A no contact order filed July 29 by Homer Glen Clerk Christina Neitzke-Troike against Homer Glen Trustee Rose Reynders after a verbal altercation has been dismissed.
The no contact order expired Friday, and Neitzke-Troike said she was not interested in continuing it.
Neitzke-Troike appeared before a Will County judge on July 29 to obtain the no contact order shortly after a verbal altercation occurred at the Homer Glen Village Hall. Reynders was arrested that day for battery.
According to the Will County sheriff’s department, deputies were called to Village Hall after a disturbance in which Reynders allegedly came into a meeting Neitzke-Troike was having with village manager Carmen Maurella, began yelling and then ripped up a business card and threw it at Neitzke-Troike’s face.
Neitzke-Troike and Reynders both have expressed interest in running for mayor of Homer Glen in the spring of 2023.
Neitzke-Troike said even though she and Reynders are considering running for mayor, she does not want their potential differences getting in the way of doing the work they were elected to do. She said she does not want to cast Homer Glen in a negative light and wants to move forward in a positive way. She said she and Reynders should put their differences aside to put the needs of the community first.
“We owe it to the people of Homer Glen to be professional in our interactions and to avoid making the workplace uncomfortable for village employees and village residents,” she said in a statement.
“There will always be disagreements, but let’s not be disagreeable and let’s put the interests of this great community first. I am proud to call Homer Glen my home and I am honored to be able to serve the people of this great community. I urge civility and a commitment to working together for the good of Homer Glen.”
Reynders declined to comment on the advice of her attorney.
Michelle Mullins is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.