Des Plaines official is officially out.(News)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May, 2004 | by McLaughlin, Amy

Byline: Amy McLaughlin Daily Herald Staff Writer Former Des Plaines economic development director William J. Schneider Jr. will get about $43,000 from the city in a deal that calls for his resignation. The separation agreement, made official by the city council Monday night, puts an end to weeks of hand-wringing by city officials after they learned Schneider pleaded guilty a decade ago to trying to steal money from the Chicago real estate firm owned by the man who wants to build a casino in Des Plaines.

City officials agreed to pay nine months of health insurance premiums and the net value of nine months salary minus taxes, which will be paid to Schneider in one lump sum. "We agreed that this was the best way to go," City Manager Dave Niemeyer said of...

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