Mayor Baldermann Responds to Disability and Pension Report
In response to a Sept. 18 Sun-Times Media investigative story, New Lenox Mayor Tim Baldermann, the former Chief of Police for Chicago Ridge, set the record straight on the details that led to his disability and the pension that he received.
Frustrated, disappointed and angry over personal attacks stemming from media coverage about the details that led to his disability and the pension he received in 2010 after serving 22 years on the Chicago Ridge Police Department, New Lenox Mayor Tim Baldermann shared his story. Sitting in a meeting room at Village Hall, Baldermann explained his purpose for setting the record straight. "I think it's important that the community has confidence in their leaders." Sun-Times Media reported that Baldermann gets $129,192 a year in disability pay, the highest found in the newspaper's investigation into police and fire pensions, according to the newspaper. Read the Sun-Times story here. Elected officials expect to "take shots, fair or not, but …
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11:05 am on Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Whoa!!!! The plot thickens.....a smoking gun?????? more ›