The lawsuit states there is no authority in Illinois law that allows a county executive to sign and approve a resolution and then subsequently veto it.
Republicans Steve Balich and Judy Ogalla, in back row, listen to the Will County Board meeting Dec. 5, 2022. Balich was selected Republican leader and Ogalla was elected board chair. Will County Board Republicans have filed a lawsuit against County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant in order to stop the planned widening of 143rd Street in Homer Glen.
Bertino-Tarrant inadvertently signed the resolution that stopped the widening Feb. 16, realized her mistake and thenThe lawsuit, filed April 18 by attorneys Steven Laduzinsky, John Partelow and Jeff Tomczak, said there is no authority in Illinois law that allows a county executive to sign and approve a resolution and then subsequently veto it. The lawsuit cites the Illinois Counties Code that says when the executive approved the resolution on Feb. 16 it became law.
“The state’s attorney has repeatedly made it clear that the County Board members do not have grounds to file this lawsuit,” said Mike Theodore, spokesman for the executive’s office. “The County Board, including the members who signed on to this lawsuit, have voted repeatedly for this expansion project. They also voted to include quick-take negotiations for project right of way in their legislative agenda.
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