Island Lake officer wrote 57 tickets!

Checking court records this morning, I learned that Island Lake PD Officer David Walz wrote 57 tickets last week to Seth Pedersen.

Is there a little training needed at Island Lake P.D.? Is this like throwing mud against a wall and hoping some of it will stick?

If you want to see an example of wastefulness of government assets, go to www.mchenrycircuitclerk.org and look up Seth Pedersen. Those tickets are now in the system. I wish I had the time and energy to click on each one and list the 57 tickets here.

A public defender was appointed for Pedersen.
A bond hearing is scheduled for 9:00AM today, which probably means that Pedersen was a guest in the Nygren Hotel for a few days.
A plea date is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 30, 9:00AM in Judge Condon's courtroom.

Do you suppose that Pedersen's attorney (public defender) will require that each charge be read separately, rights read for each ticket, and a plea heard on each one? If I were the public defender, that's what I would do. Just to make a big deal out of it.

Let's see; how long would Judge Condon have to sit there? Say, 2-3 minutes for each case. Times 57. That's 171 minutes, or almost three hours.

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P.S. How long did it take Ofc. Walz to write out 57 tickets? Did he suck up some good overtime? Did he have to issue all the tickets before ending his shift? Are Island Lake tickets written by hand or with the aid of a computer?

One driver - 13 tickets!!

Just last August 23 I wrote about the issuance of 18 (EIGHTEEN!) tickets to one individual by the Island Lake Police Department. I never did find whether one officer wrote all 18 (and if so, how long did the poor guy have to sit there while the cop worked out a writer's cramp), or if the whole department pitched in, so the cop could avoid over-time. To find that article easily, search on this website for "swimmingly".

I'm gathering information now about this week's runner-up to that night back in August.

Is there a ticket quota in Island Lake? Do officers have to write as many as they can, when they stop a driver? I mean, this is only the 5th of the month. If you are taking the rest of the month off, do you have to get your ticket quota in before you leave?

Details to follow. When you hear them, you'll be glad you don't live in Island Lake.

Don't get me wrong. Island Lake seems, on the surface, to be a pretty nice place. I have met Greg Kachka - you'll remember him. He's the guy with the .38 caliber finger that terrified one of the Village Trustees and the Village Clerk. Don't forget that the two women dropped their charges against Greg.

And I've met Laurie Rabattini, who was just elected as a Village Trustee. Laurie has videotaped Village Board meetings and streamed them on her website. (Hey, there's a solid idea for Woodstock, which won't set up a deal with Comcast for broadcasting on a Comcast public service channel).

And I've met John Ponio, a current Village Trustee who ran for Mayor in the last election.

And others. All nice people.

But I'll tell you. It would be a good idea to get control of the Police Department.

Come back soon. Details to follow.

Decision smells ... okay

Let’s hear it for the “little guy.” Who says that the “little guy” can’t stand up to government and win?

Island Lake resident Bob Wargaski didn’t want the Village of Island Lake to put in a well near his property. He was worried about his property values and the impact on his own private well.

How did he stop Island Lake?

He put in a pig farm. Not a massive mud hole with hundreds of little piggies running around (and we all know they don’t stay “little” for long).

Three little piggies. There must be some significance to the number.

Yesterday the Illinois EPA stopped the Village of Island Lake in its muck (errrr, mud), by denying Island Lake’s application for its well.

Three cheers for Bob W.

But wait. VoIL will not go down without a fight. The Village coffers are flush with the recent windfall, and the water guy from the Village promises a fight.

Whatever happened to gracious defeat?

Island Lake - taking on water?

I've been paying some attention to some of the issues in Island Lake, after an incident occurred earlier this year when a resident was arrested for pointing his .38 cal. finger at the Village Clerk and a Village Trustee. The disorderly conduct charges were dropped by the Lake County State's Attorney, after he got a high-powered attorney from Chicago.

Recently that same Village Clerk made the news by suing the Village for back pay - over $100,000 worth of back pay. Planning to do a little early Christmas shopping?

And now the Mayor finds himself in hot water up to his ears for allegedly doctoring a liquor license for a local business.

Hey, wait, folks. He was just saving the Village a little time and money and helping out a local business. Isn't this what you want a mayor to do? I mean, it couldn't have used all that much White-Out, could it? Was it Village-owned White-Out, or did he use his own? Was he in his Village office and on Village time, or did he just try to help out a local business to save the Village's valuable time and limited resources?

