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Election board deadlocks on what to do about Mautino
Despite an ongoing federal investigation, the Illinois State Board of Elections is having a difficult time deciding whether or not the state’s auditor general is guilty of corruption.
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CPS employees who stole gift cards should lose license, face other consequenses, DuPage education rep says
Chicago Public Schools employees who allegedly "stole or misappropriated" school-purchased gift cards intended for students and families should face serious consequences, DuPage County Schools Regional Superintendent Darlene J. Ruscitti said during a recent interview.
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Watchdogs: Who's Joe, and why did Mautino pay him $12,487?
As a state lawmaker, Frank Mautino paid nearly $12,500 in campaign fund cash to a man named Joe without keeping any supporting receipts, according to a government oversight group.
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Wehrli derides election board for not pursuing Mautino probe
Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) pilloried the State Board of Elections’ decision on Monday not to advance the investigation into Auditor General Frank Mautino’s campaign spending, calling the decision a corrupt partisan move.
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Critics pan $5,000 fine over Mautino financial reports, request criminal inquiry
The Illinois State Board of Elections slapped a $5,000 fine on Auditor General Frank Mautino's campaign committee on Monday for failing to comply with board order to update financial disclosure reports filed in 2014 and 2015.
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Ives strengthens push for Mautino ouster
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) reiterated her call for Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino’s resignation in an interview after the State Board of Elections hearing on Mautino’s questionable campaign contribution spending recently.
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Fifth Amendment won't save Mautino, Wehrli argues
Invoking the Fifth Amendment won’t protect Auditor General Frank Mautino from House Joint Resolution 9, Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) said after the State Board of Election’s hearing on Mautino recently.
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Ives wants answers at Mautino hearing
The Edgar County Watchdogs recently reported that Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino is being deposed in connection with a complaint filed by David Cook that led to state and federal investigations into Mautino’s campaign spending during his tenure as state representative.
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Report: Mautino facing federal investigation over questionable campaign spending
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino is facing a federal investigation related to campaign finances, according to a statement his spokesman released to several news outlets today.
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GOP lawmakers send third letter to Auditor General demanding answers on questionable campaign spending
Republicans in the Illinois General Assembly have tried once again to get answers from Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino regarding his campaign spending while serving in the House.
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Hamilton, board fund state performance audit of COD
College of DuPage Board Chairman Kathy Hamilton and her fellow trustees have approved funding of a performance audit by the Illinois Auditor General.
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College of DuPage Board of Trustees Moves to Fund Illinois Auditor General's Performance Audit
The College of DuPage Board of Trustees voted at their July 11th board meeting to fund a performance audit from the Illinois Auditor General.
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Accountant Bernstein wants to clean up COD board
“I am running because I am appalled by COD’s recent illegalities, irregularities and evasions. Taxpayers and students deserve much better.”
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State reps. respond to College of DuPage's failure to meet audit deadline
Illinois State Reps. Jeanne Ives (R) and Jack Franks (D) responded to the recent failure by the College of DuPage (COD) board of trustees to meet a deadline for a state-run audit.
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College of DuPage hires PR firm after missing audit deadline
Following word from school officials that a deadline to agree to a state-run audit would not be met and a threat from Illinois lawmakers to slash funding, the College of DuPage has hired the PR firm Res Publica Group. The audit comes as a result of continuing questions about financial oversight at the College of DuPage, which is supported by property taxes, state appropriations and tuition,, that saw the board approve a nearly $763,000 severance package for school President Robert Breuder.
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Ives seeks deeper probe of College of DuPage finances
State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) filed an amendment on Tuesday to a House resolution that would deepen the Illinois auditor general's investigation into the financial activity of the College of DuPage.
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Ives requests audit of COD in response to buyout deal
BodyState Representative Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) has filed a house resolution, asking the Illinois Auditor General to initiate a performance audit of state money awarded to the College of DuPage.