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Rep. Sid Mathias Expresses Disappointment Over Special Session Outcome

  • August 17, 2012

Calling it “more of the same political games,” State Rep. Sid Mathias (R-Arlington Heights) expressed his disappointment on Friday over the House’ failure to approve a comprehensive pension reform bill.

 “Although I voted today in favor of a bill amendment that would essentially end the General Assembly Retirement System at a date set in the future, legislators did not get an opportunity to discuss a bill that would adequately address the State’s growing pension debt,” said Mathias.  “I have said all along that we need comprehensive pension reform that reaches across all five of the failing State pension systems. The bill we discussed today only addresses the smallest of the five systems and it does not even begin to scratch the surface of the pension debt problem.” Mathias went on to say that the General Assembly portion of the pension liability represents less than one percent of the total liability.

Legislators argued the amendment and bill at a special session called for Friday by Governor Quinn. While the amendment was approved in a 54-53 vote, Speaker Mike Madigan never called the amended bill for a final vote when it appeared it would not have the required 60 votes for passage. 

According to Mathias, Illinois has the worst funded pension system in the country, with a liability of between $83 and $150 billion, and which is growing by $12 million every day.  “The State’s pension liability has increased by more than 600% over the last 12 years,” Mathias said. “The State has overpromised pension benefits, yet the leaders in the House do not seem willing to make the difficult decisions that are required to correct the problem.”

Michael Yublosky

7:54 am on Saturday, August 18, 2012

Perhaps because it is an election year and the state unemployment rate inched up again. Job security? I think Sid should introduce a bill to limit the terms of legislators. One and done. Then maybe they would make the 'tough decisions'.

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RELENTLESSCRITIC

4:05 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012

And Buffalo Grove citizens are expressing disappointment over Mathias's gutless non-answers about the water quality controversy and his continued support for recalled trustee Lisa Stone's obnoxious and unruly disruptions of village business that continues to this very day.

Mathias endorsed Stone's candidacy and then stayed silent while she created chaos and got herself recalled. To this day he has avoided making a statement about why he allowed a candidate he supported to run amok in the village to the point where almost 9000 residents had to chase her away. Even her former campaign manager and campaign co- chairman denounced her bad behavior and supported her recall. Mathias said nothing.

The reason? Stone has been a big supporter of his in the past and he is frightened to death of incurring her wrath and losing whatever few votes she might deliver to him.

We don't need spineless weasels that won't take responsibility for endorsing and tacitly supporting the inept and lousy behavior of candidates - all for the sake of a few votes.

He lost my vote, even though I voted for him in the past. Now I'll vote for Sente.

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Lisa Stone

11:54 am on Monday, August 20, 2012

RC:

To the contrary. Sid is not gutless at all...in fact he is the real deal, and not an opportunist empty suit, just looking for the good real estate deal, like so many other politicians, including some of his friends. I'd assume that Sid doesn't go on the comment boards because he's busy working to pass legislation that may protect you in varying ways, someday. Not all busy leaders have the time to indulge your nonsense, which you continue to espouse for years now, as if you're running to save your, well....reputation. Sid and Rita are great people, and they live with honor and integrity, if you know them as I do. Birds of a feather often flock together simply because they raise their kids together, but find that they've grown apart in ways of integrity and matters of depth and conscience. I'm not sure how it is that Sid is friends with some of the guys that Recalled me, but suffice it to say, he didn't accidentally stay silent on all things Lisa Stone. He made a deliberate choice to stay out of it, as the issues that I've raised were not on his watch, nor is he the leader that needs to address them. When I first called him on the noxious odor fumes that were brought to me by Rick Rubenstein, a golden bison businessman in our community, Sid's immediate response was of integrity and not denial, as his close friends sadly were. That is a fact and undoubtedly why Sid will remain our State Representative until he becomes Senator or Congressman, if we're lucky. Lisa

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RELENTLESSCRITIC

12:38 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012

Ms. Stone-

Mathias actively endorsed your candidacy for trustee. Many voters took those endorsements very seriously and may even have voted for you based on them. People took his word that you were someone who had the skills, ability and character required to be a successful and effective trustee.

Your performance once you were elected proved otherwise. You spent a year being both disruptive and incompetent, and that lousy behavior ultimately led to almost 8000 people voting you out of office.

During the time you were in office, throughout the entire recall process, and in the time since, Mathias has refused to comment on you and your rotten performance. Therefore, we can only assume that he supported what and how you went about your work as a trustee. Plus, we nopw know how "important" you are to his campaign, so he must be aafraid of offending you and losing any votes you might deliver for him.

Your behavior was not his fault, but the fact that he won't comment at all makes him a coward. Do you think BG voters will ever trust him again after he convinced some of them to vote for you, and then refused to comment on your lousy behavior and recall?

He owes BG residents an explanation and he hasn't provided one. Therefore- we can only assume that he supported and condoned your lousy and inept performance as a Trustee- and we certainly don't need someone with that kind of judgement representing us. And we certainly won't be voting for ANYONE he endorses.

Walter White

8:30 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012

You know what happens if he goes against her....MathiasStock...coming soon!

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Lisa Stone

4:39 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012

RelentlessCritic:

As your quote states: "People took his word that you were someone who had the skills, ability & character required to be a successful and effective trustee."
Sid's word was solid & true as I did an unprecedented job as a Trustee. I took an Oath of office of integrity, rather than an Oath for power, as too many politicians misuse & abuse. My character is untouchable, as you've noticed, and my unconventional style appears to reach the masses, so perhaps that's how I reach so many people, also of great character & integrity, unlike yourself.
Either way, my Coalition has partially delivered our Water Concerns (Lake County-Vernon Township Coalition for Safe Drinking Water & The clean Water Act), and I have delivered my message on varying other topics regarding lack of transparency & best practices in Buffalo Grove Government, and many feel I did my job quite well. I took the bullet for the community's sake, and stayed focus on my Landfill Research, choosing to ignore the Recall which would have diverted my time and energy, rather than to remain in power. I didn't need it before I was a Trustee to be effective, & as you've noticed, I don't need or want it now. In fact, Recalling me, many say was the most foolish thing the Board could have done to me, as it gave me more time to focus on what I'd discovered in the Shaw Environmental Review of the Land & Lakes Landfill, owned by Lake Forest Mayor Jim Cowhey, which requires closer scrutiny, in our opinion.

Sandy Klein

8:55 am on Sunday, August 19, 2012

Or SidStock.....lol.

She keeps posting that they're friends, doesn't she? If that's not more of her fiction then he just doesn't want to say anything at all about her because if he's honest, then he's thrown his buddy under the bus and if he shows any loyalty to his buddy, he's toast.

Oh, Sid, silence is not always golden.

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RELENTLESSCRITIC

8:47 pm on Sunday, August 19, 2012

Well, Mathias' silence will be golden for Sente, anyway.

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Lisa Stone

4:50 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012

Not a chance. Sid will win, hands down, because his experience and character have proven to be unique. Just look at the pressure he was under when you all said I was wrong and to Recall me. He stood strong against a large group of potential lunatics & stood his ground. Action speaks louder than words, & he is action, not just words as we find in too many politicians throughout the world.
I don't have a problem with Carol, though she never personally responded to any of my concerns in government but others much more powerful have, so that told me much. Perhaps one day she'll have the seasoned experience to stand independent on controversial issues & not give the answer that she's told to give.
She & I were both interviewed by Sean DeCremer for Kathy Ryg's seat, & before the news announced that she was chosen, both the Democrats and Republicans asked me to run for the State Representative Seat in the 59th District. My conviction is such that money offered for my potential campaign would never sway my decision making, which is how it seems politics works, & that put an end to my candidacy. But, the House of Michael Madigan did call my house for discussion and I received a call that morning to tell me that it was pretty amazing that I was a serious consideration for a position of great power. Both the Republicans (Kevin Artl) & the Democrats (Sean DeCremer) were great guys and understood what I was all about. I'm an independent with hardcore conviction, relentlessly.

