So basically one can mutilate & forge petitions with absolutely no consequences. What message does this slap on the wrist send? She shouldve been punished. This is a travesty.

It comes to a buck or two fine per forgery. Seems reasonable, no? Outrageous, actually. For someone so concerned with taxpayer dollars, she should have offered to pay the court costs and fees involved to investigate and prosecute her. $610 won't come close to the thousands that had to be spent before she admitted to forgery. It looks like the taxpayers and public were the big losers with "Oak Lawn Tax Watch." No justice here.

This was obviously bargained. I guess Ms. Jurcev won't be too "activist" in the future.

This Judge must not realize all the lives that couldve been impacted by her forgeries. Myrna committed a felony. Forging names of so many people and lying about it shouldve landed her in jail. In Cook County where violent crimes happen it makes this type of felony pale in comparison but its no better.

Restitution should have been made. If she could not pay it...jail time. That is not too stiff a penalty.

People People People. Calm down, the old lady just pleaded guilty to a FELONY! That is a harsh penalty. State's Attorney Alvarez, Clerk Quinlan, Trustee Streit and the other trustees deserve praise for bringing this felony to light and pursuing it in court. Justice has been served

Sad Event. Myrna was never the real culprit in all of this anyways. Think to yourselves,
Who had the most to gain by getting rid of the Village manager?? Who openly supported the petition drive a " 1,000 " percent?? Who had his friends circulate and sign the petitions?? Myrna was just the " patsy " I really believe she was promised signatures by one or more "elected" people in the village that didn't come through for her and then she panicked and then the forgeries came. These people then threw her under the bus. I think I hear sighs of relief from a certain office holder in the village with a vendetta against the manager D.H. perhaps??

In the end, I think the parties you mention all gained politically. They - rightfully - smelled a rat and did something about it. I did not like the fashion in which they promoted their cause, door-to-door and a little too in-your-face in a handful of instances, but they weren't wrong. That they won a political battle was gravy to them. The petitions were bad, I doubt highly that Mr. Streit or anyone else who contested them had anything to do with the "badness", and they should have been questioned - and were.

Well said Oak Lawn Guy. QC, like Andy needs to chill a little bit. Myrna is responsible not Heilmann or Streit or anyone else. First Andy, do you think Myrna would take the fall if she could get out of it by naming Dave as the leader? Please!
Now QC, your attempts to link the board members to the bad signatures defies logic and the facts. Myrna admitted she forged the signatures. She didn't say that anyone gave her bad signatrues. She forged them herself.
Now I suggest that Andy and QC get together and decide who really shot Kennedy!

Lorraine, why was Fatsos is my fave's comment deleted. Andy is making libelous comments about DH, but that's ok? You're the definition of arbitrary and capricious.

Andy is an expert on cheeseburgers

Andy works at walgreens.

Andy is a cubs fan

Andy is obssessed with dave

Andy got a Christmas card from bob

First, OLG, more excellent posts...DV, good supporting points...QC, Andy...they are right; if you could get out of felony by telling the prosecutor ANYBODY else's name, you would. Felony convictions don't just go away. She won't be voting, let alone organizing anything, anytime soon.
Was politcal hay made with this? Yes. Would some people have come out ahead if it had happened? Yes. Did she devise the plan to fake the paperwork herself? Most likely. Is Andy's comment libelous? Probably not...is it on the edge and can look over the fence at libelous? Maybe.
What I want to know is...What did Fimf2 say that got pulled?

Dirty Harry.