Pecatonica, IL. (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General has determined that Pecatonica Township Supervisor Joe Musso violated the Open Meetings Act by prohibiting me from speaking at the February 18, 2020, meeting because I signed up 13 minutes in advance of the meeting instead of 15...
WINNEBAGO Co., IL. (ECWd) - Illinois State Representative John Cabello filed a 176 page, 4-Count lawsuit against Governor JB Pritzker this morning alleging the Governor's extended emergency Executive Orders exceeded his authority under Illinois law. This lawsuit names John Cabello and ALL CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF...
Pecatonica, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_58395" align="alignleft" width="123"] Nelson pic taken after conspiring with Twp Supervisor to violate the OMA[/caption] It appears that Pecatonica Township Attorney John M. Nelson (Rockford) is attempting to influence a court case by sending a letter to the Winnebago County State's Attorney....
Pecatonica, IL. (ECWd) - Prior to the Feb 18, 2020, Pecatonica Township meeting, Rogene Hamilton's attorney, Denise Ambroziak, sent the Pecatonica Police Chief, and the township's attorney a letter stating that Rogene Hamilton will be attending this meeting and that any alleged 6 month ban from...
Pecatonica, IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_57094" align="alignleft" width="204"] Musso and Nelson[/caption] Another eventful Pecatonica Township meeting led to the Township's Attorney, John Nelson, called a resident an asshole just prior to the meeting being called to order. When I attempted to get clarification on who Nelson was directing...
Pecatonica, IL. (ECWd) - As I predicted during the January 2020 Pecatonica Township meeting, all charges against Rogene Hamilton, who was arrested for attending the township public meeting, were dismissed on Motion by the State. The majority of the Trustees in Pecatonica Township has spent the past...
Winnebago Co., IL. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_56570" align="alignleft" width="415"] From the Left: Attorney John M. Nelson, Trustee Boomer, Trustee Zimmerman[/caption] Last month we reported on Pecatonica Township's banning of Rogene Hamilton from township property for 6 months and 10 days. We believe a township does not have...
Pecatonica Township (ECWd) - At the November meeting of the Pecatonica Township Board of Trustees, one of the issues I presented the Board was the illegal use of public property of the Township Road District. Prior to the meeting, I drove by the Road District building and...
Pecatonica Township (ECWd) - We understand that the Pecatonica Township Attorney John Nelson, and/or Supervisor Musso, tried to claim that the letter from the Attorney General basically endorsed their banning of a critic from three consecutive meetings. They are wrong. What was "endorsed" was only the process of...
Pecatonica Township (ECWd) - This is an examination of a township's powers, or lack thereof, to enact a Resolution banning certain people from attending meetings and banning people from township property. First and foremost, Dillon's Rule applies to Townships as it does to all other non home...
