Elmhurst Politico Settles Suit Accusing Him Of Misappropriating Resources

ELMHURST, IL – Addison Township has settled litigation with its former elected supervisor and the nonprofit group he runs.

The township appears to have gotten much of what it wanted.

In April 2025, Dennis Reboletti, an Elmhurst Republican, lost his bid for a third term as supervisor to Democrat Bobby Hernandez, part of a blue wave across DuPage County.

Last September, the township, which includes north Elmhurst, sued the Addison Township Foundation, Reboletti and three other former township officials.

It was a dispute over a pickup truck and other equipment that were bought with a county food pantry grant in 2024.

But in voting for the grant, the County Board was presented with materials saying the money was going to the township, not the foundation.

In fall 2024, Reboletti bought a $47,352 truck with a foundation check.

In the settlement in March, the old foundation was required to give the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado pickup and $15,000 to the new "Addison Township Community Foundation."

A township official has indicated that this new foundation was created to support the pantry at the township's Addison offices.

Under the agreement, the old group must also change its name to remove any reference to "Addison Township." (Reboletti did not respond to Patch's inquiry on the name.)

In return, the township agreed to drop its lawsuit and not subpoena the depositions of Reboletti or three former township officials, Mary Mattia, Sandy Bay and Darcy D'Allesandro.

The three others are not parties to the settlement.

Reboletti served as Elmhurst's state representative from 2007 to 2015. In recent years, he has lost in his bids for both the state House and Senate.

In a statement to Patch, Reboletti said disagreements remained. But he said he chose to resolve the matter rather than continue lengthy litigation that would deplete foundation resources and cost more taxpayer money.

He said the matter ended without any finding or admission of wrongdoing by him or the foundation.

"My record of public service to the community stands on its own merit," Reboletti said. "Donations and transfers between foundations were made in an effort to best serve the
community and continue supporting those in need."

He continued, "I wish the Township success moving forward and hope it continues building upon the accomplishments and community initiatives established during my administration."

All the county's documentation listed Addison Township as the grant recipient.

That was also the case with the county's grant agreement with the township and the township's application for the money, drafted by a township employee using her government title.

Last year, Reboletti, the old foundation's president, told Patch that the group was under no obligation to turn over its assets because of a change in township administrations.

At the time, Reboletti declined to say where the pickup was, other than to say it was in storage in Elmhurst.

Asked why he wouldn't reveal the location, he said the group was a private foundation. However, he said he would tell the county if it asked.

He said the foundation's new address is 240 E. Lake St., Suite 109C, in Addison, where he said the truck would be stored.

Reboletti, an attorney, said he would have added the word "foundation" to "Addison Township" in the county documents.

Last August, Patch's story about the issue apparently prompted the township government to post a sign on its property, reading, "Ask Dennis: Where's Our Truck?"

The sign was removed a couple of days later. That was after Reboletti sent a cease-and-desist letter to the township's lawyer, Ed Mullen.

In late September, Reboletti called Addison police about two men who entered the foundation's Silverado pickup and a box truck at the foundation's address on Lake Street, with video capturing the incident.

Reboletti identified the people entering the truck as a township highway department employee and a township contractor. The police redacted the names in their report.

The men stole nothing, police said.

Reboletti told police about the dispute over the pickup truck.

The township representatives acknowledged the incident to officers, saying their actions were related to the litigation, according to the police report.

They said they acted independently of the township's lawyers.