County officials relieved?

Is the headline in this morning's Northwest Herald correct?

Under "Judge: No special Nygren probe" was the sub-headline "Ruling relieves county officials".

I wonder if they really understand just what Judge Meyer's decision means.

All it means is that he stated that State law doesn't allow him to grant the Petition for a Special Prosecutor. That should "relieve" county officials???

The only thing that ought to relieve county officials is a complete investigation of Nygren that resulted in a finding of no evidence of misdeeds or crimes. And Judge Meyer's decision doesn't do that. What would do that?

The Petition for a Special Prosecutor laid out certain alleged criminal acts by Nygren.
1. theft
2. official misconduct
3. misappropriation of funds

In court on April 11 the Petitioner's attorney, Blake Horwitz, laid out a few more:
4. murder-for-hire solicitation
5. trafficking in illegal immigrants
6. fraudulent loan documents

Is this what county officials are relieved about? That Judge Meyer did not appoint a special prosecutor to look investigate Nygren for these?

The ball is back on Lou Bianchi's desk. He has said that he never considered the merits of the allegations, only whether ethically he could investigate, indict and prosecute his client, the sheriff. These allegations cannot be swept under the rug or left to wither in a corner of Lou's office.

If Lou were in private practice, it might hold water that he could not sue a client whom he had defended (unless, as evidenced by many cases filed in McHenry County Court by private attorneys, a lawyer can sue his own clients; e.g., for fees).

But Lou is not a private attorney. He is the McHenry County State's Attorney. He is elected by the People to prosecute crimes. That's his first and highest duty. That's why he was elected, not hired.

No doubt that Nygren believes he is too powerful to be investigated, indicted, prosecuted and convicted. He isn't. No sheriff is that powerful.