Algonquin Township – Summary Judgement motion filed against Supervisor Charles Lutzow- alleged Federal Crime committed

16 Jul Algonquin Township – Summary Judgement motion filed against Supervisor Charles Lutzow- alleged Federal Crime committed

Posted at 11:17h in Algonquin Township, Algonquin Township, Chuck Lutzow, feature, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - Charles Lutzow, Principal at CAL Financial Group Inc. and Algonquin Township Supervisor was sued for an alleged breach of Fiduciary Duty and Constructive Fraud in relation to his placing Algonquin Road District funds into accounts that do not name the Road District. We...

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15 Jul Carlinville Alderman Campbell resigned –

Posted at 21:26h in City of Carlinville, feature, Macoupin County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Carlinville, IL. (ECWd) - Carlinville Alderman Cindy Campbell resigned tonight at the Carlinville City Council meeting. Read the resignation here and below. Cambell was also appointed by the city to Illinois Alluvial Water Company, the formation of and participation by Carlinville is still a disputed court case in...

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13 Jul Algonquin Road District – Local 150 attorneys conflicted in Gasser ruling

Posted at 12:51h in Algonquin Township, Algonquin Township, feature, John Styf, McHenry County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) During the June 20, 2019 hearing in Lake County regarding legal fees for Local 150 against the Algonquin Township Road District, the two attorneys for Local 150 took opposing positions on who should be responsible for the requested legal fees pertaining to Highway...

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12 Jul AG: Wesley Township Clerk’s appointment violated the Open Meetings Act –

Posted at 09:19h in feature, Sarah norton, Wesley Township, Will County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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Wesley Township (ECWd) - The Attorney General's Public Access Counselor ("PAC") issued a determination letter stating that during its July 26, 2018 Township Trustee meeting, Wesley Township violated Section 2(e) of the Open Meetings Act when it voted to appoint "Candidate A" as Township Clerk without...

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12 Jul McHenry County Circuit Court Quashed Subpoena, Ordered Algonquin Township to provide an Index of Records –

Posted at 08:41h in Algonquin Township, Algonquin Township, feature, McHenry County, Racheal Lawrence by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Algonquin Township (ECWd) - Yesterday in McHenry County Circuit Court, our Motion to Reconsider a previous Order denying (and then Staying production) a Motion to Quash a subpoena from Algonquin township for our DropBox files, including names of anyone who ever had access to them was...

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11 Jul AG: Algonquin Township violated FOIA, refused to cooperate –

Posted at 23:29h in Algonquin Township, Algonquin Township, feature, James Kelly, McHenry County, Racheal Lawrence by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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ALGONQUIN TOWNSHIP (ECWd) - The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor ("PAC") issued a determination letter stating that Algonquin Township violated the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") when they denied my March 21, 2019, FOIA request for certain records of the township. James Kelly, Algonquin Township Attorney,...

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08 Jul Video: DUI Charged after hitting Deputy’s Vehicle, .23 BrAC, Jury Trial demanded

Posted at 20:37h in Edgar County, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, Illinois State Police by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - We finally received our FOIA responses from the Illinois State Police in reference to the collision with an Edgar County Sheriff Deputy and DUI charge against Stacey Adams on April 17, 2019. We would also like to note that these are merely police...

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08 Jul Did Edgar County stiff the former Ambulance provider of over $300K ?

Posted at 17:27h in Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Edgar Co. (ECWd) - During this morning's Edgar County Board study session, Eric Shaughnessy, former contracted ambulance provider for the Edgar County Special Services Area, provided documentation pertaining to funds he claims is still owed to his company for services rendered and not paid under his...

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05 Jul Plainfield Township – Accounting Report confirms our findings

Posted at 14:34h in feature, Plainfield Township, Will County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Will Co. (ECWd) - After exposing a vast array of self-dealing by the former Plainfield Township Administrator Andi French, she took the path of resigning prior to being terminated for her actions.  We covered it in this article.  The self-dealing ranged from the storage of private...

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03 Jul St. Clair County Judge sues city, county, state for malicious prosecution

Posted at 20:23h in feature, St Clair County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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St. Clair CO., IL. (ECWd) - Madison County Judge Ronald R. Duebbert has filed a complaint in Federal Court naming the following as Defendants: St. Clair County Office of the State's Attorney Appellate Prosecutors of the State of Illinois State of Illinois City of Belleville Brendan...

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