Familiar Faces Up For Re-Election In Vernon -- chicagotribune.com

Familiar Faces Up For Re-Election In Vernon -- chicagotribune.com: "McCoy, a grandson of former four-term mayor Frank J. McCoy Sr., said he grew up around politics and learned about the word 'no' — the single syllable that no politician wants to utter and no constituent wants to hear, he said.

'Most politicians do a lot of saying yes,' said the younger McCoy. 'But when you are running a Town you do a lot of saying no, and the rest of your time, you try to figure out how to pay for what needs to get done.'

Particularly when money is tight.

McCoy said the town is negotiating four labor contracts, all of which went to arbitration. McCoy acknowledged that these spending controls do not resonate well with town employees, but he said they are necessary in light of the present economy."