I love that the Illinois Attorney General’s Open Meetings Act website is down: http://www.ag.state.il.us/government/open_meetings.html For some reason, I find that very fitting.   When we need transparency in government now more than ever, our government is broken.   Well, never mind that.   Let’s deal with the matter at hand.  

One of our favorite blogs, Caveat, acquired a copy of a letter that Denver Assistant City Attorney Kory Nelson has been or had been sending out to cities considering breed-specific legislation (BSL).   The letter says that threats of lawsuits against BSL are overblown and/or that should there be lawsuits they’re funded by dog fighters…

The following block quotes come directly from Councilman Prigge’s own website.   We will debunk each one of his lies and/or misrepresentations one by one:  Citizens have brought the following to my attention recently: “Citizens,” or the special envoys to the Elgin City Council sent to spy on those opposing breed-specific legislation (BSL)? There are…

 It appears as if some on the city council have sent what I can only describe as “disinformers” to make comments on the Daily Herald.   These disinformers have, like city councilmen themselves, cited poor evidence in favor of BSL, and have spread animosity and made personal attacks on those opposed to Elgin’s breed-specific legislation…

Are you listening Elgin City Council?   Are you listening Mr. Prigge, Mr. Gilliam, Mr. Schock, and Mr. Warren???  

Another great post from WLS ‘Pet World’ host Steve Dale: Are They Joking? Elgin Says They Will Compromise on Their Pit Bull Restrictions When the wording of the “compromise” began all Pit Bulls will continue to be deemed dangerous, I knew this wasn’t a compromise at all.

The Courier-News today has an interesting piece.   Wag the dog indeed!: Bow, wow, wow – wag the dog Elgin Mayor Ed Schock owns a German shepherd, while Councilman Robert Gilliam once owned a Doberman pinscher. Why this might make some folks go bow-wow-wow is that Schock and Gilliam are proponents of amending Elgin’s animal…

Editor’s note: Councilman Prigge saying “we’re not against sound input by the people who are going to be affected most by this legislation, which is Elgin citizens” is an outright LIE considering the consistent belligerent tone he has taken with Elgin citizens.   And while Councilman Gilliam waxes slippery about compromise, a true compromise would…

Once again, Steve Dale, host of the WLS show “Pet World,” addresses Elgin, Illinois’ proposed “pit bull” restrictions.   This is from the Anchorage Daily News: Q: I know you’re aware that Elgin, Ill., a community just outside Chicago, wants to ban pit bulls. I live here, and while I don’t have a pit bull,…