Apparently, a father and son couldn't get a deal done fast enough on the sale of the bowling alley and bar from the father to the son. That's not all that hard to do. They probably had an attorney draw up the papers for the sale of the business. Certain steps must follow in notifying Jesse White's office, but that's all just common, ordinary, follow-the-recipe, legal stuff.

Northwest Herald Tim Kane reported that the son told him that the Village had told him (confused yet?) that the liquor license on file was valid. Let's see; if the copy of the license "on file" is valid, but an invalid copy is on display where the liquor is being served, does that mean the bar can serve alcohol?

My suspicion is that a valid copy of the liquor license must be on display at the time and in the place that liquor is being served. If the Mayor altered the license, as is reported, then no valid license was on display. And then no liquor can be served until a valid license is displayed. Or did he alter the license "on file" with the Village?

Has the bar been in violation of liquor laws since May 5, when Mayor Thomas Hyde invalidated the license by altering it with White-Out, as is alleged by the Lake County State's Attorney?

Is it in violation right now by serving alcohol?

By ordinance, the Island Lake Mayor is the village liquor control commissioner, and there are to be two assistant liquor control commissioners, who are appointed by the Mayor. According to the ordinance, they are to assist the Mayor with "exercise of the powers" and "performance of his duties". Did one fetch the White-Out and the other hold the bottle? Or did the Mayor do all that on his own?

The ordinances of the Village of Island Lake state a fairly clear process for obtaining a liquor license. A quick read of them did not reveal any step in the process that said, "OK to white-out licensee's name and enter another name. No meeting necessary; do not collect $30.00."

When is the big tent party? Tonight? Can the Village liquor commission correct the problem? Probably not. The Open Meetings Act requires a certain period of notice for Special Meetings. Presumably, a Special Meeting will have to be called to consider the issue of whether the bar really even holds a valid liquor license and then to act, if it does not. The three liquor control commissioners (or two, if the Mayor cannot serve under this legal cloud) would have to act, and then their approval and recommendation would have to go to the Village Trustees, who would approve the license.

All this takes time. Or should take time. But Island Lake may decide that it's easier to get forgiveness than it is to get (give) permission. There is a reason that the Village Ordinances exist. The residents should demand that they be followed. Or they should elect people who will follow them.

Authority Abused? Swimmingly...

This morning's paper reports on a McHenry man who allegedly attempted to flee from Island Lake police last Sunday by jumping into the Fox River, although it was just called "the river." He is drying out in McHenry County Jail while he waits for a $25,000 bond to float his way.

Who'd he think he was? Michael Phelps? Did he jump in before the starting gun?

What attracted me to this story was the 18 (EIGHTEEN, according to the story) traffic citations issued to him. Eighteen! No wonder the Island Lake PD didn't have time to return a call to the Northwest Herald reporter; they were probably trying to find the requisition forms to order more tickets!

This is a classic example of "loading up" a person with tickets, and it's totally unnecessary, unfair and expensive, both to the "system" and to the defendant. Eighteen? Is there a quota in Island Lake? Were the officers behind on ticket-writing for the month?

Look at the list:

1. failure to wear a seatbelt
2. not having a head lamp
3. driving with open alcohol
4. no display of company name on a commercial vehicle
5. non-valid registration for the weight of the vehicle
6. unattended motor vehicle
7. driving in the wrong lane
8. driving off the roadway
9. failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident
10. driving too fast for conditions
11. illegal squealing of tires
12. failure to report an accident to police authority
13. failure to give information
14. failure to give information after striking property
15. uninsured motor vehicle
16. disobeying a stop sign
17. leaving the scene of an accident
18. failure to notify Secretary of State of change of address
19. failure to carry a registration card

WAIT! That's 19!

And this is not even including the more serious charges of aggravated battery of a police officer and two counts each of obstructing a police officer and resisting a police officer.

Why would a police chief tolerate the issuance of 19 traffic tickets for what I assume is one driving incident?

I could have fun dissecting the charges, but I won't. Maybe on another day, in another story.

© 2008 GUS PHILPOTT

Lake County SAO Drops Charge

This morning the Lake County State's Attorney's office dropped its case against Greg Kachka, the former Marine who was charged with Disorderly Conduct for allegedly pointing his ".38 cal." finger at an Island Lake Trustee and the Island Lake Village Clerk.

