A Wilmette Park District commissioner will continue to serve on the board after an independent investigation confirmed his residency in Wilmette. At the same time, a vacancy was created when former Board President Kara Kosloskus submitted her resignation, and the Wilmette Park District is accepting applications from residents interested in serving the rest of her term on the Board.
Kosloskus plans to move out of the district, according to a news release. Wilmette Park commissioners are elected, as are Board members in most units of local government, and, according to state law , must reside in the district they serve.
The district hired an outside Chicago law firm to look into whether Commissioner Michael Murdock lives in the district after community members raised questions about his