Posts Tagged ‘ State’s Attorney ’

Local: Lyons specifically opposed nuisance suits 13 years ago

April 1, 2008
By Billy Dennis

I recently was sent a link to a Journal Star article from March 12, 1995, about Chase Ingersoll’s efforts to bring nuisance suits against the owners of crack houses. This is what Peoria County State’s Attorney Kevin Lyons said about such efforts back then: Some lawyers praise Ingersoll as a “breath of fresh air” in...
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Politics: 20 years later, Lyons discovers Peoria has a problem with crack houses

April 1, 2008
By Billy Dennis

Seriously. Lyons told HOINews he’s sick of crack houses, so he’s filed complaints that could get six of the houses forfeited. And, boy, he’s soooo mad, he might file more. This is classic Lyons. First, Peoria’s neighborhood leaders have been begging Lyons to get tough, but he usually clucks his tongue and says no one else...
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Local: Lyons is talking tough, making excuses again (UPDATED)

January 30, 2008
By Billy Dennis

Peoria County State’s Attorney Kevin Lyons says that the guy who got arrested and charged with raping a girl two weeks ago is also guilty of three other similar assaults. Monterius Hinkle was already in jail on charges he raped a 16-year-old Trewyn Middle School student on Jan. 16 when he was hauled before a...
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Politics: LaHood raises more than $85,000 for state’s attorney race

January 18, 2008
By Billy Dennis

From a press release: DARIN LAHOOD CAMPAIGN HAS RAISED OVER $85,000 FOR PEORIA COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY RACE Highly successful four months of fundraising garners support from hundreds of local citizens (Peoria, IL)-Darin LaHood, a Peoria attorney and former Federal and State prosecutor, announced today that “Citizens for Darin LaHood” has raised over $66,000 in cash contributions and...
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Politics: My lunch with Darin LaHood

December 31, 2007
By Billy Dennis

I ate lunch with Peoria attorney and would-be Peoria County State’s Attorney Darin LaHood the other day. We met for lunch at Kelleher’s. He had the turkey club, I had the corned beef sandwich. I guess I’m more in touch with my Irish side than he is, especially since he’s of Lebanese ancestry. (FULL DISCLOSURE:...
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‘Cowardly’ Lyons strikes again?

September 18, 2005
By Billy Dennis

Kevin Lyons has a bad reputation. There are many police officers and others who think the Peoria County State’s Attorney undermines their work by dismissing cases if he thinks there’s the slightest chance his office might lose in court. They blame this tendency by Lyons for worsening efforts to reduce crime and fight gangs...
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