McHenry Co., IL. (ECWd) - In a letter dated November 14, 2017, in which 20 of the 24 elected McHenry County Board Members signed, they urged Governor Rauner to veto HB171. McHenry County is essentially the only county in which this bill would apply. The letter stated "The...
Algonquin (ECWd) - Once again we must emphasize the importance of Article VIII Section 1 (a), (b), and (c) of our State Constitution and Dillon's Rule. For those who don't realize it, violation of that section of our State Constitution can be and has been prosecuted...
Algonquin (ECWd) - Leadership. It starts at the top and few are worthy of ever being called leaders, as holding the position does not make you a leader. Leaders follow the law; they are honest, motivators, problem solvers. They are protectors of their community and its...
Algonquin (ECWd) - According to the Facebook post of the Algonquin Township Clerk, the past Road Commissioner did nothing that was illegal. "Bob Miller did nothing that was illegal" Reviewing credit card statements that have Bob Miller's name on them, we found some matters that may lend...
Algonquin (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_40874" align="alignnone" width="245"] Bob Miller, as he must have looked after going to Disneyland on your dime[/caption] The credit card for the past Algonquin Township Road Commissioner reveals some interesting purchases. Robert Miller, who was ousted after his half a century family dynasty,...
McHenry CO., IL. (ECWd) - ISSUE: A "Voice Vote" during a public meeting - failing to record votes in meeting minutes. I filed a Request for Review of an alleged Open Meetings Act ("OMA") violation of the McHenry County Board during their September 19, 2017, county board...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - It's a crime to willfully file a false or incomplete Statement of Economic Interest statement according to our State Ethics law. (5 ILCS 420/4A-107)- Sec. 4A-107. Any person required to file a statement of economic interests under this Article who willfully files a...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks is one who likes to send letters to people for intimidation, to include making false allegations of crimes committed with threats of prosecution. May we suggest putting a mirror in front of Jack Franks? The reason this...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - "We have always done it this way," "Our attorney said it was OK," "That's how other counties do it." Those are the most common answers we get when we confront public bodies who are doing things outside their legal authority. It turns out...
McHenry County (ECWd) - When you pay a person $195,881.00 to be "responsible for managing the cost-effective delivery of county services for more than 300,000 residents", you might expect him to know what services are under the hat of the County Government he is responsible for. After...
