County Government Gains Greater Oversight of Independent Agencies
Gov. Pat Quinn signs bill pushed by DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin.
With the stroke of the governor’s pen, DuPage County’s oversight powers of appointed boards, agencies and commissions grew some teeth. On Wednesday Gov. Pat Quinn was in Wheaton to sign legislation allowing counties with populations between 300,000 and two million to pass ordinances requiring units of local government to provide budget and financial information to the county board. It was legislation pushed by DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin following financial scandals involving the DuPage Water Commission and the DuPage Housing Authority. Both organizations misspent millions of tax dollars. Federal audits revealed the DuPage Housing Authority failed to account for more than $10 million, while the DuPage Water Commission spent $69…
