...farm and confirmed that AG Opinions and case law indicate you can’t lease the property for private purposes. Former State’s Attorney Robert Hanlon had also stated there was no public...
...considered and other information that will inform the public of the business being conducted.” The agenda item stated the following: RES 24-32 Ratifying a Settlement Agreement pertaining to Henry’s on...
...hidden agenda as some have tried to claim. Our model is simple. Learn the law and follow it. However, that does not mean every single legal obligation is known to...
...legal argument in light of the specific law mandating the board to set the compensation that must also include the state stipend for that position. We know the state was...
...to anyone who would listen. She then filed a lawsuit against the Thornton Township Democrat Caucus and Illinois State Senator / Committeeman Napoleon Harris. It didn’t take long to see...
...Village Clerk Regina Ptacek, a candidate for village trustee in next April’s election, violated the state’s Open Meetings Act when she instructed trustees and the public to turn off and...
...village trustee and township highway commissioner are incompatible – which means the same person cannot hold both offices simultaneously. The Illinois State Bar Association has written about this incompatibility: “Because...
Paris, Ill. (ECWd) – On November 22, 2024, Edgar County Assistant State’s Attorney Lauren B. McQueen answered the Complaint filed against her with the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission...
...the case after completion of probation or treatment. On November 25, 2024, Illinois Secretary of State, Alexi Giannoulias, sent a letter to the United States Department of Transportation’s (“USDOT”) Federal...
Shelby Co. (ECWd) – The Shelby County State’s Attorney, Ruth Woolery, appointed a Special Assistant State’s Attorney related to four child sex-related cases. A copy of the appointment documentation was...