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BGA Finds Misuse of Public Resources in Stickney
A 14-month Better Government Association investigation raises questions about the conduct and judgment of officials in the Village of Stickney, including their misuse of taxpayer-funded vehicles.
"In these times of rising car insurance and gas prices, you would think public officials would take extra care to conserve public resources," says BGA Executive Director Jay Stewart. "Apparently that's not the case in Stickney."
BGA investigators witnessed Stickney Village President Donald Tabor using his taxpayer-funded car on trips to a casino in Joliet, and observed Village Supervisor James Kubinski driving his village car to restaurants and bars; sometimes driving away after having several drinks of hard alcohol.
Part-time Stickney Village Fire Chief Larry Meyer also works at the fire department at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, and travels more than 35 miles each way to the laboratory several times each week using his village-owned car, the BGA found.
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