Addison Township Sign Slams Ex-Official

ADDISON, IL – Addison Township posted a banner on its grounds attacking the township's former elected supervisor, Dennis Reboletti.

On Monday, Reboletti, a lawyer and an Elmhurst resident, sent a cease-and-desist letter to the township's attorney, Ed Mullen.

Two days later, the township removed the sign.

Supervisor Bobby Hernandez, a Democrat who defeated Republican Reboletti in April's election, did not return messages for comment Tuesday and Wednesday.

The sign read, "Ask Dennis: Where's Our Truck?"

The sign was referring to a Patch story two days earlier that looked into the status of a pickup truck that was originally intended to be used for the township pantry.

According to Reboletti's letter, Bill Velazquez, a consultant for the township, and a township employee posted the banner about 2:30 p.m. Aug. 6 on the township property at 401 N. Addison Road.

Velazquez is a lobbyist who heads consulting firm Veritas Strategies, which the township hired for $20,000 a month after Hernandez took office.

Velazquez instructed a township employee to direct a security camera at the banner, an area where more than 15,000 cars pass daily, Reboletti said.

"Your clients are fully aware that I do not have possession of any truck owned by the Township of Addison," Reboletti said in the letter. "Nonetheless, they have published and promoted this false statement to the public, including through an Elmhurst Patch article dated August 4, 2025, and by displaying the banner."

Reboletti detailed the legal elements of defamation and contended the township's sign violated its two-decade-old ethics ordinance.

He demanded the township remove the sign from the township property immediately, end all defamatory statements about the "township truck," and have the supervisor, clerk and the township board issue a written public apology.

If the township fails to take the actions within 48 hours, Reboletti said he would pursue all available legal remedies without further notice.

He signed the letter with his title of attorney.