A resolution to be considered in the Human Resources Committee next Wednesday, October 4th, would keep salaries for county officials up for election constant. The amounts proposed follow: Sheriff – $149,390.90 Clerk – $109,465.98 Treasurer – $109,465.98 … Continue reading
The former Republican Mercer County Treasurer just got sentenced to four years in State prison. Mike Bertelsen is his name. In the past he was chairman of Mercer County Republican Central Committee. Then he was treasurer of the Republican Party … Continue reading
What might be characterized as thinly-disguised bribes to keep county officials running for the Illinois General Assembly have come under attack in the Daily Herald in an article by Jack Griffin. Called “stipends,” they are payments to county officials for … Continue reading
There was a time when neither Illinois sheriffs nor treasurers could succeed themselves. In some counties two people traded off. Treasurer one term, sheriff the next, etc. At an Illinois County Treasurers Association in the late 1960’s, I asked about … Continue reading
Found this little item on “Boone County Watchdog.” How would you like to be a Boone County resident and read in a county management letter accompanying the annual audit: “We noted the Collector held over $1 million in savings as … Continue reading
