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Iroquois County prosecutor outlines modest budget increase, grant funding and enforcement path for cluttered properties
Summary
During the budget hearing, the county state's attorney described a small net increase driven by appellate-prosecutor contributions, explained how legal research and continuing education are funded, and discussed the cost and process for pursuing enforcement on long-standing cluttered-property cases.
Mike Quinlan, the county's state's attorney, presented his office's budget to the Finance Committee on June 24, saying the office sought a small increase largely tied to appellate-prosecutor membership and training but remained below neighboring counties' projected staffing costs.
Quinlan told the committee the single largest contributor to the modest increase was the county's contribution to the appellate prosecutor group, which moved to $12,000 and provides appellate representation and legal research not available in the county's limited Illinois-only Westlaw subscription. "They not only do all of our appeals, but they're also a…
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