Greg and the (in)famous t-shirt are pictured here. The photo is compliments of www.villageofislandlake.blogspot.com Thanks, folk!

I got acquainted with Greg shortly after he was charged and believe I bought the second t-shirt sold by the legal defense fund that was started for him. $500 was raised, including, according to the Chicago Tribune, a $50 check from someone (a soldier, I heard) in Thailand.

Where's the party, Greg?

Maybe I'll buy two more t-shirts and donate them to the Trustee and the Clerk!

Of course, this is the right action by the Lake County SAO. The only better action would have been never to take the case in the first place! They should have spanked the hands of the Trustee and the Clerk when they came in crying and whining about how afraid they were. If they were so afraid, how come it was a month before the cops arrested Greg???

I'll kick in another $20 for a t-shirt for any case Greg might mount against them for frivilous charges.

Ho-Hum...Island Lake Case Continued

Have you been wondering what's cooking with the Greg Kachka case, of Island Lake fame?

Greg is the ex-Marine who allegedly pointed his .38 cal. finger at a Village Trustee after she allegedly made faces at him after he (factually) questioned the Board about some Village matters. Rumor has it that investigators are going to tear out the walls of the Board meeting room for evidence of any missed shots.

For an update on yesterday's court appearance, read the July 21st entry on www.villageofislandlake.blogspot.com Laurie is doing a great job reporting on this case. How do you keep a straight face, Laurie?

Supposedly, the case will be back in court next week. How did they ever get back on the docket so quickly? Is the judge expecting that it will take only a ten-minute trial to find Greg Not Guilty and toss the Lake County State's Attorney's case out of on its ear?

© 2008 GUS PHILPOTT

Law Is Unconstitutionally Vague

An excellent article appears in today's Chicago Tribune at http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-disorderly-conduct-thinkjul20,0,3803865.story

Written by Chicago attorney Gabriel Fuentes, of Jenner & Block, the article discusses three recent cases where individuals were charged with Disorderly Conduct. A Carpentersville case was dismissed; a federal appeals court ruled a Bloomingdale arrest as unconstitutional.

The third case, that of Greg Kachka, continues its court schedule in Waukegan tomorrow morning.

Read the Tribune article. Better yet, print and save it. You never know when you might need it. I met Gabe Fuentes when he was representing the Carpentersville homeowner who allegedly told her neighbors' kids to stop climbing in a tree like monkeys. It never made the press, but that's not even what happened! Gabe is first class!

Greg Kachka, you may remember, is the Marine who wore a t-shirt to a Village of Island Lake board meeting and allegedly pointed his ".38 cal. finger" at a Village Trustee and the Village Clerk. They both filed Disorderly Conduct charges against Greg. The details appear elsewhere in The Woodstock Advocate; search (upper left) for Greg Kachka.

They were so alarmed or disturbed that it took weeks for the cops to show up at Greg's door. Some threat, eh? If they were so alarmed or disturbed and if their peace was breached at the Village Board meeting, how come they didn't dive under their desks for cover and call the police department immediately?

T-shirts for Greg's legal defense fund are still available for $20 plus shipping. If you want one, get $20 to me and I'll pick it up for you. No charge for the pick-up and delivery. Better yet, not just one or two. Buy five or ten.

Attorney Fuentes discusses in the Tribune article how charges of Disorderly Conduct can be used to silence opposition. The statute is vague by not defining "alarm" or "disturb" or how the peace must be breached for a person to feel threatened.

If you saw people around you being arrested for DC and worried that you might be arrested, how excited would you be to go to your town council and protest their actions (or inactions)?

© 2008 GUS PHILPOTT

Michael Crook on Greg Kachka

Michael Crook, a prolific blogger residing in New Jersey and author of three books, has written about the ordeal of Greg Kachka in two recent articles. You can read one of them at http://www.michaelcrook.net/2008/06/05/marine-garners-sympathy/#comment-364 and you can find the other on http://www.michaelcrook.net/ just a few lines down the menu on the right side of the first page of his blog. Look for "Now That's Friendly"; this is the first one that Michael wrote about Greg.


Michael is a no-holds-barred kind of guy who finds hot topics and rips them apart. He doesn't write just off-the-cuff, but he digs down deeply for background.


Check out his blog.

