Author: Kirk Allen & John Kraft

30 Dec Algonquin Township – Salt Gate II – The witch hunt begins

Posted at 15:51h in Algonquin Township, feature, James Kelly, McHenry County, Racheal Lawrence by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - The Northwest Herald reports that Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner Andrew Gasser is being investigated for Official Misconduct (OM), related to the purchase of salt.  They reported records are being requested beginning from Gasser’s first day in office. A recent salt delivery appears to...

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27 Dec Coles County – Brian Bower, the best of 12 for Associate Judge?

Posted at 12:02h in Coles County, Coles County States Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - The Coles County State's Attorney, Brian Bower, was selected to fill a vacancy for an associate judge position in the 5th Judicial Circuit. The local paper reported that he was chosen out of twelve applicants, and, according to Judge Shick, he really...

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22 Dec Algonquin Township meeting – Email content tells an interesting story

Posted at 15:27h in Algonquin Township, feature, James Kelly, McHenry County, Racheal Lawrence by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - During today's Algonquin Township Special Meeting, Trustee Lawrence makes reference to an email sent to the trustees the night before fromRoad District Highway Commissioner Andrew Gasser.  She claims what was sent was a revised levy and then says it's actually the same levy. Reading...

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22 Dec Algonquin Township Trustee Lawrence spreads lie about court filing

Posted at 11:05h in Algonquin Township, feature, James Kelly, McHenry County, Rachael Lawrence by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Nothing like waking up on a Saturday before Christmas to the phone ringing instead of the jingle-bells of the Christmas Holidays.  I recieved calls from people wanting to know why we filed an "Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction" against Algonquin Township. We Didn't! However, when...

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21 Dec Algonquin Township legal bills to climb – by design?

Posted at 12:26h in Algonquin Township, feature, James Kelly, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - The Algonquin Township Board is now facing more legal action against them, and all indicators point to Township attorney James Kelly as the root cause. We predicted court action would be the result of the Township Board's failure to certify the Road...

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19 Dec Algonquin Township – Clueless Clowns & silent attorney scuttle all funding for Road District next year.

Posted at 20:33h in Algonquin Township, feature, James Kelly, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - During the last Algonquin Township meeting, Trustee Shea, while acting in the capacity of chairman for the meeting, made a claim about the Road District tax levy that was noteworthy. I laughed when I watched the video and had numerous discussion's with people...

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17 Dec DuPage Township – Trustee Maripat Oliver -$15,000 Maximum………?

Posted at 10:33h in DuPage Township, feature, Will County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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Will Co. (ECWd) - Knowing their obligations and knowing the laws they are supposed to be following is the first step for any elected official.  That is why my first public comment to public bodies tends to be a simple question, have you read your powers...

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16 Dec DuPage Township – Does Supervisor Mayer’s public response match public records he filed?

Posted at 13:57h in DuPage Township, feature, Will County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Will Co. (ECWd) - Bill Mayer, the Township Supervisor for DuPage Township is embroiled in what appears to be a conflict of interest related to a phone service company called Call One. During one of the first DuPage Township meetings that I attended I asked Mr. Mayer...

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15 Dec Coles County – Motion to Dismiss filed in Quo Warranto filled with misleading information

Posted at 13:58h in Charleston, Coles County, Coles County States Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - Coles County taxpayers filed a Quo Warranto action against Coles County and their contracted assessor as reported in this article. The suit was brought because the County contracted a person to do the job of the Supervisor of Assessments. We will provide what Mr. Bower states...

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13 Dec FOIA rules under Governor Quinn released

Posted at 13:00h in feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Illinois (ECWd) -  A recent Freedom of Information Act request to the Governor's office resulted in some interesting FOIA policies used during Governor Quinn's term.   According to a whistle blower, we have yet to receive certain records related to our request however to date no one has...

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