Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Election Code
(Court opinion of 1/13/11 modified upon denial of rehearing.) Illinois State Board of Elections dismissed Complaint which contained allegations of various violations of Election Code in reporting loans and as to expenditures and contributions. Board's written order dismissed Complaint, finding that it was not filed on justifiable grounds, and matter did not proceed to public hearing. Record is unclear which of the reports filed by Respondents are accurate as to identity of parties that made loans in question, and thus allegation of false reporting of the identity of parties that loaned large sum of money to Defendant "Gorman Good Government Group" has some basis in fact and law, and Complaint therefore appears to have been filed on justifiable grounds. (HOFFMAN and LAVIN, concurring.)