© 2008 GUS PHILPOTT

Marine's First Day in Court - June 2

Remember Greg Kachka of Island Lake, the disabled ex-Marine who has been charged with Disorderly Conduct for allegedly pointing his (.38 cal.) finger at a Village trustee who had (allegedly) been making faces at him.

Greg’s day in court starts on June 2 in Waukegan. And a protest rally is planned for 8:00AM in front of the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan.

You can join the caravan in Island Lake and depart from Karl Court in Waukegan at 6:45AM (sharp!). For details, email laurie@cbgil.com

As I write this from Columbia, S.C., I am wearing my own “Don’t Move” t-shirt. You can support Greg by contributing to his legal defense fund. For $20 you get your own “Don’t Move. If you run, you’ll only die tired. USMC” t-shirt.

Greg’s attorney is going to eat the lunch of the trustee and the Village clerk, both of whom have charged Greg with pointing his finger at them. Isn’t this absurd? Since when can you not call attention to someone’s face-making by pointing at her? And will the Village be included in legal action, since this (allegedly) happened on Village time at a Village Board meeting?

I have provided Greg with two published examples of prominent people who were not “alarmed or disturbed” when someone pointed a finger at them, including a candidate in the Presidential race. Now, if that person did not become “alarmed or disturbed” and sic the Secret Service on the person alongside, how is it that two trustees, so distraught at being under (alleged) attack, didn’t dive under their desks at the Village Board meeting and dial 9-1-1 for the Island Lake P.D. and the County’s SWAT Team???

To stay up-to-date on the drama in Island Lake and for other interesting goings-on “over there”, read http://www.villageofislandlake.blogspot.com/ There are many other interesting articles there, too.

June 2 is Monday – this Monday. Support Greg and the First Amendment Freedom of Speech by joining the caravan or just meeting them in Waukegan at the Lake County Courthouse. Look for the "Don't Move" t-shirts. And remember... be polite, respectful, courteous. Don't block the path of a pedestrian.

Expect the Waukegan Police Department to be polite and courteous and to conduct themselves within the law. If they don't? Well, that's for another story.

© 2008 GUS PHILPOTT

Introducing Greg Kachka

You read about the dangerous man who so terrorized two on the Board of Trustees of Island Lake that he ended up being charged under the state law for Disorderly Conduct? What was his dangerous crime?

Wearing a t-shirt to a Village Board meeting and allegedly pointing his finger at a Trustee!

Meet Greg Kachka. Looks like a pretty mean guy; right? Somebody you'd really worry about, if he pointed a finger at you? If you saw him coming toward you, you'd run; right? And if he really did point a finger at you, you'd cower in fear and dive for cover. Right? WRONG!

Well, Greg's a nice guy. A guy you would be pleased to call your friend. I don't know that there are any railroad tracks in Island Lake but, whether or not there are, you can hear that train whistle blowin' and know that Greg is getting run over.

Elsewhere I've written about Greg's legal defense fund. It will cost him of lot of money to defend himself against this charge. Anyone reading this who would appreciate help if you found yourself in similar circumstances - please kick in a few bucks; every $5, $10, $20, $50 will help.

When Greg's number was up, the Island Lake Police Department called him and asked him to turn himself in and post a $75 bond. Since Greg did not commit any crime, he didn't do it. So the police arrived at his door, handcuffed him and took him to the station, where his bail had miraculously increased to $5,000! That's FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS!

What do you suppose happened to the $75.00 offer???

Ten percent ($500) bail bond of the $5,000 was posted and Greg went home. Stay tuned for more details. And send some money.

© 2008 GUS PHILPOTT

NWH Redeems Itself

The Northwest Herald redeemed itself on the Island Lake drama this morning, when it carried a headline on the editorial page (Page 6A) that read, "Charges are unwarranted."

Not that the officials in Island Lake are likely to heed the advice of a newspaper, but who knows?

The only real issue for the editorial was the Greg Kachka drama, although they took a few good shots at other Island Lake matters. Read below for the full story. Why are the charges unwarranted? Because Greg did NOT violate any law. That one of the Village Trustees and the Village Clerk decided later that they were "alarmed and disturbed" is one thing. Just when did they become alarmed? Disturbed? That night? Not likely, since they apparently sat there through the rest of the meeting without breaking down in tears or the shakes. So, if not then and there, just when and where?

Just what is the date of their formal complaint to the Island Lake Police Department. Time for a FOIA Request, I'd guess.

