Illinois: Council Fails to override Mayor’s veto in church zoning dispute
The South County News reports:
A Carlinville alderman has resigned in the wake of the city council’s failure on Monday night to override Mayor Robert Schwab’s veto of an agreement to settle a federal lawsuit brought against the city by Carlinville Southern Baptist Church . . .
Semrock noted the involvement of the Alliance Defense Fund, a group of Christian lawyers, which is backing the church’s case against the city.
“There are resources available to the other side in this question that we may not have as a city,” Semrock said. “Our chances are 50/50. Do you want to roll the dice with our taxpayers’ money? I don’t.”
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