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Danville Mayor Rickey Williams Lied About Commenter, Stripped Public Of Right To Speak And Listen (Danville, IL) - During the April 6, 2021, Danville, Illinois City Council Meeting, Mayor Rickey Williams, Jr., started public comment by lying about Christopher Hansen, the person who submitted a public comment to be read at the meeting.

U.S. Senate Candidate Allison Salinas and Her Campaign Sued for Fraud, Breach of Contract, and Violation of the Wage Payment and Collection Act (Pekin, IL) - Illinois Candidate for the United States Senate, Allison Salinas (R - Pekin), has been sued in Circuit Court, Fayette County, Illinois.

Silly season alive and well – Political candidates that might want to consider a different line of work (Illinois) - Every election cycle we see an increase in communications related to local government candidate malfeasance. We appreciate that there are more and more people taking steps to expose those asking for their votes.

Three Illinois GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Discuss Their Candidacy (McHenry County, IL) - We attended a dinner in McHenry County March 26, 2021, where three candidates for Governor of Illinois discussed their candidacy.

AG: DuPage Township violated the Open Meetings Act (DuPage Township, IL) - Today, the Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor issued a determination stating that the DuPage Township Board violated the Open Meetings Act during its February 15, 2019 Closed Session Meeting.

Breaking: Forged Affidavit Used By Wesley Township In FOIA Lawsuit (Wesley Township, IL) - Wesley Township used a forged and notarized affidavit in Court filings/proceedings while attempting to defend a Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") lawsuit.

IL Representatives Want Child Sex Offenders Living Closer To Schools (Springfield, IL) - Two Illinois State Representatives, Camille Y. Lilly and Kelly M. Cassidy,...

IL. House Bill Would Mandate Gun Registration – Criminal Penalties For Nonregistration (Springfield, IL) -  HB 3222, Synopsis As Introduced: "Amends the Criminal Code of 2012.

DuPage Township Votes To Ignore IRS Rules and State Law (DuPage Township, IL) - DuPage Township Supervisor Felix George, and Trustees Maripat Oliver and Ken Burgess, voted at their last township meeting to ignore IRS rules and state law as it relates to former Supervisor Mayer's W-2 tax form - obviously forgetting that no local government can override IRS rules or state law.

Norton Ordered Back To Court; Citation To Discover Assets To Debtors In His Loser Lawsuit (Wesley Township, IL) - Former appointed, then lost the election, Wesley Township Road