There are two inmates sentenced to jail in Douglas County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Sept. 1.
Chaos and hypocrisy were front and center at the Veterans Assistance Commission of Will County’s meeting as 8 alleged executive committee members who have not been appointed to the Commission but still occupy a seat, restricted those who were actually appointed from speaking and voting, removing them from closed meetings, and threatening to arrest them for exceeding a non-existent public comment time-limit.
Let’s assume you were charged with a crime and the court appointed your defense attorney. Your attorney then negotiates a plea agreement with the prosecuting Assistant State’s Attorney assigned to the case, in which you plead guilty and get sentenced to two years probation and 180 days in jail.