Analysis shows some County Board members still miss far too many public meetings — especially for a part-time job that pays $50,000 a year and carries a taxpayer-subsidized pension. Have some of these officials “checked out?”
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Elected Officials Raise Specter of Government Streamlining in DuPage County
Top-level meeting touches on returning forest preserve commission to the county board’s domain – but who floated the issue and why remains murky.
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Forest Preserve Probe Blooms, But Not Everyone Feels The Gloom
As FBI joins contract-steering investigation of DuPage County Forest Preserve District, the outgoing boss who supervised the employees at the center of the scandal is given $50,000 bonus.
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Protecting a Perk in DuPage County
DuPage County Board members could have taken a big step toward halting their taxpayer-funded pensions, but opted to hang on to the potentially lucrative benefit.
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Some DuPage Board Members Have Spotty Attendance
DuPage County Board members get a decent salary, benefits, and are eligible for a pension if they put in eight years and at least 1,000 hours of service—but are the taxpayers getting their money’s worth?
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Double Dipping in DuPage County
Several county board members draw dual public-sector salaries and stand to draw dual pensions.
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DuPage Stormwater Director Backed Contracts for Firm Employing His Wife
The DuPage County Stormwater Management division, headed by Anthony Charlton, has recommended Wills Burke Kelsey, which employs Charlton’s wife, as a consultant for three stormwater-related projects totaling $534,209.
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Working or Working it?
Was ex-Oak Brook village president putting in a full day’s work for a full day’s pay at his Illinois secretary of state job? State concludes probe, which was prompted by inquiries from the BGA.
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State Investigating Oak Brook Mayor’s Full-Time Job
The drama in Oak Brook continues. In addition to serving as part-time village president, John Craig has a full-time job with the state that pays $64,000 a year. But is he putting in a full day’s work?
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Oak Brook Village Pres., Wife Collect $142K from 4 Pensions
Oak Brook Village President John Craig has been critical of village pensions, while he his wife together collect four public pensions — and a fifth when he retires.