McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Payroll records for Doug Helman of the Algonquin Township Road District reflect something quite different than what he claimed in a March 2, 2017 video captured by a current Township Trustee, Racheal Lawrence. His claim on video appears to point to him knowing it...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_49639" align="alignleft" width="115"] Ed Komenda photo from Muckrack[/caption] A recent publication by the Northwest Herald reporter Ed Komenda appears to be not only another anti-attorney Hanlon hit piece, but a clear misrepresentation of the facts, to include flat-out false statements. False Statement: Hanlon and...
Will Co. (ECWd) - Maripat Oliver, a current trustee for DuPage Township and candidate running for the Village of Bolingbrook trustee, has filed petition objections in the Village of Bolingbrook against "First Party of Bolingbrook" candidates.  However certain claims she made in a published article are...
LaSalle Co. (ECWd) - In October we received numerous files from the LaSalle Police Department related to their violation of the Freedom of Information Act as determined by the AG PAC office. We wrote about that determination in this article. Of special interest is the position of the Police...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - A recent filing by Rob Hanlon, the attorney for Algonquin Township Road District appears to have outlined a litany of facts that should be very problematic for Bob Miller. Of particular interest is the Road District trying to recover the sick pay Miller...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
