Kendall County Food Pantry Executive Director Resigns

Photo courtesy of the Kendall County Food Pantry

YORKVILLE, IL — Executive Director of the Kendall County Food Pantry Maria Spaeth has resigned her position.

According to to Jeff Young, Acting Chairman of the Kendall County Food Pantry Board, Spaeth’s resignation was accepted at the board's June 7 meeting.

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“She is no longer the executive director and is not currently involved with the Pantry,” Young said in an email.

Young said the Pantry has no further comment on Spaeth at this time. 

"The Pantry continues to be open and fully operational providing services to over 7,000 people per month," Young said. 

It is unknown if the resignation is connected in any way to a theft of funds, which volunteers recently reported. 

Yorkville police say they served search warrants June 1 on the Food Pantry, located at 208 Beaver St., and at a personal residence in Kendall County. 

Yorkville Police Department Deputy Chief Terry Klingel said there are a couple of persons of interest involved with the theft of funds. He was unable to give more information about them, other than that they held some role within the Pantry.

Young said two previous volunteers were being investigated.

Klingel was unable to say how much money was stolen. The initial police report said the theft was more than $500, but WSPY News, citing unnamed sources, reports the theft was more than $100,000.