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Stuart Tindall

4:53 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012

What is more likely, 9000 lunatics in BG or one?

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RELENTLESSCRITIC

10:21 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012

So where are all those political cronies now? Once they saw you in action they scattered like rats and haven't come anywhere near you since. And again- provide proof that you were asked to run for office in the 59th. Who made the offers? Name names so we can check to see if that's true- or just another one of your fantasies. If you have proof in writing, then supply it.

And then let's see if they'd like to weigh in on your miserable performance and huge failure as a Trustee and see if they'd even admit to knowing you.

And I see how much you impressed all of these politicos- they were right by your side to defend you as you were getting yourself recalled, and they're certainly coming out in droves to support your coalition and Laugingstock, aren't they? How many of these people would want to be associated with you now? None. Besides coward Sid, that is.

The fact that Sente ignored you just confirms how smart she is. Another reason to dump Mathias.

Lisa Stone

5:41 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012

Stu:
There are approximately 45,000 citizens in Buffalo Grove, and only a handful were hand picked to do the dirty work for the Board. Sadly, most citizens don't vote - and the ones that do, often don't do their homework or are misled, as was the case with my Recall. I am honest Stu, and fight the hard fight....win or lose, but at least I give it my all & try. Remember, I never campaigned against the Recall, or as you know from my past campaigning reputation, I would have won, and would have woken up the community to the Board's past, just as I did with my Heroin Awareness Platform in 2009. I suggest you wait for 'WaterStock' in September before you put your foot any further down your throat (metaphorically), as you have no clue what you're talking about on anything regarding me, as to why, how and what I do for community and society at large. Keep in mind that I've never charged a penny for my Activism and am not filthy rich either. I've been offered money and have always turned it down, except recently when I said I'd charge 1 dollar for my unique information regarding Water, which of course others have as well, but I bring a unique history to the topic, as you know. In the meantime, you and your pals can keep spinning & running from truth, "but truth, like water, tends to seek its own level, and no matter how solid the wall it eventually begins to seep out. but eventually truth always surfaces as water seeks its own level." Never forget that reality, Stu. Never.

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Stuart Tindall

6:35 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012

1/5th the population is not a handful! Taking into account children, that's a voting percentage of ~30-40% of the population which is very typical for local elections. You are a sociopathic egomaniac ready to twist reality into whatever will make you a unique snowflake in your own mind. Society tolerates your illness because we believe in personal freedom of speech, but know that society also understands when people like you need to be cut off from the rest of us. You will never hold elected position again, and your "friends" will never defend you. You are ostracized from the community, and can find solace only in your relatives, who I pity.

In some way, I hope you decide to take it to the next level and actively protest. Go out there and wave signs detailing how "The Elites" are keeping the truth down. As I have said before, I moved here from Topeka, KS and we had a problem just like you. We laugh at him, ignore him, and try and mitigate his insanity, but in the end, we learned to live with him because he didn't represent us, and neither do you.

Sandy Klein

8:10 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012

Stuart, you speak for most of us. The more she posts the sicker she sounds. I've never seen such disregard for the truth in my life. She should be ashamed to even be living in this town, let alone making a spectacle of herself and continuing her delusional posts about how wonderful she is.

Is there nobody in her family who is sane enough to tell her to stfu or is too far gone to listen?

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Lisa Stone

2:08 am on Friday, August 24, 2012

Sandy:

My family is relatively smart and would never use the foolish acronym "stfu" in any post, though you choose to stray from class & eloquence, Sandy. The proof is in the pudding, as they say. And, BTW, if you and your pals think I'm so crazy, why do you even indulge my nonsense? Maybe you feel just a little worried about the truth & intense heat that I "relentlessly" bring? You & your cronies remind me of a few quotes I'd like to share with you and said cronies. See below. Please, indulge me with the little time you must have left, given all your effort & hours spent, trying to discredit me & my family. You certainly have the right to either indulge me or choose, on your own terms, to tolerate my honest voice. That may be your call for now, but that's obviously not my job to tell anyone what to do, given Man's Free Will. Others may, but that's not my thing. I just bring the hard questions and investigate issues.
"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them." -- Galileo Galilei

"Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened." -- Winston Churchill

"Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies." --Ralph Waldo Emerson

And, for the grand finale...."The Truth is heavy, therefore few care to carry it."

G'night....gotta get to sleep, which I do with a clean conscience. I'm guessing you're up and down all night long. Tiring, huh?

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RELENTLESSCRITIC

12:34 pm on Friday, August 24, 2012

STONE: "My family is relatively smart..."

Nice thing to say about your family.

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RELENTLESSCRITIC

12:39 pm on Friday, August 24, 2012

Ms. Stone-
Just wondering if your family would characterize you as "relatively truthful"?

RELENTLESSCRITIC

9:57 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012

Boy that last post was really off kilter- even for her. How can she possibly believe that stuff? And how could she possibly insult the intelligence of the almost 9000 voters who chased her out of office? They saw her rotten behavior and ineptitude with their own eyes every time a board meeting aired, and she thinks they we're misled?

Once again- we have Mathias to blame for bringing this blight upon our community. He endorsed her and stood silent while she disrupted village business and routinely broke rules and operating procedures. Now, he's staying silent again, which just makes her feel validated. Good thing almost 9000 voters felt differently. The only person misled during the recall was Mathias. Apparently he thought that herr antics and ineptitude were just fine. Nice judgement, Sid.

Remember to thank Mathias by voting for Sente in November.

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RELENTLESSCRITIC

10:03 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012

And of course she has to remind us again that she does this for free. What benevolence. What a saint. She's a regular Mother Theresa, isn,'t she?

Hey Ms. Stone- quit doing an end run and provide proof that the "government" funded and backed your recall. How come you keep dodging the question? Quit trying to avoid answering. You made serious allegations, now back them up with proof. You wouldn't want people to start to think that maybe you made it up, do you? Heaven forbid people start to think you're lying about it. If you don't answer soon they sure will. After all, you've been dodging the question for four days. What's the delay?

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RELENTLESSCRITIC

10:08 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012

STONE: "truth, like water, tends to seek its own level, and no matter how solid the wall it eventually begins to seep out. but eventually truth always surfaces as water seeks its own level"

Good. Now tell the truth about how the "government" funded and backed your recall. Provide verifiable proof, or shut up already.

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RELENTLESSCRITIC

10:24 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012

Ms. Stone- I will make this as easy as possible for you to get your FACTS and PROOF out. Simply answer the questions below :

1) The name of the specific "government" entity that backed and funded my recall is_____________________

2) The name(s) of the person(s) responsible for approving and providing the "government" funding are: ________________________________

3) The government funding was in the specific amount of $__________ and was paid to:_____________ via (cash, check, candygram, Monopoly Money)______________on (Date)___________________

4) The following documents provide verifiable proof to substantiate my claim that the "government" (not elected officials making personal donations) supported the recall. _______________

5) I am willing to testify as to the veracity and accuracy of these claims, in court, or to an official investigative entity if I am required as a result of any official investigation or inquiry into these claims and the supporting evidence I have supplied: (SIGN YOUR NAME HERE)______________________

Here's your chance- couldn't get any easier.

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Sandy Reeves

6:46 am on Tuesday, August 21, 2012

RC - You put so much of your energy in flapping your gums. Go take a nap and then meet your friends at the golf course for drinks. Don't forget your wig.

