“I’m not certain that this is actually illegal, or even improper, in Illinois.”
I’m sure you say that in jest - but there is probably some truth there.
In Illinois this may be normal behavior. It is probably done all the time. It was less than a thousand dollars; its not like the mother ripped off a million.
“In Illinois this may be normal behavior. It is probably done all the time. It was less than a thousand dollars; its not like the mother ripped off a million.”
The problem is, probably 50% of the employees think that way. If a private business worked that way, they would go broke. With seemingly limitless taxing abilities local and state bodies can’t go broke.