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We recently covered the Illinois State Police Report on the alleged malfeasance by the Coles County State s Attorney in
this article. The short version, a criminal complaint alleged that Jessie Danley, the Coles County State s Attorney, used or allowed the use of public resources on matters related to a private lawsuit he was involved in.
We published the ISP report along with the letter from the Attorney General who declined to prosecute in that first article linked above and raised questions which were apparently never asked.
We recently obtained a copy of an envelope that was mailed to the individual who was involved in the private lawsuit. While most may not initially see anything wrong, rest assured there is plenty. According to the ISP report, the employee being questioned during the criminal investigation told the ISP the following:
Illinois Leaks | FOIA Lawsuit Produces Records ISP Claimed They Could Not Find – Attorney General Declines Prosecution of Coles County State s Attorney edgarcountywatchdogs.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from edgarcountywatchdogs.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A multi-count lawsuit was filed today in Coles County by Charles Lee Stodden s attorney, Thomas DeVore.
The lawsuit is seeking a declaratory judgment regarding the County Board s hiring of a private contractor to perform commercial assessments and for providing compensation of health insurance to three board members in contradiction to the compensation set by the County Board.
Board members Stan Metzger, Darrel Cox, and Rick Shook all are receiving health insurance which was never authorized in the board-approved compensation for County Board members.
The suit is seeking the following:
A) Declaring that Coles County Board Members shall be compensated in amounts only as authorized under the Compensation Resolution passed May 08, 2012;
Tables turn on pandemic retail s haves and have-nots
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Consumer guru Steve Dennis calls it the bifurcation of retail.
Over the last decade, retailers at the opposite ends of the shopping spectrum have found success while those occupying the middle ground have struggled to find their feet.
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated this phenomenon by not only magnifying the gap between the haves and the have-nots but by exposing retailers that lacked a strong customer proposition and were ill-prepared for the abrupt shift towards online shopping.
Coles chief executive Steven Cain expects Coles like-for-like food sales to fall for the first time in 53 quarters.Â