IL SB3460

County board members, county board chairmen, State's Attorneys, and other countywide elected officials in counties with populations under 500,000 can be placed on administrative leave by a three-fifths county board vote if criminally charged with an infamous crime or felony violating their official oath.

The State's Attorney (or a special State's Attorney if there is a conflict of interest) must review the charges and file a petition with circuit court if the crimes are germane to the official's duties; the court then holds a trial with precedence over other cases.

If the court determines administrative leave is warranted, the official is removed from office and barred from county property and duties until the case closes and the county board resolves the conflict.

The county board must appoint a replacement official during the administrative leave, and the placed-on-leave official continues receiving all compensation and benefits.

If the judicial proceeding is dismissed in favor of the respondent, the court may require the county to pay the respondent's court costs and reasonable attorney fees; similar provisions apply to township officers in counties under 500,000 people.