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RELENTLESSCRITIC

8:37 am on Tuesday, August 21, 2012

OOOOOH- Good response Erica! You seem to put a lot of your engery into fawning all over Ms. Stone. I'll hit the golf course as soon as you get done shining her shoes.

Unlike you, most of us don't take every bit of nonsense that spills out of her mouth as the gospel. She made a very serious allegation about potential misuse of government funds- one that if true, could demand a state or federal investigation. Yet, she refuses to provide ANY verifiable evidence that supports her claim that the "government" funded and backed her recall. She needs to either provide the proof or admit that she fabricated the story- there is no middle ground here.

All she's done in the 5 days since she made that allegation is tap dance around providing the proof, make claims she's too busy to post the evidence (even though she found time to post an avalanche of pictures of her coalition buddies) and try to obfuscate the issue by claiming that Jeff Braiman made a PERSONAL donation to the recall effort. Despite repeated requests to provide proof, she hasn't.

So Erica, after you've finished cooking her dinner, waxing her car and cleaning her toilets, maybe you can get Ms. Stone to provide the proof suppporting her very serious allegations. Otherwise, maybe both of you should shut up about it. Without proof, there's only fantasy and lies.

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J

10:52 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012

Our Governmental representatives are people like you and me. They do lot of good for their supporters and they also make mistakes. Instead of being a'relentlesscritic', step back and let the the individuals to gratiously admit their mistakes & then see how to recover from tehm. Recognizing that there is a problem is the first step. Part of recognizing it is having documented proof and make it public record, by submitting it for review and discussion. Most people are talkers and talk is cheap. The credible doers are the ones that get the information presented, in the right format to the right target audience...Key... Documented proof and correct target audience. However, anyone who wants credibility should not be lashing out at a moments whim. Noone should be personally and verbally attacked at any level...

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Art

11:52 am on Thursday, August 23, 2012

J - you obviously are a newcomer to reading any of this stuff. While RelentlessCritic has stepped up his/her comments a bit, we have all encouraged Ms. Stone to simply acknowledge that she was wrong. Wrong in her attacks on village officials and volunteers, wrong in her evidence-free accusations of wrongdoing and misconduct, wrong in her insistence that she knows more about landfills and water quality than the EPA, and the IEPA.
Instead, Ms. Stone has continued to rail about nothing, and her only "evidence" are pictures of her smiling with some famous and well-respected people who she attempts to attach to their work and associations with other famous people. She has NEVER presented any facts about her claims, only insisting that others do what she claims to have done - FOIA'd for info. When these continued baseless claims are thrown out there, all it does is defame our community, and defame people who live and work here.
We have asked Ms. Stone for what you suggest - document her proof and present it for review to the correct audience in a clear and concise manner. Her response is always the same - she is right and everyone else will eventually see.
We have asked her to stop attacking our community with innuendo. The community told her with her recall to stop; she still thinks she won (because she didn't bother to fight it).
That said, no one, including Ms. Stone, should engage in personal attacks. Please help convince her of that - lord knows we've tried!

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Walter White

12:05 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012

Yes, J, watch a couple village board meetings and you will immediately understand where we're all coming from.

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Art

1:52 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012

Ms. Stone, since you are clearly so passionate about the heroin problem in the suburbs, here's information for you about a way you can participate in a solution (no sarcasm intended, I just know that this is important and you can help the cause this way):

"JOIN COMMUNITY GROUP WORKING TOWARD DRUG-FREE COMMUNITY

August 29 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Buffalo Grove High School, 1100 West Dundee Road, Buffalo Grove
Please enter door 1 and proceed to Student Services office.
Link Together is a coalition dedicated to promoting healthy communities in the Buffalo Grove and Wheeling High School areas. The program provides information and resources about working towards being a drug-free community. If you or someone you know is passionate about this, please contact Wendy Prado at 847-353-1710. Questions? Contact Elisa M. Cisneros, LSW, MSW, Prevention Specialist, (847) 353-1726."

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Lisa Stone

2:48 am on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Art:

Thank you for the above Drug-Free information, but unfortunately my dear friend died Monday morning and the funeral is Wednesday, then the Shiva, as you know, follows. I will be at the Heroin Vigil being held at Roosevelt University on Thursday night with Alex Laliberte's family, since you too seem so concerned about Heroin. You now know, with no help or alert from the Trustees of Buffalo Grove that Heroin is as bad as my campaign team alerted the community in 2009, that Heroin is in fact the strongest narcotic on the planet, overcoming our nation, if you're really tuned into the Drug scene. For your interest & the record, immediately after the Vigil I'll be back at the Shiva, where I also belong. I hope to run into you at the Vigil, since I'm confident who you are. If not, I'll be sure to say "Hi" when I see you around Buffalo Grove. How's the real estate market in and around Buffalo Grove these days, Art? Perhaps, you should ask your wife? Women usually know best about lots of facts! ;)

Janet Sirabian

2:28 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012

Art, she has never attended any of these forums. But hopefully others, especially parents of teens, will avail themselves of the opportunity to attend and become informed. No one should ever think that they do not need to attend because this could never happen to their child.

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Lisa Stone

2:27 am on Friday, August 24, 2012

Janet:
It was my 2009 Campaign Team and Heroin Platform that lobbied for and got the Heroin Specific, Drug Awareness & Education Forums, despite the sick reality that the Buffalo Grove Village Board members felt it unnecessary to anything more, while kids were overdosing and dying for a decade! Thank G-d for Chief Steve Balinski who responded to our call, and was able to trump the Board's indifference and lack of compassion given his position on public safety. Jan, honestly, do you get anything right regarding losing legally required executive closed session audio tapes of Land & Lakes Landfill Shaw Environmental Review, omitting key facts in your memorialization & minute taking of government meetings or even confusing which corner a potable ban of water is at? Hello? Shell is at 50 West Lake Cook Rd, NOT 50 East Lake Cook Rd! There is NO 50 East Lake Cook Rd! You'd better go look for the keys to unlock the facade in which you live, as truth potentially will blow your mind in the very near future. Your own truth must be somewhere locked within your vacant mind. I understand that the number of years that you've been in government possibly may have corrupted your soul, doesn't it appear so? Only you know the truth, such as where audio tapes, keys, facts, locked metal boxes, leaking under ground storage tanks, and a plethora of other interesting facts are or may exist in all of your confusion in government. I imagine it's hard to keep track of the potential damage.

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Lisa Stone

8:07 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012

Of course I attended Jan....you are either losing your memory or beyond help when it comes to truth. I missed 2 meetings due to prior commitments, which by the way are painful given my sister's 25+ year battle with Heroin, not that I owe you or anyone an explanation. I brought the Awareness, which Chief Balinski could not go beyond the Board earlier, it seems. Yes, indeed, my campaign team lobbied for Heroin Awareness, Education and change, which we effectuated, what appears to be against the Board's wishes, which is why I am forever grateful to Chief Steve Balinski. He understands, so it doesn't matter what you think, Jan. Trust me and do discuss the issue with him. Also, see the Heroin Specific Drug Forum that we achieved (above pdf), and then please do post ANYTHING that Buffalo Grove put out on Heroin Awareness & Education prior to the Heroin Specific Forums that WE battled for in 2009. I'll be checking your posts-since you never seem to prove your case! I only say what I can back up with evidence, so once again, you talk the talk, and I walk the walk. I always have & always will, which seems to be making your life quite stressful for the past few years. All that I FOIA'd is in the hands of heavy people, so while you talk, we read. It's worked out well for the people, and that's your oath, to the people....right Jan?

Janet Sirabian

1:42 pm on Friday, August 24, 2012

You are hilarious, so I believe the comdey club will be a huge success. You have absolutely no clue what you are talking about, but we all know that, and as thousands have reported, I am sure that works well on your planet.

