McHenry Co. (ECWd) - ***Updated to fix broken link to 4th Amended Complaint. Just when you think you have seen it all, a new rabbit is pulled from that hat and this one is a doozy. Trustee Lawrence made a motion at Saturday's special meeting to permit the...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - No, you honestly could not make this up if you tried. Karen Lukasik, the Algonquin Township Clerk filed a countersuit approximately two years ago that contained allegations that records were missing. As the case moved forward and she was faced with her family...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - WOW! What more can you say to the clear chastising James Kelly recieved from Bob Miller's Attorney, Thomas Gooch III. The communication should be of great interest to the board and the citizens. One note of interest is Bob Miller having direct communications...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - All too often we see local governments get involved in what we call "feel good" programs, and it is those good feelings that are used as the justification for spending taxpayer funds on things that are not within their powers. We wrote about...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - "it is our opinion that it appears no criminal violations have occurred." The McHenry County States Attorney was notified June 12, 2019, that the Attorney General Public Integrity found that no criminal violations have occurred by Mr. Andrew Gasser, the Algonquin Township Road...
Algonquin Twp (ECWd) - Algonquin Township Board of Trustees has scheduled another special meeting for Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 2 p.m. Items on the agenda for action include: appointment of Temporary Deputy Supervisor, and, discussion/action on proposed settlement agreement of litigation including, but not limited to...
Algonquin Township (ECWd) - Three members of the Algonquin Township Board held a meeting this evening, where one of the agenda items was to appoint a Temporary Deputy Supervisor since the elected supervisor's health necessitates his temporary absence. With the resignation of one Trustee, and temporary vacancy...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - While former Trustee Victor and current Trustee Rachael Lawrence filed an unfounded criminal complaint alleging extortion & official misconduct by the Highway Commissioner in January (Extortion article here), there is a mysterious silence on what appears to be official misconduct by the...
WILL CO. (ECWd) - During its June 18, 2019 Special Township Board Meeting, the Board finally admitted there was no such position within the township as a "Park Ranger" - something we have been saying for several months. This should prove interesting, as Township Trustee Kathy Kennedy...
Wesley Township (ECWd) - [caption id="attachment_52652" align="alignleft" width="344"] John Norton, standing next to Watchdogs' vehicle (with placard handing from mirror) on June 13, 2019.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_52644" align="alignnone" width="314"] John Norton, standing next to Watchdogs' vehicle (with placard handing from mirror) on June 13, 2019.[/caption] John Norton, the former...
