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Hamilton resigns as Grundy County administrator

Accepts position as city manager for Park Ridge

Grundy County Administrator Shawn Hamilton has resigned to take a job with the city of Park Ridge, where he will make double his current salary.

Starting Wednesday, Aug. 1, Hamilton will be Park Ridge's new interim city manager. Hamilton said he had to make his resignation effective immediately in order to start at Park Ridge and be trained by the current manager at Park Ridge.

"I had to do this because it's an opportunity of a lifetime I could not pass up," he said Tuesday.

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