Edgar Co. (ECWd) - In a 33-page Summary Judgment decision, the United States District Court, Central District of Illinois, Urbana Division, found Edgar County Deputy Dee Burgin and Sheriff Jeff Wood liable in 9 Counts brought against them by Edgar County resident Charles F. Barrett. We published...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Tuesday's Algonquin Township Clerk Karen Lukasik hearing was probably the most entertaining day in a courthouse I have ever experienced. The morning court call for David McArdle, attorney for Lukasik, was set for 9 am.  It appeared the Attorneys do not appreciate being...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Back in June of this year, Algonquin Township Supervisor Charles Lutzow was hospitalized for a medical condition that leads to his position as Supervisor being temporarily vacated. His wife was appointed to perform the ministerial duties of the Supervisor's office. Lutzow has now...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - We reported in this article that the Algonquin Township Clerk, Karen Lukasik, counter-complaint was vacated and she was given until Sep 20th to file another amended counter-complaint that would have to contain an actual cause of action and must demonstrate Standing, or...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - What comes first, the chicken or the egg? In Algonquin Township that is a question they may want to answer. In June of 2018, we published this article which included legal billing for the Clerk. We reported then that the Township Board took action June...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) We reported on the Algonquin Township Road District Appeal hearing last week in this article. As we pointed out, the court confirmed there were first impression matters in the case however the ruling made was not one that establishes case law. The court...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - The Algonquin Township Road District appeal in the Local 150 case was heard by the 2nd District Appellate Court yesterday. The entire oral arguments can be heard at this link. [caption id="attachment_54101" align="alignleft" width="283"] Attorneys for Local 150 [/caption] We attended the hearing and...
Mchenry Co. (ECWd) David McArdle presented a very disturbing "Settlement Meeting" document to Algonquin Township attorney James Kelly May 9, 2019. According to the email, it was the same document he provided to McHenry County State's Attorney Patrick Kenneally a couple of weeks earlier with a...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Algonquin Township Clerk Karen Lukasik hired David McArdle to represent her. McArdle recently lost his amended counter-complaint which we briefly covered in this article. Reading McArdle's "Response to Counter-Defendant's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings", numerous points of interest were identified but one...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - The Algonquin Township Road District filed a motion to vacate the temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction which is related to the Township Clerk's counter/cross-claim that was vacated for being advanced without a cause of action. While the motion lays out a clear...