A critical element to a Disorderly Conduct charge is commission of some act that breaches the peace. In what manner did Greg breach the peace? He could not have since, so far as I know and in the absence of any other reporting by the media, the Mayor and no Trustee summoned the Island Lake Police to the meeting to demand Greg's arrest on the spot.

At the very least, they are costing Greg some sleep, some money and some peace of mind. Perhaps he should file charges against them. And maybe he will. It certainly seems to me that they have "alarmed and disturbed" him, and his peace has certainly been breached by their having him arrested and carted off in handcuffs.

You know? When you haven't done anything wrong, then you don't go down to the police station and turn yourself in. Greg was right to make them come and get him. Sending three cops and two cars to arrest one peaceful, 60-year-old, disabled veteran kind of reminded me of Alice's Restaurant and the biggest crime of the last 50 years.

The best thing the Village could do is ask its attorney for a legal opinion as to whether charges should be pursued. Because a critical element in the ordinance was not met, the charge will not hold water, not even in Island Lake. He'll read the charge to them and point out that the peace was not breached; therefore, no case!

It is not unknown for a community's attorney to drop a charge, after the accused has been cited, if they realize they were wrong. Crystal Lake's attorney stepped up to the plate on a Code violation and agreed that an accused was merely asserting his First Amendment rights to free speech. Read elsewhere in The Woodstock Advocate about Viking Dodge and Wayne Beto.

Island Lake owes Greg Kachka a formal apology, in addition to the dropping of the charge. Because a Trustee filed the charge for something that allegedly happened in an official meeting - something no other Trustee complained about, this makes it Village business and opens the Village of Island Lake to substantial financial risk.

Was it false arrest? Could be. If a person knowingly files a complaint against another and has no real basis for it, then that person has committed a crime and is subject to prosection. Because the person, in this case, is a Village Trustee, the Village will end up on the hook. It will get stuck for costs of defense AND for the financial award payable, if they are sued successfully.

Wouldn't dropping the charge and apologizing be the right way out?

© 2008 GUS PHILPOTT

Legal Defense Fund

Island Lake resident Greg Kachka has been charged with Disorderly Conduct for wearing this t-shirt to an Island Lake government meeting and allegedly waggling his finger at a Village trustee. Please read other recent stories just below.

Greg is a veteran, 60 years old, and he refuses to pay the $75.00 fine. Apparently, the village trustee was making faces at him, and she says he pointed his finger at her and moved his thumb as if cocking a pistol. Don't you just have to wonder what caliber finger Greg has?

If you would like to contribute to Greg's legal defense fund, send your check, cash or money order (payable to Greg Kachka Legal Defense Fund) to Gus Philpott, P.O. Box 1222, Woodstock, IL 60098. I'll deliver 100% of the money received to Greg.

If you contribute $20.00 or more and want a t-shirt, include a note with the size you want.

If you send $20.00 or more and want a t-shirt but want to remain anonymous, please be sure to include a separate note with your name, email address and phone number and desired shirt size. I'll pick up the shirts and bring them to Woodstock. If you want your shirt mailed, add $4.00 ($20 + $4 = $24) for Priority Mail and include your mailing address. Or you can donate on eBay and get a shirt for $20 + $5 shipping.

Donations/Contributions are not tax-deductible.

The People cannot allow the power of government to be abused in this manner. Had this incident occurred away from a government meeting, I cannot imagine that the Complaint would ever have made it past the filing cabinet. When I picked up my t-shirt this afternoon, I learned that the date of the incident was March 13, not last week.

Just imagine yourself caught up in a mess like this. Every $5, $10, $20, $50 helps. While you are reading this, if you are inclined to contribute, please do so now.

© 2008 GUS PHILPOTT

A Cheap Shot?

Sunday's editorial page in the Northwest Herald carried a cheap shot at the veteran who is under fire in Island Lake for wearing a military warzone-oriented t-shirt to an Island Lake government meeting last week and for calling attention to one of the Trustees who was apparently making faces at him or another member of the audience. The Trustee filed a Disorderly Conduct charge against the veteran, alleging that he "pointed" his finger at her and moved his thumb (like he was cocking a pistol).

There was a photo of the t-shirt in the Chicago Tribune. As I recall, the picture was of a soldier aiming a rifle and the words "DON'T MOVE. IF YOU RUN, YOU WILL ONLY DIE TIRED!" The photo here is of Greg Kachka, from the eBay website at which a t-shirt can be purchased (fundraiser for defense).

