Will County Board Chair Judy Ogalla said the board needs its own attorney to represent them because having the Will County state’s attorney’s office represent the executive’s office, the clerk’s of…
Scott Perry, of Homer Glen, talks to the Will County Board March 21, 2024, about preserving the rural nature of Homer Glen. The Will County Board failed Thursday to override County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant’s veto of the board’s action that stopped a road widening project through Homer Glen.of 143rd Street from State Street/Lemont Road to Bell Road, which would expand the road from two to five lanes. The board urged the county to consider a three-lane option.
Overriding the executive’s veto required 14 votes. However, only 10 board members, eight Republicans and two Democrats, voted to override the veto. Board Chair Judy Ogalla, a Republican from Monee, said the issue goes beyond the widening of 143rd Street in Homer Glen.Ogalla said the board needs its own attorney to represent them because having the Will County state’s attorney’s office represent the executive’s office, the clerk’s office and the county board is a conflict of interest.
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