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Officials wrestle with new ethics law effects
New Lenox Township supervisor Guy Sell jokes he has never been invited to a lobbyist dinner as July 1 brings compliance with a 1990s ethics law. The measure bans certain gifts and requires ethics officers and income disclosures, but courts have struck down parts and the General Assembly may revise it. local governments seek guidance from the Illinois Municipal League while lawsuits and questions over ethics officer selection persist.
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Guy Sell
New Lenox Township
Sell
General Assembly
Sangamon County
Cass Weinlund
Weinlund
Patrick Flynn
Lenox
George Ryan
Jim Ryan
Flynn
Bill Gates
Illinois Municipal League
The
Municipal League
Springfield
Larry Frang
Ryan
Dan Curry
Sangamon
Tom Bayer
Chicago
Palos Park
Oak Lawn
Bayer
Mokena Vil
Lage
John Downs
Tinley Park
Dave Seaman