Jean Kaczmarek

The DuPage County Clerk’s Office was a no-show for a scheduled budget presentation at the county board’s finance committee meeting Tuesday — one day after a judge ruled the clerk must follow the county’s accounting procedures.

Neither DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek nor a representative from her office were on hand to review their proposed budget.

“That makes her the only elected official who has refused to come before the board to present,” said Paula Deacon Garcia, who heads the county board’s finance committee.

The Lisle Democrat also is challenging Kaczmarek in the 2026 primary election.

In July, Kaczmarek submitted a form listing projected expenses, totaling $12.5 million, that did not conform to the county’s budgeting process. Kaczmarek’s list was separated int

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