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Watchdogs: 2 Naperville councilmen late paying bills, so can’t serve …

By John Kraft & Kirk Allen

On November 19, 2014

NAPERVILLE. IL. (ECWd) –

From the Daily-Herald:

The authors of a government watchdog website called Illinois Leaks are challenging the eligibility of two Naperville City Council members to serve on the council based on utility bill debts uncovered through a Freedom of Information Act request.

According to documents Illinois Leaks received from the city of Naperville, council members Joseph McElroy and David Wentz have owed debts on their utility bills during the time they’ve been in office.

The Illinois Municipal Code says a person is ineligible to serve in an elective municipal office “if that person is in arrears in the payment of a tax or other indebtedness due to the municipality.”

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3 Comments
  • Ellen
    Posted at 19:00h, 19 November

    Thank you for catching this. Soooooo tired of people running for public office who can’t budget their own money!

  • Carol
    Posted at 08:38h, 19 November

    Typical political perk!!

  • Gerard H Schilling
    Posted at 08:36h, 19 November

    Great job guys and keep up your efforts for Truth, Justice and the American way to scrub clean the political hacks, crooks and thugs infesting our legislative bodies.

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