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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Former Forest Preserve Employees Plead Not Guilty of Theft, Misconduct Charges

Mark McDonald and David Tepper deny charges they planned to bilk the DuPage County Forest Preserve of $150,000.

Mark McDonald and David Tepper, two former administrators at the DuPage County Forest Preserve, pleaded not guilty to charges they schemed to steal $150,000 from the forest preserve, the Daily Herald reported Tuesday. McDonald, 52, of Wheaton and Tepper, 49, of River Forest were arraigned Tuesday on 140 charges each of theft, accepting kickbacks and official misconduct. Keep up with area news: Get free daily newsletters for Darien Patch and Woodridge Patch. Authorities say the men planned to bilk the forest preserve of about $150,000. In the first plan, involving McDonald's and Tepper's company Integrated Design Solutions, the two former employees billed and received more than $90,000 from the forest preserve for equipment and services …

Former Forest Preserve Contractor Pleads Not Guilty in Theft Scheme

Arif Mahmood, a former contractor charged with stealing more than $10,000 from the DuPage County Forest Preserve District, pleads not guilty to 37 felony counts including theft, accepting kickbacks and official misconduct.

One of three men charged in a scandal at the DuPage County Forest Preserve District pleaded not guilty Monday to 37 felony counts, the Daily Herald reported. He was indicted earlier this month on counts including theft by deception, accepting kickbacks and official misconduct. Keep up with Wheaton news: sign up for our free daily newsletter. Then like us on Facebook for a slightly different take. Mahmood, 37, of Glendale Heights, allegedly worked as a contractor with the forest preserve and worked with former forest preserve employees Mark McDonald, 53, of the 1000 block of Childs Street in Wheaton, and David Tepper, 49, of the 300 block of Franklin Avenue in River Forest, in a scheme to steal from the government agency, according to the …

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2:20 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012

For information on the political ties between the Forest Preserve and the DuPage State's Attorney's Office: http://countyleaks.blogspot.com/2012/10/cant-see-forest-for-sleaze-happy-trails.html   more ›

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

District 99 Sees Boost in Finances, AP Participation

Superintendent delivers State of the District at Monday board meeting.

Presentations on the state of District 99 and its finances, as well as the termination of a tenured teacher highlighted the July 18 Community High School District 99 meeting. Year-end finances contain 'positive surprises' A report presented at the meeting comparing year-to-date finances of the current and previous fiscal year showed an increase of nearly $3 million in operating funds this year. Actual revenues collected were 3 percent over budget this fiscal year, spurred in part by the district receiving roughly $2 million more in state aid than anticipated. Expenditures also decreased.  District shows significant gains in AP test participation The  number of District 99 students taking Advanced Placement tests during the 2010-2011 school…

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