2nd Campton Hills Employee Placed On Leave

CAMPTON HILLS, IL — A second Campton Hills village employee has been placed on paid administrative leave. The decision to put executive assistant Dorothea Stipetic on leave came last week — just weeks after police chief Stephen Millar was also put on paid leave pending a state police probe.

Shaw Local News Network is reporting Stipetic was sent home Wednesday following a heated verbal disagreement with a village hall contractor regarding a battery for her computer mouse, said village president Barbara Wojnick. She said Stipetic is set to return to work on Monday.

• Campton Hills Police Chief Placed On Leave Amid State Probe

Millar was placed on paid administrative leave on July 6 pending the outcome of an ongoing probe by the Illinois State Police, according to a news release from the village of Campton Hills. Campton Hills Sgt. James Levand has been named interim police chief pending the investigation’s outcome.

Millar will not report to work or engage in any work-related activities during his leave, according to a news release. He has agreed to make himself available to provide updates on the investigation and for any further inquiries by state police investigators or village officials, authorities said.

Levand, who has worked for the village for the last eight years, will serve as interim police chief until further notice, and pending the outcome of the investigation, according to village officials.

Millar's attorney, Matt McQuaid, said his client "expects to be fully cleared of any wrongdoing." He referred to the allegations against Millar as "unsubstantiated and politically motivated attempts to assassinate his character and impugn his integrity."

"In over 30 years as a law enforcement officer, Chief Millar has only selflessly served his community and protected its citizens. He welcomes an investigation into his service as Campton Hills Police Chief and has fully cooperated with any and all requests for information," McQuaid said in a statement.

Village officials are not providing anymore details at this time regarding the investigation.