The village has failed to perform an audit for years, according to state records.
A trustee says the village president may be unaware of his practice.
The village has "very decent reserves" in its water account, a trustee said.
The village decided to create a task force to examine the shortage of affordable housing.
The average home's cost has increased in the last few months. The trend is expected to continue.
The village failed to give a next-door neighbor a "meaningful" chance to make his case, the lawsuit said.
The question is how much residents will have to pay to get the job done.
Local officials debate push for affordable housing at the state level.
A complex is full of code violations, with some of the businesses "illegally occupied," officials said.
He has run unopposed for years, but the donations keep rolling in.
The firm donates to officials' campaigns while auditing their government books. The managing partner says the contributions are legal.
The village president said he would request that the remaining balance be waived.
The village said it let residents know nine months ahead of time about a development. It actually gave far less notice.
The village has received budget awards for the last three decades.