People v. Wilkinson

The circuit court of Grundy County dismissed a two-count indictment charging appellees Thomas Wilkinson, John Bollinger and Donald Kaufman with official misconduct in violation of section 33— 3(c) of the Criminal Code of 1961. 720 ILCS 5/33 — 3(c) (West 1994). The State appeals. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

A Grundy County grand jury investigated whether members of the Grundy County board acted improperly concerning the bid and eventual award of a county contract for computer equipment. The targets of this investigation, Wilkinson, Bollinger and…