Illinois (ECWd) - As if the State of Illinois does not have enough problems, it appears our Attorney General Kwame Raoul wanted to make sure our Illinois Law Enforcement is reminded of a law signed by former Governor Rauner known as the Illinois Trust Act and...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Charles Lutzow, Principal at CAL Financial Group Inc. and Algonquin Township Supervisor was sued for an alleged breach of Fiduciary Duty and Constructive Fraud in relation to his placing Algonquin Road District funds into accounts that do not name the Road District. We...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) During the June 20, 2019 hearing in Lake County regarding legal fees for Local 150 against the Algonquin Township Road District, the two attorneys for Local 150 took opposing positions on who should be responsible for the requested legal fees pertaining to Highway...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - During this morning's Edgar County Board study session, Eric Shaughnessy, former contracted ambulance provider for the Edgar County Special Services Area, provided documentation pertaining to funds he claims is still owed to his company for services rendered and not paid under his...
Will Co. (ECWd) - After exposing a vast array of self-dealing by the former Plainfield Township Administrator Andi French, she took the path of resigning prior to being terminated for her actions. We covered it in this article. The self-dealing ranged from the storage of private...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Algonquin Township Supervisor Chuck Lutzow has been entangled in an alleged breach of fiduciary duty and constructive fraud case as the treasure for the Township Road District funds. We covered the initial filing of that court case in this article. The lawsuit was...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - We reported on the criminal complaint of intimidation and extortion filed by former Trustee Melissa Victor and current Trustee Rachael Lawrence in this article on May 23, 2019. In that article, we listed a series of questions that the public officials and...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Timelines are an interesting thing to pay attention to with public bodies. The timeline for Algonquin Township Clerk Karen Lukasik and Township Attorney James Kelly has possibly laid a foundation for sanctions against her and her attorney, similar to those outlined in...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Shortly after the last Township election, we read a story in the local paper about the Algonquin Township Clerk Karen Lukasik being allegedly secretly videotaped at the Township. Her allegations are what lead to some of our first FOIA request at the...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - ***Updated to fix broken link to 4th Amended Complaint. Just when you think you have seen it all, a new rabbit is pulled from that hat and this one is a doozy. Trustee Lawrence made a motion at Saturday's special meeting to permit the...
