Failures of Board will take toll

Readers of this blog know Paul Humpfer’s and Judy Sigwalt’s history of interfering with the ability of the Village to conduct business and accomplish things for the residents. (Be sure to click through those links to see all that these people have been involved in in the past that have created serious issues in this town.)

Now, they are preventing business from being done by refusing to accept that Paul Humpfer’s conviction of domestic battery (not to mention his residency issues) has caused his seat to be vacated. Unfortunately, it is even being insinuated that domestic violence is no big deal by saying that all of this is just “politics”.

[Sorry, folks, but when you are convicted of hitting your wife with a baseball bat, and you have a history of domestic violence, actions to enforce the law no longer qualify as “politics”.]

Members of the Audit and Finance Commission are rightly taking action in not attending until Village government acts in accordance with the law to prevent Paul Humpfer from taking a seat that he vacated by his conviction of “an infamous crime”.

Most government representatives take strong positions against domestic violence … but not 5 members of the Village Board…

There seems to be much amiss here, when the Village government refuses to deal with crimes committed by its members, and let’s an official who has been removed continue to participate in government decision-making.

And, can anyone explain why the Daily Herald, Courier-News, and Chicago Tribune remain virtually silent on the fact that a convicted domestic abuser has kept his seat in government, when doing so appears to be a factor in enabling this situation? (Well, we all know you can’t trust the media anyway, right?)

It is likely time to take this issue higher, in order to get a satisfactory resolution from those at the State, and even Federal, levels. Request help as of members of the Village government (and others) refuse to comply with applicable law, and excuse the serious matter of violence against women.

If you want to see this ended in Carpentersville, I urge you to contact your representatives in other levels of government, seeking their help in removing the offender, to restore faith and trust in our government and deal strongly with those who abuse women.

Ruth Munson, Illinois State Representative
847-622-1048 (District office)
217-782-8020 (Springfield office)

Tim Schmitz, Illinois State Representative
630-845-9590 (District office)
217-782-5457 (Springfield office)

Michael Noland, Illinois State Senator
847-214-8864 (District office)
217-782-7746 (Springfield office)

Chris Lauzen, Illinois State Senator
630-264-2334 (District office)
217-782-0052 (Springfield office)

Bill Foster, U.S. Representative
630-406-1114 (Batavia office)
202-225-2976 (Washington, DC office)

Dick Durbin, U.S. Senator
312-353-4952 (Chicago office)
217-492-4062 (Springfield office)
202-224-2152 (Washington, DC office)

Barack Obama, U.S. Senator
312-886-3506 (Chicago office)
217-492-5089 (Springfiled office)
202-224-2854 (Washington, DC office)