McHenry Co. (ECWd) - One of the primary issues that created all the legal turmoil for the Algonquin Road District was the secret unionization of the Road District prior to Bob Miller's departure as Highway Commissioner. Ed Komenda with the Northwest Herald claimed this unionization was because: "The...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Does anyone know what triggered an audit of sick days in the year 2000? A Freedom of Information Act request for all such audits done in 1999 and 2000 was submitted on June 7, 2018, and to date, it has been ignored. Why would...
McHenry Co. (ECWd)- The local media covered, once again, that the attorney for the Algonquin Township Road District did not have malpractice insurance. According to that reporting, the attorney said the board acted without investigating, however, Board Member Melissa Victor was quoted as saying "We did...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - McHenry County State's Attorney Patrick Kenneally has the term "Justice is Ethics and Truth in Action" on his website. So what does "Justice is Ethics and Truth in Action" really mean? Of interest in that phrase is the word Action. It mean's doing...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Is there anyone that does not understand that one public body cannot pass resolutions and policies for another public body? It would do the Algonquin Township Board well to find new legal counsel and begin following their own laws and stop trying to...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Township law provides specific authority for a "Township" to be a member of an Association. (60 ILCS 1/85-15) Township Officials of Illinois. The township board may provide for joining the township in an association of townships or a not-for-profit corporation with membership consisting of, townships...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - When a newspaper prints a title of "Legal Brief Thief?", on the front page with a picture of an attorney and his client, the implication is that someone stole a legal brief. Although never disclosed in the article, there was no theft of any...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - The real joy in our work is that we don't have a dog in the race and have been able to focus on the whole truth and the law. As many have read lately, the local media has been beating the drum...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Legal bills, Legal Bills, the sky is falling!  It's Gassers' fault, it's Hanlon's fault, oh my, oh my. The local media has done a bang-up job of presenting just enough information to create hysteria amongst the villagers while steering clear of anything that might...
UPDATE - Clarification in bold (3rd & 4th paragraph)Â McHenry Co. (ECWd) - The Township Board had a lengthy discussion during the Road & Bridge Budget hearing last month that resulted in the slashing of the legal budget line item by $100,000.00. Do they have that power? We contend...
