Politics & Government
County Commission to Meet Over Political E-mail
The Kendall County Ethics Commission is expected to discuss an e-mail County Board member Anne Vickery sent inviting fellow board members to a political fundraiser.
The Kendall County Ethics Commission is expected to discuss allegations Thursday that a county board member inappropriately sent political invitations using her county e-mail.
The three-member commission is expected to discuss a complaint that retired judge James Wilson filed Dec. 17 against District 2 County Board member Anne Vickery. The meeting is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. in the .
Vickery on Oct. 31 to invite three fellow county board members to a fundraiser she hosted. Vickery, a Minooka resident who is seeking re-election for the last time, apologized during a County Board meeting Nov. 28.
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The e-mail invited County Board members Dan Koukol, John Shaw and Bob Davidson to a fundraiser Vickery hosted for Republican State Rep. Pam Roth of Morris, who is running for re-election in the 75th District. Koukol said Wednesday morning that he did not attend the fundraiser.
Vickery said Tuesday morning that she had not received formal notice of the meeting, but was "shocked and hurt" that Koukol, Shaw and Davidson would align themselves politically with Wilson.
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“When I invited those three gentlemen to my home, I guess it was more a social gathering than anything," Vickery said.
In the past, she has characterized Wilson as a political foe and a bully.
Wilson has said he believes that elected officials should follow the law and that Vickery’s actions could violate Illinois Election Code and the Ethics Act.
Editor's note: This article was updated at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday with comments from Vickery and at 9 a.m. Wednesday with comments from Koukol.
