Caption of the case.
Filed on May 1st were two documents concerning a search warrant for 3121 Shenandoah Lane in Woodstock.
That happens to be the address of “ZINKE ANDREW FURST KIMBERLY,” according to the McHenry County Treasurer.
In the first filing, Randi Freese, an assistant to McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi, asks that a Special Prosecutor be appointed because there might be “a conflict of interest” or “an inference of impropriety,” if Bianchi’s office took on the job.
Andy Zinke
Kim Zinke
The full sentence reads,
“The investigation and/or prosecution of individual(s) for items seized during the execution of a search warrant at 3121 Shendandoah Lane in Woodstock, Illinois on April 21, 2015, by the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office could be a conflict of interest for the office, or alternatively, create the inference of an impropriety.”
The Judge appointed the Lake County State’s Attorney to investigate and/or prosecute the case.
McHenry County will not be billed.
Lou Bianchi
Bill Prim
Bianchi supported then-Undersheriff Andy Zinke’s opponent Bill Prim.
Chief Judge Michael J. Sullivan signed the order on Friday, May 1st.
The order refers to “individual(s)” living at the address.
One would assume that refers to Kim and/or Andy Zinke.
I think this was the right decision to make on this case.
One question I would have is…..
Depending on a charge or what they were looking for….. why
does anyone(Andy) insist on working at home when they sell garage doors?
Could there be some connection?
I know it is NOW only an investigation about his wife but they were looking for something in that house.
Some times it takes 2 to tango.
Re-read the court document more closely.
Got ya Cal, looks like they did find what they were looking for at the Zinke house.
I did see this right away but I knew others would most likely comment on it.
People make sure you read the caption and document.
Maybe the Zinkes were in sales after all, just sayin
2 dominos.
How many more?
Gosh Andy, it appears that the Zinkes have dug another hole.
Hmmmmm.
Too bad, so sad, Nygren is not around to throw you another safety net.
Pity.
Hey Keith, got any shovels left?
Andy, try, your “friends the enforcers”
Hey Kimmie, got Birch? If you got Birch, you got Twigg. Or, did you trade the Birch and the Twigg for paraphernalia?
Paraphernalia= equipment used in a specific activity…..
Hmmmmmmmmmm
“Miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed, for a particular activity”
Hmmmmmm…
Gosh, what could that be?
Come on, your days hiding behind the Birchs are over.
Besides, they lost their Twiggs.
“Their Time Has Come.”
May God have mercy on your souls. I have none!
It never made since that AZ was “hired” to sell garage doors.
Maybe something will come out about this mysterious move.
No privately owned company that knew anything about this family would have hired him.
Why would this company hire anyone that toxic if not for a sinister mission.
Think about it, a McHenry based company hires someone with absolutely no industry experience to “work from home”.
What can an employee with zero days in an industry do from home for any company?
Shady business I assume
Little by little, it will “ALL” make perfect sense.
God bless the men who have suffered at the hands of these criminals. (More to come)
Vindication will soon settle upon those men and women who came forward long ago.
The dark clouds are surrounding McHenry County……
Very soon, the darkness shall be lifted and the joy and peace of God’s blue sky’s will bless all ye of faith.
The “Good Men” are in place. The “Good Men” have been with you all the time….we have had to keep silenced as “Justice” takes time….
Soon, very soon!
It really should be of no surprise to anyone that Mr. Bianchi’s office performed a search of Mr. Zinkes house or that they are pointing a special prosecutor in his direction.
Predicted this a year ago, the only remaining question will be if the county will have to foot the bill for the Defense.
This seems to fit the pattern of the prosecution of our former coroner, another Bianchi political foe.
Both cases should prove interesting.
Cal, didn’t you report already when you FOIA’d the States Attorney’s office they said “Documents requested regarding a search warrant and affidavit were not it that office’s possession.”?
Curious if your reporting was misunderstood or if you might feel like the response to your request was misleading?
but – I read somewhere that it was the STATE POLICE that conducted the search!!!
Butseriouslynow, the States Attorney office doesn’t execute a search.
