By: Diane Benjamin 1) Jeff Fritzen’s case against the Town of Normal and High Haven for how the special use permit was approved got tossed out of court: https://www.25newsnow.com/2024/01/04/judge-throws-out-ex-normal-town-councilmans-cannabis-dispensary-lawsuit/?outputType=amp Hilarious quote from the judge: Judge Foley wrote: “Case law is clear that a home rule municipality is not bound by its own procedures, unless in doing so the […]
By: Diane Benjamin Jeff Fritzen’s case against the Town of Normal and High Haven is still active. Fritzen claims Normal code does not allow reconsideration of a special use permit for a year after it was rejected. The Normal council had rejected High Haven’s application but with a few changes the council then approved it […]
By: Diane Benjamin Read WGLT’s version: https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2023-06-30/former-town-council-member-sues-normal-over-high-haven-cannabis-dispensary-permit Jeff Fritzen would get a lot more support if he hadn’t sided with the Town of Normal against the citizens who wanted representation according to Illinois law. He sided with the Town instead. If you haven’t heard, Pritzker signed the legislation making Normal the only Incorporated Town that […]
By: Diane Benjamin In January I told you I had filed a lawsuit against the Town of Normal for a 3 1/2 hour Executive Session. A check had been written to a consultants for more than $5000 labeled “planning session”. Details here: https://blnnews.com/2018/01/31/normal-investigated-and-sued/ Thursday was the first court date, Judge Foley dismissed the case. Even though […]
The judge ruled the City of Bloomington has to pay my court costs – $271. She did not make them pay all the incidental costs I incurred. Botton Line: The City of Bloomington was found guilty of violating the Freedom of Information Act. _____________________________ By: Diane Benjamin If you are downtown tomorrow morning, come […]
Tuesday = still in not complying with a court order By: Diane Benjamin The last court date in my lawsuit against the City of Bloomington was January 28, 2015. At that time, Judge Foley ruled that some information withheld by the City was illegally redacted. She gave the City 2 weeks to forward the information […]
by: Diane Benjamin Scott Oglesby: I hope you appeal Judge Foley’s ruling to overturn the arbitrator’s decision. Next time get a MALE judge. The female factor is the only explanation for her ruling. The relationship between the Bloomington Police and David Hales was already strained. The comments made by Hales, as reported in the Pantagraph […]
