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Will County members raise concerns about letters to Springfield that cited board support
Summary
Committee members questioned whether letters sent May 29'30 to state legislators used county letterhead and listed board members who said they had not approved or signed the correspondence, prompting discussion about caucus practices and the need for a rules review.
A dispute over letters sent to state legislators surfaced at the May 6 Will County Board Legislative Committee meeting after members said correspondence dated May 29 and May 30 urged state lawmakers to hold a particular bill and listed county board members as signers.
"The letters were sent out on May 29 and May 30 from members of this board urging our state legislators to hold s b 2 50," a committee member said during new-business discussion, identifying the dates and the two letters. The member said one letter was…
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