Rhode Island caught up with Illinois Monday when a Federal Judge ruled that the First Amendment allows individuals to video police officers and other public officials with getting their permission. MassLive wrote that the cases in question “involved defendants who … Continue reading
Category Archives: Eavesdropping
As I explained in my article Manipulating a Reformer Shiela Simon’s mother, State Rep. Jeanne Hurley was duped by crooked members of the General Assembly to sponsor a bill that made it illegal for anyone to tape record a conversation in … Continue reading
It never ceases to surprise me that the mainstream media ignores the sponsor of the eavesdropping bill recently held unconstitutional by the Illinois Supreme Court. It was sponsored by Lt. Governor Shiela Simon’s mother, Jeanne Hurley Simon. The bill was … Continue reading
Here is the summary of the opinion: 2014 IL 114852 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 114852) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. ANNABEL MELONGO, Appellee . Opinion filed March 20, 2014 … Continue reading
One has to go back to 1957 to find the Legislative Digest listing of Sheila Simon’s mother’s bill that was held unconstitutional today by the United States Appellate Court. That was Jeanne Hurley married Paul Simon and moved from the … Continue reading
After Tom Cross and many Illinois House Republicans did their best to defeat a bill that would allow people to video police while they were doing their jobs, a Federal Court held the bill sponsored by then-State Rep. Paul Simon’s … Continue reading
I have written how reformer State Rep. Jeanne Hurley got snookered into sponsoring a bill in 1957 to prohibit reporters like Jack Mabley from using tape recordings of legislative corruption. Hurley married Paul Simon and is Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon’s … Continue reading
Maybe I should just re-run this article entitled, “Manipulating a Reformer,” about how Jeanne Hurley, future bride of Paul Simon and mother of Illinois Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon, sponsored and co-sponsored House Bill 1210 in 1957 to tighten eavesdropping laws … Continue reading
On to the second page of the Grafton Township Attorney’s bill last month for “Corporate” work. The total for that category amounted to $8,343.75, but a relatively small amount of the $36,400 total monthly bill. Below is the second page … Continue reading
Let’s tiptoe through the Grafton Township Attorney’s legal billing for the month of March, 2010. Because it’s so long—14 pages totaling $36,432.14—I’ll break it up for you so your eyes won’t glaze over. Or at least they’ll have to glaze … Continue reading
The following press release arrived from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago: CHICAGO MAN CHARGED WITH PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO AL QAEDA BY ATTEMPTING TO SEND FUNDS OVERSEAS CHICAGO — A Chicago man who claims to be acquainted with an … Continue reading
Ever hear of Roland Libonati? He was a state senator while Jeanne Hurley (then) Simon was state representative from Evanston. Libonati later became a member of Congress representing the west side of Chicago. I met him in the Springfield train … Continue reading