I wonder who Kim Zinke hired as her attorney?
I can’t explain it.
There is nothing in the court filings that indicates the State’s Attorney’s Office was involved in the search of the Zinke household.
Just waiting for Mark Gummerson to make his appearance.
How can I read the document?
Is there a link?
But Seriously, Kane county conducted the search, not Mr. Bianchi’s office.
Therefore, Bianchi knew nothing about it until Kane county contacted him , ( probably AFTER Cal’s FOIA request ) to see if he wanted to prosecute or investigate, since the Zinke’s live in McHenry county.
I commend Bianchi’s office for passing that pleasure back to Kane.
CAL, If you sent an FOIA to Lake County (by mistake), instead of Kane, that’s why you got the response you did.
I guess the people of McHenry got the Right Man At The Right Time !
My original FOIAs were to the State Police and Kane County.
Not yet.
Wouldn’t you love to be reading Zinke’s computer right now !!!!!!!!!!!
It never made since that AZ was “hired” to sell garage doors.
Maybe something will come out about this mysterious move.
No privately owned company that knew anything about this family would have hired him.
Why would this company hire anyone that toxic if not for a sinister mission.
Think about it, a McHenry based company hires someone with absolutely no industry experience to “work from home”.
What can an employee with zero days in an industry do from home for any company?
Shady business I assume
The Zinkes should hire Donahue’s office. But they wont and the county will get billed for more BS. Plus if the evidence is contraband, the government should pursue the contraband and not official misconduct. then the County will not likely have to pay for the defense.
For over twenty-five years and probably even longer, the Northwest Herald has not reported some inflammatory stories about individuals from the “old guard.”
Can anyone explain why this continues to this day as it pertains to Andy and his family.
CP, you know the paper likes Andy.
I have a feeling the County won’t be billed anything.
The Zinke’s may have a get a personal attorney as the department won’t defend them .
Way beyond official misconduct.
CP – Cal took initiative to run the story.
NW Herald waits until its spoon fed to them.
Its editor is in control of its content and they may be waiting until there is a formal charge.
The Sun Times ran articles about FBI searches of others that the Tribune never ran.
Its the prerogative of the Editor of the paper.
NWH just doesn’t want to sell as many papers.
Some officers and legal personnel play poker with some employees from the Northwest Herald.
I know this for a fact.
It’s difficult to be unbiased and objective when one has to report stories that include close friends and or poker buddies.
There are additional reasons as to why they have not reported objectively and that will be disclosed at a theatre near you.
I do not know what were the issues with Andy Zinke, perhaps someone can write a brief summary.
He is not longer in office though, and the impression I am getting is that a dead horse is being kicked again and again.
Hell hath no fury like a McHenry neighbor.
This isn’t about Andy, as of yet, it’s about his wife Kim.
Although there are questions people have about Andrew.
Cal thanks for responding, you seem to be the only source reporting consistently on this.
I reread the quote you have from the States attorneys office above and it they could have written it better…
I now read the possible intent of the part of the quote “by the McHenry County State’s attorney” to not be referring to the search warrant bit immediately preceding it but back to the Investigation stated early in the paragraph.
Still leaning towards this ending up to be more politically based County shenanigans, but unlike many commenters open to the facts proving my opinion wrong…as opposed to believing my opinion to be fact.
Andy Zinke, is no dead horse… He might be an expert at digging holes. Dead horse, NOT!
AZ supporter isn’t saying much now
He’s taking care of his imaginary towels.
Right here watching you all implode.
Cal, do you know if Kim was arrested and bonded out after the search warrant was completed?
There is no indication that anyone has been arrested.
The karma train is coming
It never made since that AZ was “hired” to sell garage doors.
Maybe something will come out about this mysterious move.
No privately owned company that knew anything about this family would have hired him.
Why would this company hire anyone that toxic if not for a sinister mission.
Think about it, a McHenry based company hires someone with absolutely no industry experience to “work from home”.
What can an employee with zero days in an industry do from home for any company?
Shady business I assume