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...
Vermillion County, Indiana. (ECWd) - On May 23, 2018, Randy Peterson appeared in Vermillion County, Indiana Court and admitted to violating the terms of his probation by "failing to behave well." Motion to Revoke Probation was granted, and Peterson was directed by the Indiana Court: to serve...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - On May 14, 2018, Randall Peterson appeared in Edgar County Circuit Court to enter a negotiated guilty plea of Battery - which amended the original charge from "domestic" battery, to "battery." (even though we all know it was domestic) Peterson pleads guilty to...
Glen Ellyn., IL. (ECWd) - CORRECTED: According to the Chicago Tribune and online court records, Sandra Pihos, 71, pled guilty on June 4, 2018, to retail theft for stealing three items from Von Maur in Yorktown Center Mall in Lombard last fall. Pihos is a former Republican...
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...
LYONS, IL. (ECWd) - Village President of Lyons, Illinois, Christopher Getty, apparently helped his father, former Lyons Mayor and convicted felon / ex-convict Kenneth Getty, throw his 77th birthday party on Sunday, June 3, 2018. In photographs submitted to us by a concerned citizen, it apparently shows...
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...
CHARLESTON, IL. (ECWd) - During today's scheduled Hearing, Barry Wolfe, the former AAU Girls Basketball Coach from Martinsville, Il. appeared in custody and filed several Motions, one of them to Change Venue (move the trial to different court), a Motion to Suppress Statements, and a Motion...
SPRING VALLEY, IL. (ECWd) - More information has been made available in the arrest of Frank Mautino's wife, Lena Alfano, for battery on the night of May 19, 2018. She was charged with Class C Misdemeanor of battery, bodily harm. Case number 2018CM132 in Bureau County. Apparently, there...
