and Tri-State Industries were originally named in a seven-count suit filed by the Attorney General’s office in July 2000. “Justice was a long time coming in this case, but the people of this area now no longer will contend with a growing mountain of construction debris and waste in their community.” “The ruling is a welcome rebuke of the Einoders’ prolonged disregard for the law on open dumping,” said Attorney General Madigan. In June 2009, Judge Billik ruled that all of the defendants were liable for dumping construction and demolition waste at the site adjacent to property owned by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. Einoder, Inc., the businesses owned and operated by the Einoders.
Judge Richard Billik on Friday ruled that John Einoder and Janice Einoder, both of Orland Park, must pay civil penalties of $500,000 and $50,000 respectively and assessed civil penalties of $750,000 against Tri-State Industries, Inc., as well as $500,000 against J.T. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that a Cook County judge ordered two individuals and the companies they own to pay $1.8 million in penalties for illegally dumping a mountain of construction debris at an unpermitted site near Lynwood.