Confirmed: Criminal Federal Grand Jury Subpoena Issued To PDA & Christopher Mehochko -Grundy-Kendall Regional Office Of Education Superintendent

Grundy, Kendall, and Will Co. (ECWd)

Yesterday, we published this article regarding the massive malfeasance that was taking place with the now-former Superintendent of the Grundy-Kendall Regional Office of Education.  As referenced in that article, we were awaiting the response to a Freedom of Information Act request, which was received today.

We can now confirm a criminal Federal Grand Jury subpoena was issued to Christopher Mehochko, the Grundy-Kendall Regional Office of Education Superintendent and the head of the Professional Development Alliance at the time.

We first exposed this matter on October 20, 2024, in this article.

Seven months later, on May 29, 2024, the United States Attorney Northern District of Illinois issued their subpoena for key records, of which we had written about each item listed.

• All contracts, memorandums of understanding, or other documented agreements with Vista Learning, NFP, or its representatives.
• All recol’ds relating to the services provided to or by Vista Learning, NFP, and its employees and contractors, including employee time sheets, logs of activity, invoices and descriptions of services rendered or received.
• All records relating to the services provided to or by the Majestic Isle Casino, and its employees and contractors, including employee time sheets, logs of activity, invoices and descriptions of services rendered or received.
• All payment records related to the services provided to or by Vista Learning, NFP, including invoices, purchase orders, copies of checks, payroll records, bank transfers, wire transfers, and receipts.
• All correspondence with Vista Learning, NFP, or its representatives, including letters, emails, and any other documented forms of communication.
• A list of all board members, managers, supervisors, employees, contractors, and subcontractors of the Professional Development Alliance.
• All documentation related to Board meetings for the Professional Development Alliance, including minutes, agendas, attachments, and recordings if made.
• All employment and payroll records, including dates of employment, wages or commissions paid, benefits paid, checks (front and back) paid to employees (including officers), check stubs, applications for employment, personnel files, credit checks, background investigations, and employee performance reviews for the following employees:
  • Joel Rogers
  • Tara Ehlers
  • Jason Bross
  • Emily Dryier
  • Blett Housman
  • Steven Scranton
  • Megan Shea
• All tax forms, including Wage and Tax Statements (Forms W-2 and W-3); Withholding Exemption Certificates (Form W-4); and U.S. Information Returns (Form 1099) disclosing payment of fees, commissions, etc., for the following employees:
  • Joel Rogers
  • Tara Ehlers
  • Jason Bross
  • Emily Dryier
  • Blett Housman
  • Steven Scranton
  • Megan Shea
• All property rental agreements and shared-property rental agreements, including lease agreements, contracts, and memorandums of understanding.

Nine months after the issuance of the criminal subpoena and one month after our last article of substance on the matter (January 2025), Mehochko retired effective February 25, 2025.

While we do not know the status of the investigation, assuming it is still active, we can only pray there will be accountability.

A copy of the subpoena can be downloaded at this link or viewed below.