UPDATE - Clarification in bold (3rd & 4th paragraph) McHenry Co. (ECWd) - The Township Board had a lengthy discussion during the Road & Bridge Budget hearing last month that resulted in the slashing of the legal budget line item by $100,000.00. Do they have that power? We contend...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - We exposed the Algonquin Township Clerk's improper contracting with a person to do her job in this article and further in this one. We challenged the attorney to disprove our position that such a contract was in violation of the law. We must assume...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - We have exposed numerous examples of unearned sick time and vacation time being given to family members of Bob Miller, and gifts to parting employees. We believe such action violated our laws and our State Constitution for several reasons. Many have tried to...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - As we said in this article, we agreed with the State's Attorney report citing this Township has plainly set forth spending and decision-making that do more than merely create an appearance of incompetence, guile, and impropriety. The Algonquin Township Clerk makes that case with...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - The local media reported today that the Township Attorney James Kelly terminated services with the Algonquin Township Road District. The reporting points to a legal drama coming to a boiling point during the budget hearing where the board cut $100,000.00 from the Road...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - May 2018 Road & Bridge Budget Hearing - "I didn't destroy any records, nor do I have any intent to destroy records." So if there is no intent to destroy records can anyone explain why there are legal bills for researching the destruction...
ALGONQUIN, IL. (ECWd) - When a Township donates taxpayer funds to a museum, for instance, the McHenry County Historical Society and Museum, there are certain things that must be accomplished according to law. Algonquin Township failed to comply with the law while their attorney sat through the...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - While the Algonquin Township Board has injected themselves into the Road Districts Budget, is it fair to ask why they blew their own budget? The 2017-2018 legal budget, before any amendment, totaled $25,000.00 for the Township, $18,000.00 for the Assessor, and $2,500.00 for...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - The local press appeared to take great pride in the Algonquin Road Districts budget slashing by the Township Board. The Township trustees took it upon themselves to not allow Gasser, the current Road Commissioner, to have the legal funds needed for his...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - As we said in our last article, there will be a long list of articles to come out of the 52-page report on Bob Miller's behavior in public office. In the closing remarks, State's Attorney Kenneally provided a statement that we agree with...
