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State says rides inspector was singing instead of working
SPRINGFIELD — A man paid to inspect carnival rides and ski lifts instead spent time on the job pursuing a side career as a wedding singer, newly released state documents show.
Charles “Chuck” Drager, 62, told his superiors at the Illinois Department of Labor that he inspected rides when he actually was out performing, according to an executive inspector general report issued Wednesday.
Drager left his nearly $70,000-per-year job in March following an investigation of not only his time sheets, but also his claims for tollway expenses he allegedly shouldn’t have made. He also violated state ethics laws by failing to report his side gig on his statement of economic interest report.
Among the most serious allegations was that Drager said he inspected a ski lift at a suburban Chicago park district when he actually didn’t.
“This failure to observe a load test is particularly egregious given that as Mr. Drager himself stated, an accident on a ski lift is a major event due to the potential for serious injury of anyone subsequently riding that ski lift,” the report notes.
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