Appeals in line for Bolingbrook

With five days from Friday, Bolingbrook objectors/ objected get to file an appeal on their hearings.  Typical costs to defend oneself with local attorneys are currently $5,000 attorney retainer plus costs.  Will any of the incumbents pay this money to keep their non-paid school positions?  If so, who is really paying for this?

It was apparent that the three school board members had free attorney help.  It could have also been on tax payers dollars.  Who will Tressler LLC and Kavanagh charge for their services?  We will stay tuned to watch for this...

What was also apparent was that taking free help placed these candidates in a position that others in Bolingbrook do not get when they run for office.  It is called an unfair advantage.

The stress of being objected to far outweighs the stress of what comes after the hearings.  However, both ends are unbelievably stressful to the candidate.  On one end you have to defend your petitions.  There are no books that tell people how petitions are suppose to look, or how they can be objected to.  Then you get hit with attorneys fees that take away from your campaign funds.  Instead of walking door to door campaigning, you are in courts. 

This is why this tactic of objections are used today.  After the hearings, there is still Will County appeals.  That is where the money costs...

Local decisions are made upon poor IL written laws that state incumbents sit on the board and there is high levels of bias, favoritism, and conflict of interest on the boards.  That is why Will County sees so many cases after the local cases are done.

The papers have to be non-biased when reporting articles.  Such as Bonnie being removed because she maintained a second home in another state.  There was no law to state that having a second home disqualifies you from running from office from your prime residency.  If that was the case, Obama could not be elected next term.  Bonnie supplied proof to her primary residency, which is a drivers license, registration, and voting record.  The decision rendered her a non-resident, even though the state, election authorities, and taxes prove she is. 

The fix comes in when the boards want to keep someone from running.  Both Bonnie and a lady from Lemont had lawsuits against the board members.  This made it personal to the board to keep these candidates off.  Both candidates spoke of corruption and mis-spending.  The current administration does not want someone opening their books to the residents.  They want non-transparency.  Bonnie and the Lemont woman wanted the residents to save money, see the corruption, and fight for their communities.

We look forward to reporting on the Will County hearings for justice.