[{"_1":2,"_99":-5,"_100":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,75,87],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},"mediaId",6389032,"mediaKeyId","2113642-59160d7a9d820c9df1f0048e33d32f4a","parentId",2113642,"title","DuPage County board amends and adopts 2025 state legislative program to add gun‑accountability language","audioSeconds",299,"startMs",5101000,"endMs",5400000,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=2113642-59160d7a9d820c9df1f0048e33d32f4a&start=5101&end=5400","thumbnailUrl","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2113642-59160d7a9d820c9df1f0048e33d32f4a/thumbnail_5101000.jpg","articleUrl","/articles/6389032/DuPage-County/Illinois/DuPage-County-board-amends-and-adopts-2025-state-legislative-program-to-add-gunaccountability-language","mediaUrl","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6389032-bdfa2391dad7ee007cc0468b9c8cd71c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771193637&Signature=bA~Bibd8shsQT8DeYaYRsPoUb2NrSEMS59Ymd8zUbOE1BmQgxTY4Eg2A1H-m-zGpZ7dfnXwEkSUyyHdnWDydVAilml3z79N~f-kkpokBQ4Kak3JuJVPI6ZmAU39FLqXTx-3uCeAmfSfUdklddTVe7YC9Rb3Vx6~qU1EWwMfRQJLOfE8k-3BGgc4b23LZ-O32ATACrHGm24Pu3aPleWmh~JhmFHeSmegmf2dDLQFYf~9dRvNm9rkMlUYyqTWtbJnbbsvjKAyR3tCNWDz6Kx34rw-sM9ti3M-lX1oMAJF0p797C2N3rwb4gFMMU06M74IU0cxZplonCBtGYc0c-A6-Gw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","author","DuPage County, IL","date","2025-01-15T16:32:24.71Z","article","The DuPage County Board voted to amend and then adopt its 2025 state legislative program, adding language that broadens the county’s priorities on gun accountability and judicial discretion.

Member Anne Galossi moved an amendment to strike language about enacting safe gun-storage provisions and instead add two new points: stronger tools to ensure people who violate gun laws are held accountable and giving judges more discretion to detain those who pose a threat to communities. The amendment was seconded and passed by roll call.

After the amendment passed, Member Desart moved to adopt the county’s 2025 state legislative program as amended. The board approved the resolution by roll call.

Proponents said the amendment balanced specific gun-related policy language with broader accountability tools and additional judicial discretion; opponents questioned singling out firearms in the text, arguing that enforcement and judicial discretion should apply broadly to serious lawbreakers. Member Gallosse said the second sentence of the amendment was designed to address that latter concern and that the county state's attorney had assisted in drafting the language.

The adopted resolution will be forwarded as the county’s official state legislative priorities for 2025.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","DuPage County Board Meeting, Tuesday, 1/14/25","oneSentenceSummary","The county board amended its 2025 state legislative priorities to revise language on gun policy enforcement and judicial discretion; the amendment was proposed by Member Galossi and passed by roll call before the board adopted the overall legislative program as amended.","taxTitle","DuPage County, Illinois","taxId",2547,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6389037,"DuPage recorder defends $680,000 microfiche contract and recent staff pay adjustments amid board criticism",834,3866000,4700000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2113642-59160d7a9d820c9df1f0048e33d32f4a&start=3866&end=4700","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2113642-59160d7a9d820c9df1f0048e33d32f4a/thumbnail_3866000.jpg","/articles/6389037/DuPage-County/Illinois/DuPage-recorder-defends-680000-microfiche-contract-and-recent-staff-pay-adjustments-amid-board-criticism","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6389037-d3851e52dd3d545fd1b1e7b13575dafe/orig.mp4?Expires=1771193637&Signature=RBeuF2JZCbT~~GFTRkGRr4to0uw8G8RCGgeAQ1jx9shICl6gN7tN6JbQqDjROyef3MV0BQTz85tm82xYO8M7ihhYaJSw9-JuE3UpVT35fukc6nLz7Bz7QKJB5zaeViWMNsq-hKC8fbt6i67-~gSx3Au471WibPCzYmKXxehpOGhAKYNgdtbJaXxDDmH5bvc--0f5Vzk36AiA1uYOb3EFnBmmdu3U7DYIJHTumB3iF~Us5mhU0NMl5OhNnrDMp8Q9K4rRKIkam3~tMpzis-E3ur7I999N9J75APF8ZJUjrvc57zDwGVHE~laAccZf2DRuzXdTMH8tQ-R0giWA~Lzlcg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","DuPage County Recorder Liz Chaplin told the county board that a recently identified problem with deteriorating microfiche required remedial work with a vendor, US Imaging, and that the contract is intended to replace defective film and address an air‑quality problem in the recorder’s office.

Chaplin said staff identified “acetate/vinegar syndrome” affecting older microfiche and that the vendor will remove bad film and deliver polyester film expected to last centuries. Chaplin described the outcome as partially salvageable: the new film will be usable in the office retrievers and will reduce the strong vinegar odor that had required staff to use gloves. “We’re going to get that vinegar smell out…they’re going to take that old film away and destroy it, and then we’ll have the good images that we can use,” she said.

Anthony, an information-technology staff member who participated in the vendor meeting, told the board IT had not been aware of the procurement initially but that the recorder’s office invited IT and finance to subsequent meetings. “US Imaging is identifying all old film that is starting to deteriorate and fall apart, and they are working to replace it with new media,” Anthony said. He said the vendor had already digitized some material from 1960 through 2024 and that IT would participate in indexing and future digitization work.

