Attorney has $42K in city debt forgiven, donates to mayor’s reelection campaign
A politically connected Springfield lawyer, George Petrilli, who was fined more than $46,000 by the city for failing to maintain a dilapidated property, had almost all of his debt forgiven and later donated $2,500 to Mayor Jim Langfelder’s reelection campaign. The city has waived fines and forgiven utility bills in hundreds of cases during 2022, Illinois Times has learned…