Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart said he strongly disagrees with a Lake County judge’s ruling that dismissed the criminal case against Waukegan City Clerk Janet Kilkelly and said his office will file an appeal. Lake County Deputy Chief Judge Patricia Fix Friday morning dismissed the criminal case against Kilkelly, ruling that the state’s testimonies […]
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‘False and misleading evidence’: Judge throws out case against Waukegan city clerk due to state’s misleading testimonies, denial of due process
A Lake County judge Friday morning dismissed the criminal case against Waukegan City Clerk Janet Kilkelly, ruling that the state’s testimonies misled the grand jury and caused “a complete denial of due process.” Kilkelly, who is the city clerk for Waukegan, was charged by a Lake County grand jury on March 13 in a 15-count […]
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City council votes to not suspend certain duties of Waukegan city clerk under indictment on more than dozen felony charges
The Waukegan City Council voted against a proposed ordinance Monday evening that would suspend and re-assign certain duties of Waukegan City Clerk Janet Kilkelly, who was indicted on over a dozen felony charges last week. A Lake County grand jury last Wednesday returned a 15-count indictment against Kilkelly, 69. Kilkelly is facing charges of official […]