# City of North Chicago's Personal Meeting Room


**Body:** North Chicago Illinois
**Date:** October 05, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Energy & Utilities, Physical Infrastructure


The North Chicago City Council meeting on October 5, 2026, included several financial and procurement-related actions. The council accepted the FY2025 financial audit from Lauterbach & Eamon after the auditor reported an unmodified (clean) opinion; the motion passed. The council also approved payment of city bills totaling $1,278,783.46, when funds become available. In the Public Works Committee, staff presented additions to the FY2027 vendor list, with not-to-exceed amounts of $25,000 for H Salas Tree Service, $20,000 for JJ Henderson for water-plant mechanical work, and $15,000 for Red Automation LLC. The committee also discussed a $96,430 change order to Campanella & Sons’ contract for Water Tower No. 1 and the 24-inch transmission main, to be covered by the project’s IEPA-loan contingency, and a request to advertise the 2026 MFT road program bid. No separate approval votes on those Public Works items were recorded in the transcript.

The Human Resources Committee considered interim full-time administrative-assistant staffing for the ECD department through Matthew’s staffing agency at $35.42 per hour, below the previously used MGT rate of $40 per hour; the item was referred to the next council meeting. Other discussion included possible mural standards, with staff asked to provide further information and no policy decision made. The meeting also recognized domestic-violence awareness and police officers and community members; no related procurement activity was identified.

**Source:** North Chicago Illinois