The strained relationship between the majority on the DuPage County Board and Clerk Jean Kaczmarek was on public display recently as the board issued a censure against the clerk, outlining a list of complaints.

The censure resolution , approved on a bipartisan 15-1 vote at the county board’s Tuesday, Nov. 25, meeting, has no legal standing, but does put the elected body on record in outlining its list of grievances against Kaczmarek, many pertaining to financial reporting within her office.

Violating the rules and conventions of transparency

The board’s censure comes on the heels of legal challenges with Kaczmarek, which to date are approaching a taxpayer-funded $200,000, according to the most updated figures shared at the Nov. 25 meeting.

Board member Cindy Cronin Cahill, representin

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