Author: Kirk Allen & John Kraft

15 Jan Letter to the Editor………of the NWH – Have you seen it?

Posted at 08:19h in Algonquin Township, Algonquin Township, feature, John Styf, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - A letter to the editor of the Northwest Herald has been shared with us.  Considering we do not nor ever will subscribe to the NWH, we won't know if the letter ever gets published for their readers to actually see so we are...

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13 Jan DuPage Township Supervisor Bill Mayer lawyers up over questions

Posted at 19:10h in Bolingbrook, DuPage Township, feature, Will County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Will Co. (ECWd) - DuPage Township Supervisor Bill Mayer has made it clear that if you have questions you need to e-mail them to him for answers.  We did and the response is most telling. Two of the questions asked: (there were several asked but this article will...

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11 Jan Algonquin Township Road District -Cooked books over a vacation day?

Posted at 10:11h in Algonquin Township, Algonquin Township, feature, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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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...

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07 Jan Northwest Herald – Facts elude them once again.

Posted at 11:41h in Algonquin Township, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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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...

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04 Jan Village of Bolingbrook candidate Maripat Oliver provides false information in support of petition objections

Posted at 13:44h in Bolingbrook, DuPage Township, feature, Will County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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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...

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01 Jan LaSalle Police Department – Withheld FOIA documents received

Posted at 15:20h in feature, LaSalle County, LaSalle Police Department by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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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...

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01 Jan Algonquin Township Road District -Response filed to Bob Miller’s motion to dismiss

Posted at 12:02h in Algonquin Township, feature, James Kelly, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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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...

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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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