Tirio Complaint Justifiable

The Illinois Board of Elections ruled on Wednesday that a complaint filed against McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio over an unreported in-kind contribution from his campaign committee was filed on justifiable grounds. However, following a roughly hour-long closed session hearing on the matter, the board also determined that this complaint and a separate complaint against the Republican Central Committee of McHenry County would not proceed to a public hearing. Both complaints were filed by Rachael Lawrence, an Algonquin Township trustee and former treasurer of the Republican Central Committee of McHenry County, who alleged that Tirio's campaign committee – Citizens to Elect Joe Tirio – did not disclose that a $1,200 payment to Tirio's attorney for a defamation lawsuit against a dark money group known as the Illinois Integrity Fund came from the Republican Central Committee. Ronald Eck Jr.