Several board members expressed strong concerns about the contract’s size—about $680,000—and the timing. Member Zay said the board had learned of the pay raises in the county clerk’s office only after they took effect and criticized retroactive increases and what she described as uneven treatment of county employees. “We have a county wide here that has no regard for us whatsoever…we have given since 2023, 12 and a half percent raises to our employees,” Zay said, arguing that the clerk’s raises were excessive and that the board’s fiscal stewardship required greater transparency.

Other members agreed on the need for stronger transparency and regularized salary studies. Member Gallosse said the issue raises transparency concerns because the clerk’s increases were not presented to the board before the budget was approved. Member Kajewski and others urged an update to the county’s salary-range study, which several members said has not been comprehensively updated since 2009 (others said a more recent 2021 study had been done by departments).

Finance staff confirmed the vendor invoice had not yet been paid but that the budget transfers approved in the consent bundle were intended to accumulate funds to cover the invoice. When a board member asked whether the auditor had been involved in the procurement, staff said procurement is managed through the finance department and that the auditor typically reviews invoices and audits after procurement, not the procurement process itself.

Recorder Chaplin also defended equity adjustments she made for several recorder‑office staff to address low pay and job‑title mismatches. She said her office worked with HR and finance on those adjustments. “There were people in that office who were hired prior to new employees that were making significantly less…and we compensated them fairly for that,” Chaplin said.

Board members urged the recorder and other elected officials to increase transparency about budgets, hiring and salary changes. Several members asked for a more current countywide salary study and pledged follow-up on procurement and budget‑transfer practices.","Recorder Liz Chaplin told the board that a contract with US Imaging will replace deteriorating microfiche and improve office air quality; many county board members criticized large raises earlier given in the clerk's office and pressed for transparency about hiring, budget transfers and salary studies.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6389041,"DuPage Foundation, county and PADS fund emergency winter shelter for 70 people",284,1294000,1578000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2113642-59160d7a9d820c9df1f0048e33d32f4a&start=1294&end=1578","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2113642-59160d7a9d820c9df1f0048e33d32f4a/thumbnail_1294000.jpg","/articles/6389041/DuPage-County/Illinois/DuPage-Foundation-county-and-PADS-fund-emergency-winter-shelter-for-70-people","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6389041-4ea92a4e45606517325001a991a3b119/orig.mp4?Expires=1771193637&Signature=Z5zmb9XgIWlOvjanV9FT2aaGAUxxu-pM87cVn5dZWs4~vJuI4mMKxvqTyBBcV1ZX35AlefKxKGNlRXqvt5TWv553~QpU1bFXzh-HcX-HJ9e8AWHhbOTmpA4RXYTTZ~cDvv-YQomYd9886hHcuxztZ6oIu5VRPnSlkd-uPw~Q5RJAJZ46GwXuxOAEpUVhfWF1qN0zER5joLBTL3FU0AMkm4qz2-4RO1ZsW8u~euYXYPSxoZ1U9vaLfDRMPGbCKHcjqV79ailnJCrU9961O1LOLLQVT~musZ2c4ZwRtjK9fIzi9l3i-CvtGXk8k1VXqQwC-FNTtx7iRkbGYS53WgQbPg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","DuPage County, the DuPage Foundation and DuPage PADS announced a combined public-private effort to shelter about 70 people through the coldest weeks of winter.

The county’s chair, Deborah A. Conroy, said the county provided $200,000 from the affordable housing fund in December and that the DuPage Foundation raised about $190,000 after an appeal to donors. “When Chair Conroy’s office called for assistance, Barb Sapaniak, my colleague and our staff sprung into action and we reached out to our network of donors,” DuPage Foundation CEO Mike Citrick said. “Within just one week we had $190,000 committed, between our emergency fund and approximately 25 funding partners.”

The collaborative funding was intended to shelter 70 people for 104 days at an interim housing center in Downers Grove that PADS is operating while the weather remains dangerously cold. April Resick, identified in remarks as president and CEO of DuPage PADS, said the program had already sheltered 52 people and credited the rapid community response with saving lives this winter. “We were able to just immediately move them into a hotel room…that’s a kid with a safe bed and a blanket now,” Resick said.

Conroy described the effort as a proof point for a “whole community” approach that pairs county resources with philanthropy and municipal partners; she said longer-term solutions will require continued cooperation among governments, nonprofits and donors. Mike Citrick said the foundation’s donors also provided in-kind donations such as blankets and coats in addition to cash.

DuPage PADS said the interim center has accepted people who otherwise would have been unsheltered in extremely cold weather and that the county and foundation funds allowed staff to place families and individuals immediately. Board member Paula Garcia had brought the need forward before Thanksgiving and county staff and the foundation worked with mayors and local agencies to assemble funding and services.

No formal board action was taken at the meeting to authorize additional county money; Conroy said the December allocation of $200,000 had already been approved by the board. County and foundation leaders said they would continue to assess needs and work toward longer-term housing and supportive-service solutions.

For now, county and nonprofit leaders framed the effort as an urgent, short-term intervention to prevent deaths and provide shelter while broader solutions are pursued.","DuPage County joined the DuPage Foundation and nonprofit DuPage PADS to combine public and private funding to shelter about 70 people through the coldest part of winter; foundation raised about $190,000 and the county previously allocated $200,000 from its affordable housing fund.","actionData","errors"]

Article not found

DuPage County board amends and adopts 2025 state legislative program to add gun‑accountability language

DuPage recorder defends $680,000 microfiche contract and recent staff pay adjustments amid board criticism

DuPage Foundation, county and PADS fund emergency winter shelter for 70 people