Who
knew
a
sticker
habit
could
land
someone
in
trouble
with
the
law?
Illinois
attorney
Robert
T.
Hanlon
got
a
little
too
zealous
with
his
sticker
game
the
other
day
and
had
to
turn
himself
into
the
police.
He’s
charged
with
“misdemeanor
criminal
damage
to
property
of
less
than
$500.”
Hanlon
supports
McHenry
County
sheriff
candidate
Robb
Tadelman.
But
Tadelman
faces
a
challenge
from
Tony
Colatorti
and
that’s
where
Hanlon
allegedly
came
in.
From
the
Daily
Herald:
The
attorney
is
accused
of
“damaging
numerous
campaign
signs
located
at
770
S.
Virginia
Road”
promoting
Tony
Colatorti,
who
is
running
for
McHenry
County
sheriff,
the
criminal
complaint
said.
News
accounts
don’t
explain
what
the
stickers
said,
but
they
don’t
sound
flattering.
Hanlon
has
made
headlines
before
when
lawyers
accused
him
of
plagiarizing
material
in
a
court
filing.
And
plagiarism
is
bad,
but…
opposing
counsel
accused
him
of
basically
parroting
firm
white
papers
providing
overviews
of
the
relevant
caselaw,
which
sounds
more
like
opposing
counsel
trying
to
be
unnecessarily
obstructive
rather
than
any
kind
of
impropriety
on
Hanlon’s
part.
If
the
cited
caselaw
is
still
good,
it’s
still
good.
Meanwhile,
Colatorti
is
already
citing
Hanlon’s
criminal
charge
in
his
campaign.
The
stickers
would
be
“libelous,”
not
“slanderous,”
but
you
get
the
idea.
And
so
the
Great
Sticker
Caper
of
’22
appears
to
be
solved.
But
for
how
long
can
McHenry
County
stay
safe?
Attorney
accused
of
vandalizing
campaign
signs
in
McHenry
County
[Daily
Herald]
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