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Board splits $4.822M sustainability appropriation; approves $2.5M Loaves & Fishes award, seeks details on Northern Illinois Food Bank spending

DuPage County Board Finance Committee · April 15, 2026
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Summary

DuPage County bifurcated a $4.822 million DuPage Sustainability Initiative appropriation, voting separately to approve $2.5 million for Loaves & Fishes and leaving a $2 million allocation to the Northern Illinois Food Bank subject to requests for reporting and a presentation on beneficiaries and distribution.

The DuPage County Finance Committee on April 14 voted to divide a previously combined $4.822 million funding package for the DuPage Sustainability Initiative and to approve a separate $2.5 million appropriation to Loaves & Fishes.

Member Rakoff moved to separate the Loaves & Fishes portion from two other items that had been rolled together; the motion to bifurcate carried. The board then voted by roll call to approve the $2.5 million award to Loaves & Fishes. The bifurcation left an additional $2,000,000 for the Northern Illinois Food Bank and a…

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