[Opinion] Court Sets Aside Conviction for Speech About School Principal That Violated No-Stalking Order

Court Sets Aside Conviction for Speech About School Principal That Violated No-Stalking Order

From Monday's decision in People v. Bourdage, by Illinois Appellate Court Justice Michael Hyman, joined by Justices Aurelia Pucinski and Mary Ellen Coghlan: A grand jury indicted Sherri Bourdage for violating a single provision of a no-stalking-no-contact order by "indirectly communicat[ing] about Joseph Peila to his employer[.]" … The State called Chicago Public School principal Joseph Peila and CPS receptionist Regina Patillo. Peila testified …