But just one quick FACT. You repeatedly thank God for Chief Balinski, yet you defame him constantly by insinuating that you were the one who brought drug addiction to his attention. Are you kidding? The Buffalo Grove Police Department has consistently won local, state and national awards, and you seriously think that they need you to help them out. Again proof that the comedy club should be a success.

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Lisa Stone

7:43 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012

Janet:
Nice desperate try. Of course I have a clue what I'm doing and talking about or I wouldn't bother! My deep concern over your confusion of the Shell Station at 50 East though at 50 West Lake Cook Road, is equally worrisome and evidenced by your interesting LOSS of the now "Legendary" closed session Executive Board Meeting audio tape when the informative 2005 Shaw Environmental Review of the Land & Lakes Landfill (owned by Lake Forest Mayor Jim Cowhey) was discussed! Nobody would have ever known of BG's Government's interesting past and history, if Rick Rubenstein had not come to me with his deep concern about the noxious fumes inundating his business & his workers on Barclay in late 2009. I'm sure you remember that Dr. Carl Lang (credible Doctor in area) confirmed and wrote that truth in a letter to me, stating that the fumes were causing people to go home ill!
All the words in the world will never change your shady past, so either own up or get the heck out of the way. K? You know I don't give up and won't stop bringing the facts that you appear to have hidden. Not sure why or motivating factors, but memorialization of facts is powerful, which bring me to my consistent beef with you & the Buffalo Grove Board. FBI may know though? You do not tell it like it is, but spin your minutes to reflect what you either want or are told to tell history in a way that isn't fact. The truth is painful at times, though you seem to be in denial. We only wonder why?

Lisa Stone

7:10 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012

RelentlessCritic:
In answer to your curiosity whether my family thinks I'm truthful....they KNOW that I loathe liars & always stand up to bullies & liars, which I hope answers your question, unequivocally.
State Representative Sid Mathias is a bright & honorable man, with high integrity, as you have always known & never liked that truth, given your strange opposition. Given who you are & what you're all about, it's obvious & predictable that you've shifted your vicious, political attack now towards Sid. Suffice it to say that while Carol Sente seems to be a nice person, Sid has vast government and life experience that she doesn't hold a candle to. Therefore, I wholly believe that Sid should win and should likely become a Congressman or Senator some day. Sid has the makings of a great leader, and notice that he was the only leader behind me that never caved, much to your chagrin.
Deal with that RC, as that is fact & you know that I fearlessly always call it as I see it. Your attempt to spin Sid's unique strength into weakness is how manipulative and divisive people operate, which is evident.
Regarding me, men like you apparently are intimidated by, or don't like, strong women, which likely comes from your own personal history in life....sad but most likely true.
Rather than going after those that haven't stood by your dark side, such as my family, friends & Sid, who is a legislator & is not responsible for your water issues - why not focus on the problem? You.

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Grand High Exhalted Mystic Ruler over all Racoondom

1:05 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012

Mathias is a typical politician ... waffle and obfuscate rather than give a direct answer should that somehow affect his re-electability.

Walter White

7:18 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012

RC is not the problem. You are. I for one am very glad someone like RC is around to constantly call out your stupidity. Why don't you answer his questions about how the BG government funded your recall? He sees you for what you are...a fraud. So do us all a favor and go away so we can get back to the business of the Village without having to listen to your insessant ranting and raving about NOTHING.

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Lisa Stone

7:54 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012

I'm sure you are glad, Walt, as RelentlessCritic likely helps you sleep at night in a multitude of ways. My "stupidity" and "insessant ranting" appears quite interesting and informative to many that don't use cowardly screen names and pseudo names to hide. You might consider that the FBI (which works covertly), Honest Politicians and Concerned Citizens listen to me and surely don't call me stupid. Ever. My gut feeling is that you ought to sleep while you can as you may not be sleeping well in the near future, since RelentlessCritic is getting closer and closer to being exposed for who and what the water issue is all about, although may have already been exposed, yet he doesn't know it yet! The FBI doesn't advertise what they do, or their wire tapping, as that is their role in HONEST GOVERNMENT!
When is the last time that you spent hours in the FBI office? My last visit was in July 2012....can you beat that Walt, or are you just relying on RelentlessCritic for the safety, health and welfare of our community -blindly? Remember, I don't lie, therefore my FBI connections are proof positive of reality. 4.5 hours was the last visit to be exact. How do you like them apples? Share "them apples" with your partner, RC, and the other political opportunists as well. ;)

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Grand High Exhalted Mystic Ruler over all Racoondom

1:07 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012

If the FBI has been given so much 'input and data' then why no indictments? 'Apples'? Maybe 'road apples'?

Walter White

8:04 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012

The FBI is helping you expose RC "for who and what the water issue is all about". Wow, do you even read what you write before you hit the button? Your writing is kinda like your community participation, all over the place with no point in sight. Please, for you own sake, get some help. And no, I confess I cannot beat 4.5 hours in the FBI office. I am so ashamed about that. Again, get help. Quickly.

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Lisa Stone

8:32 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012

I've gotten help Walt....as fast as humanly possible. I think it's considered legendary, i fact. Watch and see. Did you happen to notice the 200 trees taken down around the Aptakisic Creek bike-path recently? How 'bout that? Not Emerald Ashe Borer you noticed, I'm sure. And yes, I do get a warm welcome by the FBI. It's long past the time of covert, which is why I can freely say, it't outed. By me.

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RELENTLESSCRITIC

8:44 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012

Ms. Stone- WHAT did you have to do with the removal of those trees? Seems that they were just scrub trees that were clogging out the creek a bit and preventing growth of native trees. But I'm certain you have some nefarious ason they were removed. Let's see what proof you have...oh wait- you've proved you don't need proof to make a claim. Just Lob it out there and hope someone believes it.

Oooooh- I hope the FBI doesn't come to MY house. I'm so scared- the fearsome Lisa Stone, aribitor of all the is right and good is sending them after me. What will happen when they find out that I'm just an ordinary citizen who voices their opinion? But they probably already know that because Stone says they're wiretapping now.

Hey guys...instead of sitting out on the street in your black, unmarked van watching my house, why don't you come in for a cup of coffee? Maybe we can figure out which "government" funded Stone's recall.

Walter White

8:15 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012

And BTW nice job of outing the FBI (who works covertly) and basically telling the subject of a supposed investigation that he is being investigated!! LOL!! I bet they love seeing you waltz into their office. Do they all pick up a phone and start talking when you walk in? That's the best laugh I've had in a long time. Thank you.

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Lisa Stone

12:09 am on Monday, August 27, 2012

Walter:
Given that I began speaking with the FBI on January 13, 2012 - when the IEPA came out with their Responsiveness Summary for the Land & Lakes Landfill, I'm guessing that any pursuit that may have began has been pretty exhausted at this point, so I didn't show their hand at all, if that's the case or point, right? See my Press Release by Kurth Lampe above to further understand my Coalition's concerns, which just covers some of our concerns, as some issues we kept on the down low, so we didn't expose our full hand for reasons that you mention above.

RELENTLESSCRITIC

8:32 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012

Ms. Stone- you are not to be take seriously about ANY matter since you make claims that cannot be backed with proof. End of story. You still have not provided proof supporting your claim that the "government" funded your recall. So no one will believe anything you say.

And now you're making some not so veiled hints that you somehow have involved the FBI I'm your little matters. In what way? And where in the world would wiretapping fit into ANYTHING you're claiming.

When ,will the CIA and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers become involved. Do you have the, on the case too? Now I'm worried.

