Entries from February 2008

February 27, 2008

The Village Fresh Market opened April 9th

Update: The Village Fresh Market is getting much closer to opening soon, but no specific date yet. If anybody has noticed they have installed the parking lot lighting outside, but the progress inside is moving quickly. Counters, Coolers, Checkouts and Shopping Carts are in place, It shouldn’t be much longer hopefully.
Looks like the [...]

February 22, 2008

JW Files Court Brief in Support of Hazleton, PA,

February 22, 2008

From the Desk of Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton:

JW Files Court Brief in Support of Hazleton, PA, in Illegal Immigration Lawsuit
 

You may recall that in July of 2007, a federal judge ruled against two City of Hazleton, PA, ordinances dealing with the employment and harboring of illegal aliens.  But that was [...]

February 13, 2008

Well, isn’t this nice? A Carpentersville Trustee praises President of Mexico!

Varying levels of welcome for Mexican president
By Emily Krone | Daily Herald Staff
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=133764&src=22
Published: 2/13/2008 12:17 AM
The suburban reaction to Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s stopover Tuesday in Chicago was as mixed as his reputation in his own country.
Calderon, who won a disputed election in 2006, continued his first presidential visit to the United States by meeting [...]

February 8, 2008

illegal immigrant hiring law upheld

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080208/ap_on_re_us/employer_sanctions_1
Az. illegal-immigrant hiring law upheld

By PAUL DAVENPORT and JACQUES BILLEAUD, Associated Press Writers Thu Feb 7, 7:23 PM ET

PHOENIX – A federal judge on Thursday upheld an Arizona law that prohibits businesses from knowingly hiring illegal immigrants and yanks the businesses licenses of those that do.
U.S. District Judge Neil Wake’s ruling was a defeat to [...]

February 3, 2008

Was B. S. Sarto impaired?

Reminds me of that movie, “Guess who’s coming to dinner” with Spencer Tracy.
Friday night at 9:45 in the evening, a group of citizens who belong to Fox Valley Citizens, were about to call it a night after a long evening of discussing and educating each other about being a Pollwatcher, during the upcoming primary. Well, you [...]

February 2, 2008

“Illegal Immigration Relief Act” Upheld

February 1, 2008
Valley Park, Missouri “Illegal Immigration Relief Act” Upheld
Yesterday, U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber entered summary judgment for the city of Valley Park, Missouri and upheld a local ordinance denying business licenses to employers who hire undocumented immigrants. Judge Webber rejected the argument of the American Civil Liberties Union and the Mexican [...]

February 2, 2008

Federal Judge Rules That Local Governments Can Suspend Business Licenses for Hiring Illegal Aliens

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-01-2008/0004747920&EDATE=
Decision in Valley Park, Missouri, Case will have Far-Reaching
Consequences Predicts the Immigration Reform Law Institute

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In an unambiguous 57-page
decision handed down on January 31, U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber
ruled that local governments have a right to take action against illegal
immigration by suspending [...]