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...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - We exposed the Algonquin Township Clerk's improper contracting with a person to do her job in this article and further in this one. We challenged the attorney to disprove our position that such a contract was in violation of the law. We must assume...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - We have exposed numerous examples of unearned sick time and vacation time being given to family members of Bob Miller, and gifts to parting employees. We believe such action violated our laws and our State Constitution for several reasons. Many have tried to...