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Walter White

8:48 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012

Hey RC call me when you hit Guantanemo. I'll send you a cat.

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RELENTLESSCRITIC

8:53 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012

Thanks Walter, but I think I'm headed for the hangman's noose. Spare the cat...

Mark Bushey

11:14 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012

What exactly is the FBI investigating? The water issue as well? Here's the thing. If you have gotten any federal government involved, and they believed either your claims of harmful water, or the cover up of harmful water, and have investigated either and proved it (which cant be that tough if you have so called evidence that you are unwilling to share), they would have done something by now after 3 years of accusations. They aren't going to let rresidents be in harm's way. It cant be hard to test the water you are claiming is not being tested.

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Lisa Stone

11:39 pm on Sunday, August 26, 2012

Mark,
On 4/14/2012 The Daily Herald reported the following in their newspaper article titled: "Lisa Stone tells Buffalo Grove board of her water worries"
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120414/news/704049565/
Excerpts:
"As for the prospect of the Pekara subdivision receiving Lake Michigan water instead of relying on well water, Braiman said Lake County has asked Buffalo Grove whether it would contract with Lake County to provide Pekara with Lake Michigan water."

“We haven't really begun the discussions with Lake County. They just mentioned that that is something that they may be interested in. That is as far as it has gone.”

Mark, after 5 decades, Pekara Subdivision (around 5000 people depend on Pekara Subdivision groundwater for drinking, bathing, pool and food preparation) appears to finally be under consideration for good Lake Michigan water, which I'm sure makes you feel....foolish. As far as the rest of your questions, after you've read the Daily Herald article I've posted above, perhaps you want to rethink who's been fooled....me or you? My group, The Lake County-Vernon Township Coalition for Safe Drinking Water & The Clean Water Act has battled like hell to insure everyone's inalienable right for clean water. Thankfully, it appears that the Pekara Subdivision is about to have what you and your pals apparently already have, for quite some time, I'd guess. See my next comment for further embarrassment, since you appear to speak without hard facts.

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RELENTLESSCRITIC

12:26 am on Monday, August 27, 2012

Ms. Stone- Once again, all you do is plaster articles instead of providing proof of anything. The FBI isn't investigating ANYTHING. Environmental issues aren't even their responsibility- they'd lob it over to the EPA to investigate. And we already know where the EPA stands, don't we? And even if the FBI was somehow involved, anything they discovered since you started annoying them in January would have been exposed already. If the FBI s involved, PROVIDE VERIFIABLE PROOF.

And what EXACTLY did you have to do with the trees being cut down along Aptakisic Creek? PROVIDE VERIFIABLE PROOF.

And what EXACTLY did you and your " coalition" have to do with the Pekara subdivision's water supply? Sqwaking does not count. PROVIDE VERIFIABLE PROOF.

And what "government" funded and backed your recall? PROVIDE VERIFIABLE PROOF.

Hint- posting letters that you wrote to the Patch does not constitute PROOF.

Where's Kitty Kurth when you need her? Here Kitty Kitty...

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Lisa Stone

12:41 am on Monday, August 27, 2012

RC:
Take a look at the Recall Funding documents above for starters. I've provided a couple of the documents, but there are more.
As far as proof, much like a lawyer, or even the FBI, your demands aren't going to produce my response until I'm ready, which you have no power of. You will understand how it all went down soon enough, though I'm sure you've been feeling the heat since the day I wouldn't go along with Former Buffalo Grove President -Elliott Hartstein's phone call to me, asking me to "keep it in the family" when I discovered Resigned Buffalo Grove Manager- Bill Brimm's altered email to Land & Lakes back in January/February 2010. Of course my response to him was questioning whether he thought he was the Godfather, and that I'd give him that week (a couple days were left) to have solid answers, which he never did.
Who and what are you fighting for RC? To me it's clear, but explain to the public why you have a beef with our Coalition of formidable Activists, questioning government on issues of such a serious matter as Water? It seems crazy that you're so against us, given that your loyalty & allegiance should be first to safety & health above all other loyalty. You make yourself look like you are in, married to, employed by, or best friends with government. Questioning is healthy, and blind trust is dangerous, so I'm thinking I've got you sized up & I hope the public does too. I'd suggest that you look to G-d for any further questions or answers. He helped me!

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RELENTLESSCRITIC

11:48 am on Monday, August 27, 2012

STONE: "As far as proof, much like a lawyer, or even the FBI, your demands aren't going to produce my response until I'm ready, which you have no power of. You will understand how it all went down soon enough..."

Then don't make claims you can't back up with facts. It is not up to US to verify YOUR claims and allegations. That is YOUR responsibility, which you have avoided. So quit making claims you refuse to back up with FACTS immediately. Otherwise, they're just hints, empty allegations, fantasies or fabrications. We've waited long enough- in some cases YEARS, and still nothing but an avalanche of your own self-promoting postings and press releases written by your PR firm.

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RELENTLESSCRITIC

12:09 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012

STONE: "Who and what are you fighting for RC? "

As I've stated a million times, but you cannot seem to accept: I, (like scores of others), am simply tired of the distraction, disruption and chaos you have caused since you ran for and then failed miserably as a trustee, and your subsequent actions as a (pick one, depending on what mood you're in) "Community Watchdog", "Humanitarium" and "Human Rights Activist." I am sick of seeing taxpayer dollars, village, state and federal (including judicial) resources wasted by your thinly-veiled non-causes and self-promotion. You continue to regurgitate claims that have long-since been disproven or rejected by experts, government agencies and even the courts, thinking you know better. And you continue to make allegations and claims that you do not back up with verifiable facts, thinking that a barrage of personal postings and press releases from your PR firm will satisfy people that you are telling the truth.

Finally, I'm tired of your refusal to take ownership and responsibility for your own recall by admitting that it was your own behavior and ineptitude that prompted it. Instead, you've repeatedly stated that almost 9000 of your neighbors were wrong. That alone says something about your arrogance.

Unless and until you change your behavior, stop disrupting village business and wasting taxpayer dollars, you can expect to hear from me- and countless others. That's what I am fighting for.

RELENTLESSCRITIC

12:57 am on Monday, August 27, 2012

Ms. Stone- let's be real shall we? You are both frightened of me and frustrated at the same time. Frightened because I force you to provide proof of your claims, and I will not let up until you do so, which appears to be never you keep providing excuses every time you are pressed for verifiable PROOF, and then you attempt to divert attention by posting non-related articles about yourself, or paper-thin excuses why you won't provide the information. Like you're too busy with graduation in MID-AUGUST? Admit it- you are frightened of me because I am on to you, and I make sure everyone else is too.

Aand you are frustrated because you have no idea who I am, spite a handful of wild guesses that are completely inaccurate. I know how desperately you'd like me to be an elected official, or the spouse of one, or maybe a village staffer. Too bad I am just an ordinary person who happens to be sick and tired of your self- serving actions and the disruption and waste you cause in BG.

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Lisa Stone

2:03 am on Monday, August 27, 2012

RC:
Your attempt to spin public perception that I fear you proves how panicked you are. You have called me, my family & friends many things through the years, all vicious and untrue, but to call me afraid is outright lunacy. I have taken on one of the most "interesting" of government/big business issues that this region has experienced, not knowing if it was government or Mob, and you actually think I'm afraid of YOU? Trust me, you're calming compared to who I speak with, who have the courage to be themselves, unlike you. You are absolutely a terrified man running scared from truth, and embarrassingly by a Woman! If you're just an ordinary person, given your knowledge base of municipal government, I suggest you put down your goofy mask and RUN for office, as you know a heck of alot for an ordinary person, on inside things, though you spin them into the way you need people to see them.
I have won the respect and regard of people in high and low places, that are people of great substance and disregard frauds like you & would never address a cowardly masked fool. I on the other hand, refuse to let you get away with all that you & your pals have, for G-d only knows how many years? I've always loathed liars & people that stand by when others are hurt, & even get involved when it's not my fight, if I see potential pain and suffering. If you don't like it, tough, as I'm not going away but you may be going somewhere....perhaps into a Federal position in government? Time.

