McHenry Co. (ECWd) - A simple request for phone records from the Algonquin Township has yet to be fulfilled and the last response points to a complete failure of the current Township Clerk, Karen Lukasik. Additionally, the response points to the appearance of attempting to protect...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - When the government takes your money in the form of taxes, use of that money is bound to specific laws. Spend it outside those restrictions and it is considered a violation of the law. Algonquin Township receives Motor Fule Tax (MFT) based on...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - The parting gift former Highway Commissioner Robert Miller gave to the Algonquin Township was a claim he was owed 263 sick days accumulated when he was an employee over 24 years ago. That claim was supported by a document from 1997 that contains...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - A letter used to support a substantial departing payment to outgoing Highway Commissioner Robert Miller was dated February of 1997 and presented at the April 12th, 2017 meeting. (See the previous article on 1997 document here) Dates are significant. When documents conflict it is only...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - In an effort to keep things as simple as possible to minimize claims the former Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner did nothing wrong, we ask a simple question: How can a Highway Commissioner sell Township property? The short answer, in compliance with the law.  In the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, December 07, 2017 Â FOR MORE INFORMATION: Reena Tandon: (309) 533-1210 [email protected] Â Tom Cullerton disgusted with bloated handout to failed NIU executive VILLA PARK- State Senator Tom Cullerton (D-Villa Park) is outraged that ousted Northern Illinois University President Doug Baker will receive another state contract from...
Northern Illinois University (ECWd) - This morning, the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees once again voted to "gift" former NIU President Baker $600k in exchange for his resignation after the OEIG found he had mismanaged the University. The Board called it a "Presidential Transition Agreement" but...
McHenry Co. (ECWd) - To get a real feel for what this article is exposing, it is going to require a printer and the printing of the two documents found here. We posted them below but it is not as clear to see the problems as...
CARLINVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Tap-dancing around the issue of statutory authority, the City of Carlinville once again avoided officially answering the question. The city also voted to give $3000 to a nonexistent corporation. During Carlinville's December 4, 2017 public meeting, discussion involved whether or not the city has...
Tom Cullerton urges NIU reject new Baker deal PRESS RELEASE: VILLA PARK- State Senator Tom Cullerton (D-Villa Park) is urging Northern Illinois University to reject President Doug Baker’s Presidential Transition Agreement. A judge ruled last month that the university violated the Open Meetings Act when it approved Baker’s deal...
