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Will County Board approves $2.78 million withdrawal from reserves to balance FY2026 budget
Summary
The Will County Board voted 20-0 at a Dec. 2025 special meeting to reconcile a $2.78 million FY2026 budget gap by withdrawing $2,778,649 from cash reserves after heated debate over process, transparency and appropriate uses of reserves.
The Will County Board voted unanimously on Dec. 2025 to reconcile a shortfall in the FY2026 budget by withdrawing $2,778,649 from county cash reserves.
At a special meeting called to address the budget, the board moved to use reserves after members differed over whether departmental cuts should have been identified earlier in the process. Leader Lee Richmond and finance staff said the amount can be used for capital projects that bond raters view favorably; other members warned that routine use of reserves for operating expenses is risky.
The action began with a motion to reconcile the FY2026 levy using…
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