An Illinois mayor had cops crack down on social gatherings. His wife was among the violators.
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NBC News ^
| 4/7/20 | Minyvonne Burke
The mayor of a southern Illinois city said his wife was among a group of people who violated the state's stay-at-home order to hang out at a local bar. On
Sunday morning, police in Alton, near the Missouri border, broke up a gathering at Hiram's Tavern that was "clearly disregarding the executive order and public pleas for compliance," the police department said in a news release. Police did not say how many people were at the bar and did not name any of the violators. But Mayor Brant Walker said in a Facebook post Monday that his wife, Shannon Walker,...
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Illinois Mayor Who Sent Cops to Break Up Banned Party Finds Wife There
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Breitbart.com ^
| 4/7/2020 | Katherine Rodriguez
An Illinois mayor who sent the police to crack down on parties of more than ten people during the coronavirus pandemic found his wife at one of those parties. Brant
Walker, mayor of Alton, ordered the police to crack down on anyone who violated Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order issued on March 20, which has now been extended to April 30. According to the order, all nonessential businesses have to cease operation and residents have to stay home unless they have to leave for essential needs such as grocery shopping, seeking medical care, or going to the pharmacy. There is...
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Illinois mayor 'embarrassed' after wife found in bar at social event broken up by police amid stay-at-home order
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Fox News ^
| April 07 2020 | Louis Casiano
An Illinois mayor on Monday said he was "embarrassed" after his wife was found at a prohibited social gathering over the weekend that was broken up by police. Alton
Mayor Brant Walker posted a statement to Facebook detailing the incident at Hiram's Tavern early Sunday morning. The gathering flouted a state-issued stay-at-home order that bans residents from leaving their homes for any reason but to buy essential items or to perform essential activities amid the coronavirus pandemic. "I was also made aware that my wife was in attendance at this prohibited social gathering," Walker wrote. "I instructed the Police Chief...
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