1, 2019, the Illinois Labor Relations Board certified the Illinois Council of Police (ICOPS) as the exclusive bargaining unit for the part-time officers. In 2019 members of the village’s police department sought to unionize the part-time and full-time officers. Michael Coutre, former Village of Crestwood Mayor Lou Presta, the Village Board of Fire and Police Commissioners, and current or former Commissioners Rob Lyons, Frank Caldario, Joseph Zangara and James Fowler. They filed suit against the village Chief of Police David Weigand, Deputy Chief David Alexander, Lt. The Village of Crestwood Board of Trustees at its Thursday board meeting approved a $1.8 million settlement in a civil rights lawsuit filed by five former Village of Crestwood police officers against the village, former mayor, the chief of police and several other high-ranking village police officials.įormer part-time officers Don Preston, Joseph Cortesi, Gilbert Hueramo III and Eric Chmura and full-time officer Robert Hoselton, filed a federal lawsuit alleging they were fired or not reappointed, forced to resign, or brought up on disciplinary charges within days of each other in October 2019 because of their efforts to unionize the village’s police officers. Mark is married to Christine and they have three daughters Libby, 29, Emily, 27, and Ellen (Boland), 26 and one grandson, Fitz James Boland (7 weeks).Įmail: of Crestwood agrees to pay $1.8 million Prior to his stint in Monmouth, he lived and worked in East Lansing, Michigan, for nearly 20 years and served as an assistant features editor and sports editor with the Lansing State Journal; as senior writer and account rep with the public relations office of Truscott Rossman; and as a communications manager within the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Michigan State University. "There are plenty of stories to share, and I hope to be able to do that with our newsrooms." "I'm looking forward to this opportunity in the Gem City to deliver news that Whig readers find interesting, enlightening and worth their time to read," Meyer said. As news editor, Meyer will plan news coverage in both Quincy and Hannibal working in collaboration with reporters in both communities. Meyer (left) arrives in Quincy after a short stint as news writer, sports broadcaster and studio engineer with Prairie Communications in Monmouth. They have a 1-year-old son, Barrett, and are expecting a daughter in June. "It is my favorite sport and being able to share that and teach the kids what I know and get them excited about it is awesome."įlesner lives in Quincy with his wife, Jade, a psychiatric nurse. "I thoroughly enjoy coaching football," he said. He has coached at the YMCA and Unity Junior High School for four years. After playing football in high school and for two years at Monmouth College, the sport continues to play a major role in his life. "Local is important to me."Ī Camp Point native, Flesner graduated from Camp Point Central High School and received a bachelor's degree from Western Illinois University. "I have enjoyed building the relationships with those I work with over the past two years, and I have a vested interest in our communities and to help them grow and thrive," Flesner said. The retail sales manager oversees advertising staff for both The Herald-Whig and The Hannibal Courier-Post. Patrick Flesner was promoted to retail sales manager, and Mark Meyer was named news editor.įlesner (left) started at The Herald-Whig as an advertising assistant in 2017 before he was promoted to account executive in February 2020. QUINCY – The Herald-Whig has announced changes to its leadership team.
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