RELENTLESSCRITIC

1:19 am on Monday, August 27, 2012

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Ms. Stone-

You hate the fact that I do my homework and won't let you spout a bunch of self- serving nonsense at the expense of other people. Or that you seem to make every issue about yourself all the while reminding people that you are a humanitarian, human rights activist and community watchdog. We know who and what you are by now- your words and actions speak volumes about you. No amount PR will change the public's perception of you. 9000 voters weren't wrong, and you continue to validate why you were chased from office in the first place.

And let's not forget about how you keep reminding us that you do all your miracle work for no pay. Now THAT'S mighty hu,anitarian of you, isn't it?

So you can spare me- and everyone else- your pompous, holier- than-thou suggestions about looking to g-d for answers. All we care about is that you continue to disrupt and waste community resources and you can't seem to provide proof to back up yor claims, yet you continue to make them, hoping that someone will believe you. Well guess what? We don't and without REAL proof, we never will.

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Lisa Stone

2:27 am on Monday, August 27, 2012

Anything I've ever said can and is backed up in many places, with verifiable proof....so don't kid yourself RC. I'm married to an honest lawyer and was a top legal research consultant myself for one of the top 2 legal research companies in the Country, so I understand that one must stick to science and facts about matters of consequence, particularly legal matters. You know the score & are desperate - & I understand why. In hebrew it's called Roch Munis, though given the topic, I don't feel it for you and your pals. Innocent people depend on honest leadership, and when trust is broken, there's nothing left, which is where I see you right now. Nothing & afraid, unable to admit that you're wrong. I'll spare you the suggestion of G-d, but I'm not sure who else could help you now? Certainly nobody on BG's Kangaroo Board in our self important fiefdom. Turn to whomever you want for help, but get it before you ruin the rest of other people's lives! You seem heartless, RC, as some poet once said "twice the shame" when one knows the truth, which you do.....or you wouldn't be fighting so darn hard protecting government. Nobody does that....only controlled people, since we all know that government isn't always squeaky clean. Especially in legendary Illinois, where municipal government is where leaders start out. Put that in your pipe and smoke it! Stay tuned as I attempt to legalize marijuana in Illinois to get it out of the hands of Dealers that lace it with Heroin!

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Mark Bushey

9:20 am on Monday, August 27, 2012

Your documents posted above prove nothing but personal donations to your recall. That does not mean the government funded your recall.
And seriously, now you are claiming the village board may be the mob?
Ms. Stone, even if your claims had an ounce of truth, you filled your claims with such bs, no one is going to believe any of it.

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Lisa Stone

1:54 am on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Mark:
I actually hadn't considered that, but now that you mention it....could be? I actually have developed a strange respect for the Mob given all I've seen in Government. At least we know what we're dealing with when it comes to the Mob, & sadly we believe that Government is trustworthy, which as in any industry, there is good & bad. All it takes is one bad apple to spoil the whole bunch-you of all people must know what I mean, right? The Mob is straight up in what they do, which I'm not in favor of their tactics, at all, but I've learned that Government tactics are freaky and untrue sometimes. The Mob is direct & takes no prisoners. Paradoxically, Government seems at times to accuse innocent people of crimes that they may not have even committed or been party to, yet lets them rot in prison. Especially Minority groups who seem most at risk...typically that don't have money or connections to help them be free human beings! Just look at Bennie Starks or Juan Rivera: (http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-01-07/news/chi-lake-county-prosecutors-wont-challenge-murder-conviction-in-92-slaying-of-11yearold-20120106_1_holly-staker-prosecutors-jeffrey-urdangen). (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-lake-county-wont-retry-man-who-spent-20-years-in-prison-on-rape-charge-20120514,0,2234864.story)

But then again, you don't care about anything when it's NIMBY, given your prior positions on controversial government matters. What if you're next, Mark?

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Mark Bushey

8:53 am on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Don't talk like you know me. You have no clue who I am or where I stand on any issues unless that issue is you.

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Lisa Stone

9:30 am on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Mark:
I overlooked the BS part of your comment. If I were the gambling sort, which I actually am - though my husband doesn't, knowing the house always wins, I've stunningly found that somehow I do happen to win at times, when it comes to Vegas or a Cruise Ship. I don't frequent the OTB's, so I wouldn't know my odds there.
But, I can tell you with certainty, that when it comes to any of my ACTIONS, I've batted 1000% or however they score baseball. I truly only watched baseball when my sons or their best friends were up to bat or in the field. Otherwise everyone knew that I'm not a BS'er and would turn my chair towards the Sun, as the sun has always felt great to me and most people......especially when it comes to Government and outing lowlife frauds. I do recognize that I am different, and incredibly unconventional, but they say that's what makes me unique and charming. Not that I care what anyone says, except for my family and close friends, but you've got to admit....I am honest. Now you've learned a little bit more about me Mark. And you can take it to the bank, as my story never changes....and never will. Nor will my fight for good government in the most corrupt state in our Country. Some choose to look away, but for me it is totally impossible. I've tried it, and it makes me feel dirty, so as you can see, you're stuck with me. Hey, it could be worse 'ya know. Better me than the Mob, right? Hard to decide which is worse; Gov vs. Mob. Confusing?

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Mark Bushey

2:54 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

I have clue in where all those ramblings where there was an actual thought. I was wrong. I don't think you're a bs'er. I just think you are delusional.
You're stories are always changing. Everyday, there is a new issue that you changed in BG. You are the issue in BG. You are wasting our money at meetings by ramblings of water issues, that even if they do or do not exist, have nothing to do with the Village Board. Hell, the subdivision is not even in the Buffalo Grove boundaries.
But of course, you find another issue regarding the address of a Shell station that could effect water quality. You know there are no residential dwellings within the radius of that Shell station, if it is east or west Lake Cook. But you try throwing it at the board that how horrible it is, and get mad when they can't tell you right there for sure, without proof, that residential dwellings are within the radius. Well, you're doing so much friggin research, you should have had proof that it would effect residential water. But there is no proof, because it doesn't. But you just want to waste time, get attention, be on TV, be in the paper, be a pain in the ass.

Janet Sirabian

10:50 am on Monday, August 27, 2012

The FBI is investigating Village Board minutes? Wow. That is interesting. BTW, minutes are to "memorialize" actions taken at meetings, not discussion. You might want to listen to a Board Meeting and point out exactly how the minutes differ from what took place. Also FYI, I do not write the ordinances, so that is just another illustration that you do not have a clue what you are talking about. K?

Interesting that you attended all but two of the drug forums because no one has ever seen you there. Perhaps you sat quietly in a corner so as not to call attention to yourself. So I assume we will see you at BGHS on Wednesday night? K?

Again, drug awareness forums go way back before your time. Remember Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" campaign in the 80's? And then there were the D.A.R.E. programs. There were forums back when my kids were in high school, and we all know that was back in the dark ages.

Speaking of forums, wasn't the coalition going to have rallies at the Village Green?

Nice idea to legalize marijuana so it cannot be laced with heroin, but I would think it would be an even better idea to figure out a way to convince teens that marijuana can be dangerous and steering clear of it might be the best idea.

I do not plan to get the heck out of the way any more than you do. The FBI is more than welcome to investigate any and all of my actions either in or out of public office. I have nothing to hide. K?

