Poplar Grove Trustee Owen Costanza Wants Village To Finance Lawsuit Against Critics –

Poplar Grove, Ill. (ECWd) –

Just when we think we’ve seen it all, Poplar Grove Village Trustee Owen Costanza apparently placed item #12  (read his email) on the next meeting agenda for Poplar Grove, which is to “Motion to discuss possible litigation against “Boone County Illinois Watchdog Group“.”

Here is the Facebook post Costanza is worried about.

It is our opinion this is nothing more than Costanza attempting to use tax dollars to silence the public’s First Amendment rights to be critical of their public officials and governments.

Costanza is the former village president who still publicly passes himself off as the village president, he lost a civil defamation lawsuit after the last election, appealed it, and lost on the appeal (he admitted in court to all of his criminal and unsavory past) – but now, it appears he wants the village to finance a lawsuit against people in a Facebook group who are critical of past actions that occurred under his watch as village president.

We suggest an agenda item for possible referral of Costanza to police for investigation and possible litigation under 720 ILCS 17-2/b(2) (False personation of public official).

Costanza is currently on the ballot as candidate for Republican Precinct Committeeman.

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