Northwest Herald General Manager and Executive Editor Chris Krug wrote as part of his "Views" editorial on Page 2A today: "... you might want to limit the places where you wear a shirt like that to avoid the kind of criticism that follows people who suggest that killing someone is in the realm of possibilities."

Is the inference here that Greg Kachka was suggesting the killing of the Trustee? Talk about blowing things out of proportion!!!

Mr. Krug continues, "... if you do find yourself out in a shirt like this, do your best not to make repeated hand gestures simulating the pulling of a trigger." Wow! I could hardly believe my eyes!

I'll remember this the next time I am robbed at gunpoint. (I remember the last time like it was yesterday, but it was 1974.) I'll just point my finger at the robber and say, "Bang! You're dead." Yeah, sure...

Well, I will find myself out in public with a "shirt like this", because I'll be purchasing one to help raise money for Greg Kachka's defense. And I'll be at the Island Lake Board meeting on Thursday night, with camera, ready to photograph the Trustee if she makes faces at the audience. I hope the room is full of men and women wearing these t-shirts!

I'll probably wear mittens that night, so that the Trustee in question won't be "alarmed and disturbed" and be in fear for her life, if she happens to see one of my fingers. I hope my nose doesn't itch! Maybe I'll want to ask a question. Then I'll have to raise my finger - - err, hand...

© 2008 GUS PHILPOTT

Arrested for Pointing Finger

Did you read about the Island Lake man who was arrested for pointing his finger at a Village Trustee?

The popularity of Disorderly Orderly charges circulating in McHenry, Lake and Kane Counties is outrageous. It seems that you’d better not even look cross-eyed at someone or you are likely to get slapped with a Disorderly Conduct charge. What does it take to get someone charged with Disorderly Conduct? All you have to do is complain that you were alarmed or disturbed by another.

When you visit Island Lake’s website http://www.villageofislandlake.com/, you are immediately greeting by “Welcome to the village of Island Lake – a Community of Friendly People.” Yeah, sure, unless you question the Village Trustees and their agents about governance. Apparently, it’s okay for a Trustee to make faces at a community member in the audience but, when he attempts to point this out, then she has him arrested for Disorder Conduct.

Come on, children.

Here’s what Island Lakers have to worry about.

The Island Lake Village Code at Section 6-5-2-7 reads, “A person commits disorderly conduct when he knowingly: A. Does any act in such unreasonable manner as to alarm or disturb another and to provide a breach of the peace…”

If you read the articles about this incident in the Chicago Tribune and in the Northwest Herald and assumed that the reporters accurately described what happened at the Village meeting, then the defendant is not guilty and never should have been charged in the first place. Obviously, he didn’t “knowingly” point a weapon at a trustee (is a pointed finger a “gun”? is moving your thumb “cocking” it?). He didn’t point any weapon! He didn’t “alarm or disturb” the trustee at the meeting or the police would have been immediately summoned, instead of showing up at his door a few days later and, after that, calling on the phone to tell him to come down to the station. What? The Island Lake P.D. is conserving gas by telling accused persons to report to the police station? There’s an idea that might spread like wild fire! And, further, the peace was not breached or the cops would have been called immediately. Heck, maybe even the Lake County SWAT Team might have responded.

How does a person attend a public meeting, “alarm or disturb” another AND breach the peace and not get arrested on the spot? He doesn’t!

Why did the acting police chief accept the case and arrest the man on a complaint by a Village Trustee? Not hard to figure that one out.

Like to help out here? Go to http://www.cbgil.com/ and buy a $20 t-shirt on eBay. The money goes to the defense.

And visit http://www.villageofislandlake.blogspot.com/ This one may be where you get the real skinny on what is going on in Island Lake!

Could this happen in Woodstock? If you are worried about committing Disorderly Conduct in Woodstock, you might want to read information in the Woodstock City Code at Section 4.6.1: “A person commits Disorderly Conduct when he or she knowingly A. Does any act in such unreasonable manner as to alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the peace.” There is more, so read the entire section of the Code online at http://www.woodstockil.gov/ Click on City Code and enter “disorderly” in the search box.

I guess all the towns got together and went to the same seminar – or hired the same attorneys who went to same seminar. Or bought the same City Code software.

© 2008 GUS PHILPOTT