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The Lone Thinker

11:51 am on Monday, August 27, 2012

"Speaking of forums, wasn't the coalition going to have rallies at the Village Green?"

I'm sure she's waiting to hear back from her big-shot friends Kitty and Kevin (and the not-so-bigshot Sid). We'll have a better understanding of their relationship with Lisa when they A) do not show up for the rally or B) the rally never takes place.

I'm betting on scenario B) because I don't think Lisa could take the embarassment of scenario A) - especially if the press focuses on the extremely low turnout if such a rally were to take place.

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Lisa Stone

2:04 am on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Village Clerk Janet Sirabian:
Given that I brought the heat that created the Heroin Specific Drug Forums in 2009, you can bet at your customized OTB that failed, that indeed I was there. The first one, crying in the front row to be specific. I spoke with the people that I helped to bring together, which you must have been absent to notice! But your buddies, the Trustees were there almost in full, in empty suits, pretending like they gave a darn, though tried blocking my campaign teams movement to bring Awareness & Education to the people....kept it down low for a decade until I arrived. The next Heroin Specific Drug Forum I spoke up and rattled the cage even more, at BG High School, so you must have missed that as well! Again, I spoke with the Panel who was presenting, so you have obviously lost not only the Land & Lakes Landfill Executive Board Closed Session Audio Tape by Shaw Environmental....but it appears your memory & mind as well, Jan! Maybe it's the 2nd hand smoke from the Heroin Laced Pot your pals just may be affiliated with?? Could be?

As we all know Nancy Reagan meant well with her platform "Just Say No" to drugs, but have you noticed....it's not working, sweetie. Kids don't buy it, as many have experienced that pot makes you silly & hungry, contrary to Narcotics that alter your moral code. Additionally, DARE doesn't work, and I was PTO President and sat through many presentations. I respect the effort, but it's NOT WORKING. You're too old to get it!

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RELENTLESSCRITIC

7:51 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

STONE; "You're too old to get it!"

That's perhaps the most ignorant, dumb and disgraceful thing you've ever written on here. But it just gives people tremendous insights into the depths of your rudeness, insensitivity and ignorance. Shame on you, Ms. Stone. Every time I think you've sunk to a new low with your attacks, you find a new bottom. You seem to consistently live down to people's expactations of you.

I'm sure your comment will get you some great love and support from the over 55 set here in BG. They'll be happy to know how you feel abiout them. And I'm certain that will help you get those people to vote for your buddy Sid mathias too, since he seems to continue to support your antics. Nice job.

RELENTLESSCRITIC

11:27 am on Monday, August 27, 2012

STONE: "Anything I've ever said can and is backed up in many places, with verifiable proof"

Is that so, Ms. Stone? We've repeatedly asked you to provide verifiable proof of the following claims you made in the last 10 days alone, and you have not supplied anything other than lame excusues (I'm too busy with back to school and graduation), posts and articles written by YOU, and press releases written on your behalf by your PR firm. No proof. Not one shred.

So it is now time to stop delaying, diverting, obfuscating and avoiding. We want VERIFIABLE PROOF of the following:

1) The "government" funded and backed your recall.

2) Leaders from both the Democratic and Republican parties urged you to run for a seat in the 10th district and offered to fund your campaign if you did run. (Exactly WHO were the leaders, and how much money did they offer to provide your campaign.)

3) Your exact role, and the reason you claim involvement in the clearing of trees along Aptakisic Creek.

4) The NAMES of the judges who urged you to fight the recall because it was unfair and unjust.

There were more claims and allegations, but this is a good start. For about the 30th time in the past 10 days, Ms. Stone- WHERE IS THE PROOF?

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Walter White

12:35 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012

So not only is she wasting BG tax dollars, she's now wasting federal tax dollars by tying up FBI agents who could be working to solve actual crimes. Awesome.

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Sandy Klein

12:57 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012

I believe she's talking to the FBI like I believe she has friends. This is a delusional person - what do you expect? The next thing you know she'll be posting that she's had meetings with the CIA and President Obama, the latter of whom begged her to fix the nations problems.

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Lisa Stone

2:22 am on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Walt:
The FBI is not easily fooled, so trust that no dollars could be wasted. Walt. And, don't blame me for the actions of allegedly trusted Officials! I'm just Lisa Stone, once naively labeled the one hit wonder after my "Pit Bull/Rottweiler legislation", later to become - "Trustee of Buffalo Grove"- then the "First Recalled Official in Illinois" EVER, which made history, simultaneously a "Human Rights Activist" on my own and with other "Dyed in the wool Activists", and of course "Co-Founder of the Lake County-Vernon Township Coalition for Safe Drinking Water & The Clean Water Act". Personally, I don't think you and your pals will ever forget my greatest contribution to society, which would be "Whistle Blower" extraordinaire, from what the Big Watch Dogs tell me! So can't you finally give a girl a break, Walt? I know....I think it's that girl thing that gets you and your buddies. You can't stand when a girl shows you up and schools you like you've never been schooled before. Sorry Walt...girls have that maternal thing that you guys just don't have, but you are probably a good bread winner. Though I bet I schooled you on that one too, given the money I earned as a legal research consultant, which I gave up to raise my boys. The man that I trained is now making just under $400K/yr, so I bet I got you there too! Trump that! You could say: "I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell."..... to quote Harry S. Truman to be precise.

Sandy Klein

12:48 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012

Lisa, if you want to pretend you're an activist, then do some digging around and figure out how and why REAL activists are taken seriously and viewed as legitimate, concerned warriors. I know you're busy, so I'll help you out. They're taken seriously because they reveal factual information as they uncover it. They don't get on message boards making grand proclamations with nothing to back up what they're saying.

You've been asked repeatedly to put up or shut up and so far you've done neither. You've got nothin', honey. Admit it and find a new hobby.

Oh wait....bowling wouldn't garner all this attention, would it?

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Lisa Stone

2:33 am on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Sandy, honey:

I did the digging, and now it's your job to dig you and your friends out of the black hole that all of you will likely never recover from. As Former Trustee Brian Rubin coined the phrase "Lisa Stone did it!", which always had a catchy ring. The funny thing is....he was right! I'd say he's prescient, don't you think? How was he so on the money?? He said that "Lisa Stone did it" thing, back in 2009, when he adored me and then flipped when citizens began coming to me, as they sensed I was the real deal, and I answered their calls and did the work of a real elected official, whom they could trust. Wow, that freaked all of you out, as you didn't realize that someone would actually take the job seriously and HELP the people, with both small issues and the biggies. Yep, it's true what Brian said, I do have the strongest work ethic he and others have ever seen. I prove it over and over for decades, which is paralyzing all of you, especially Brian Rubin who is eating his words and will be, I'd bet... for eternity. He blew it, not me. I am a straight shooter which doesn't work out well for those that potentially slip on that slippery slope. I choose to stay away from those dangerous paths in life, as I have something that many other decent Officials have, typically outside of Buffalo Grove. Integrity.
My hobby is video editing, doll. Exposing corruption is my duty. It's yours too, honey. xo

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RELENTLESSCRITIC

8:24 am on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Ms. Stone...I find it hysterical that you continue to quote Brian Rubin, your FORMER campaign manager. Why do you continue to quote him even after you've made comments like the following about him:

"Unlike Stolman & Rubin, you couldn't move Sid Mathias, as he is a man of deep conviction and not a political puppet." (2:41 am on Wednesday, August 1, 2012)

"Shame on Stolman, Rubin and Hartstein for demonstrating their lack of truth, integrity & leadership….I have regret for campaigning for Rubin & Stolman." (4:29 pm on Friday, July 6, 2012)

So his comments are good enough when they are taken out of context and convenient for you...and you're willing to overlook the "minor" details that he turned on you and that you have disparaged him online?

