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Sources say the investigation centers on Will County Executive Larry Walsh’s office. Walsh, who faces Joliet businessman Dan Kennison in the November election, was outraged by rumors that investigators were looking into whether one of his employees was improperly accepting payments from a lobbying firm hired by the county.
Walsh, a Democrat, blamed the accusations on gutter politics. Weber is a Republican who also faces a November challenger, Democrat Kevin Duffy Blackburn.
“I am thoroughly disgusted in the negativity and the sewer activities that are taking place in this campaign,” Walsh said. “There is nothing to this story. This is a fabrication coming from a political campaign trying to smear my reputation and my staff, and they will stop at nothing until they get that job done.”