Ogle County Sheriff Won’t Enforce Stay At Home
Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle says that Pritzker's stay-at-home order exceeds the authority of the governor's office.
VanVickle said he was supporting a position by the Illinois Sheriff’s Association, which said “Illinois Sheriffs have been elected by their local citizens to keep their communities safe, a trust that every sheriff and sworn law enforcement officer holds dear. It is outrageous that the Governor is threatening retaliation against these leaders and the men and women of their offices. He is insulting heroic police officers, corrections officers and local voters.”
“We have all heard the experts recommendations and continue to provide the importance of social distancing, hand washing and wearing a mask (when social distancing is not possible). I will continue to stress the importance of these actions. This is your right but please understand your choices can and will have consequences to others,” VanVickle continued.
“I am in no way advising you to defy the order currently in place but explaining how the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office views the current order. Individuals holding professional licenses should consider potential revocation if they defy the Governors order. As we all know this has been an ever changing event and our position may changed based on future information or events.”
Over the last few days, the sheriffs in Kane and Kendall counties have taken the same position as Sheriff VanVickle, along with several other downstate sheriffs.