The Rubin quotes you used are as relevant as yesterday's newspaper. Once you were elected and and demonstrated lousy behavior and ineptitude, Rubin realized that he was mistaken about you, and he was man enough to admit it- and to work hard to right that wrong by supporting the recall. The quotes you used are no longer valid, although you sure love using them because they make you feel good about yourself, don't they?

Just more evidence of how you try to spin things in your favor. You can't even get your stories straight.

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RELENTLESSCRITIC

7:40 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Come on Ms. Stone- don't avoid the question. Why do you continue to use Brian Rubin's comments about you even though you have made disparaging remarks about him? he's good enough to quote when his comment makes you look good, but otherwise he's a political puppet and not a man of conviction? Really?

Sandy Klein

12:53 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012

Yes, let's legalize marijuana. That would prevent some families from having to suffer the embarrasment of having their kids handcuffed and hauled out of Stevenson High School.

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Lisa Stone

2:38 am on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Grand High:
But we CAN address and hopefully cure CORRUPTION in Illinois, so "let it begin with me", as they say. Though it truly seems that you should be the one authentically saying it...in my opinion, that is. http://www.alanonjournal.com/2010/06/step-nine-let-it-begin-with-me.html

Grand High Exhalted Mystic Ruler over all Racoondom

9:33 am on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Hmmm ... one could read someone's 'opinion' to be a veiled inference that I'm corrupt. Just sayin ...

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Grand High Exhalted Mystic Ruler over all Racoondom

9:35 am on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Ah well ... while this has been somewhat entertaining to read the 'give and take' and 'babbling and blithering' there's more current issues to investigate than repetitive 'beating of dead horses'. May all enjoy their 'interactions' here. I believe I'll 'exit stage left' and persue keeping current on current events and not those that have been 'put to bed'.

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Lisa Stone

12:48 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Grand High:
I bid you Farewell. But do remember this: "You Can Run But You Cannot Hide" International (YCRBYCHI) is an United States organization identifying itself as a Christian youth ministry that holds assemblies, including music concerts and discussions with students, in public schools. Founded by Bradlee Dean, the organization is based in Annandale, Minnesota. YCRBYCHI's mission statement is: "To reshape America by re-directing the current and future generations both morally and spiritually through education, media, and the Judeo-Christian values found in our U.S. Constitution."[2]
Below is a link that I'm guessing is relevant, and I'd say it's only a matter of time before you have nothing but time to read all about & thoroughly exhaust, "Lisa Stone Style", what standing up for truth is all about....NOT so honorable - "Grand High Exhalted Mystic Ruler over all Racoondom." And please, don't let the door hit you on the way out, or down, but I don't want to argue semantics.
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Sandy Klein

12:43 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

"Sandy, honey:

I did the digging, and now it's your job to dig you and your friends out of the black hole that all of you will likely never recover from."

WOW, I think we've been threatened by Lisa Stone. I'm going to have to contact some attorneys, the FBI and the CIA. I hear others are printing out and taking screen shots of her posts to sue her @$$ for libel, and now this threat.

Stupid stupid Li Li.

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Lisa Stone

12:53 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Truth is the only thing that drives me, relentlessly, RelentlessCritic resists. Your pals prefer to call people like me "insane" or "mad", but that's just the way it goes for Whistle Blowers, until it's over. The Better Government Association posted something similar on my Facebook Wall (Lisa Shuman Stone) back in 2010, just before my Recall. They were scheduled at the The Buffalo Restaurant to hold a Press Conference, standing with me on TRANSPARENCY in Government, but it appeared to have agitated BG Government into what might have been perceived as threats. Regarding my Vindication, apparently it happened a long time ago according to those in the "Know". Your loss, my gain. And also, remember that Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.... And for the record, it appears to the public that I've scared you off the "comment" Board, exposing that I'm simply an ordinary honest gal , but nonetheless, a hardcore Activist for many, many causes, as you've witnessed. Scholars say I'm both historic and legendary which they are sure will be memorialized for the rest of time. Not to be confused with the methods that Village Clerk Janet Sirabian appears to potentially apply regarding truth & transparency in Buffalo Grove Government, from spun and possibly outright fiction, or however and whatever she and/or the Board desires that the public to know or exempt from FOIA, from their perspective, of course. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can_Run_But_You_Cannot_Hide_International

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The Lone Thinker

2:09 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

"Truth is the only thing that drives me"

And yet you relentlessly resist the true and scientifically proven findings of the Illinois EPA and US EPA regarding the landfill and, more importantly, the safety of the drinking water in the Pekara subdivision. In the name of TRANSPARENCY, why don't you post all the response emails those agencies sent you? You know the ones - they stated that ALL of your concerns were unfounded and that everything YOU THOUGHT to be true turned out to be UNTRUE. A pattern that sadly continues to this day. Sheesh!

Janet Sirabian

2:26 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Once again, where is your PROOF that the Village Board minutes do not accurately reflect the ACTIONS taken at a meeting?

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RELENTLESSCRITIC

8:41 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

STONE: "Anything I've ever said can and is backed up in many places, with verifiable proof.... " (2:27 am on Monday, August 27, 2012 )

Truth is the only thing that drives me... (12:53 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 )"

OK Ms. Stone, here are a few recent claims you've made on the Patch. Now you need to supply the VERIFIABLE PROOF to back them up. No more avoiding and evading, no more excuses. PROVIDE THE PROOF.

1) "I just wouldn't fight the government backed and funded Recall (2:36 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012 )"
What government backed your recall? Who supplied the government money? How much government money was involved?

2) "Judges & 1000's said to appeal (the recall) …" (8:40 am on Wednesday, August 22,)
What were the judge's names? Did they make that opinion in writing?

3) "...both the Democrats and Republicans asked me to run for the State Representative Seat in the 59th District. My conviction is such that money offered for my potential campaign would never sway my decision making." ( 4:50 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012)

Which democrats and republicans asked you to run? What positions did they hold with their party? Were they in positions that could determine your candidacy? How much money did they offer to fund your campaign? Will they verify this in writing, if asked?
4) "Scholars say I'm both historic and legendary" (12:53 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 ) What scholars? Name names so we can verify with them.

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Mark Bushey

11:19 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

I don't get how you tried to sue for defamation of character, yet that is what you constantly do to others. You are a rude, ignorant, full of crap... and a word I cant use on here due to TOS. You have never shown any proof of your claims. You spin everything to make you look wonderful but everyone can see through the bull. Your constant babbling and run around is pointless and a waste of time and space. You hijack threads that have nothing to do with you or issues you supposedly stand for. You insult people because of their age. I have seen you insinuate people are pedophiles for gods sake. The Patch should ban you. The village should ban you from their meetings.

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Grand High Exhalted Mystic Ruler over all Racoondom

2:02 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Ms Stone, You didn't 'scare me off the comment board' with your 'veiled threats and innuendoes'. I just got board with your 'pony show' since one can only read the same 'drivel' so long before it just makes one want to expectorate profusely.

I still read the patch, just not your 'babblings'.

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Grand High Exhalted Mystic Ruler over all Racoondom

2:03 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

See, it's already started to affect my thinking abilities ... that should be ... "I just got bored" ...

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Naked Emporer

7:44 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Did Ms. Stone really say, without any hint at irony, "Scholars say I'm both historic and legendary"??? Cristel, PLEASE ban her from the Patch. She has violated the TOS on numerous occasions that can be easily documented. I'm so tired of reading her self-serving lies. And I'm not alone. She's become a liability to this site, and you have every justification (and numerous supporters) to keep her from posting. Please consider a bold - but appropriate - move here

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