Algonquin Township Clerk Karen Lukasik Leaving Office, But Edgar County Watchdogs’ FOIA Suit Unsettled

From Illinois Leaks, reprinted with permission;

Judge Denied Algonquin Township’s Motion to Dismiss FOIA Lawsuit –

BY JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLENON MAY 15, 2021

McHenry County, IL. (ECWd) –

A McHenry County Judge denied Algonquin Township’s Motion To Dismiss on one of our Freedom of Information Act lawsuits against it.

In his May 13, 2021, Memorandum and Order, Judge Kevin Costello discussed:

  • the township responded within the requisite time frame
  • the response was not adequate
  • the FOIA request asked for posts made to the “Karen Lukasik Algonquin Township Clerk” Facebook page, but the response indicated the “Karen Lukasik for Algonquin Township Clerk” Facebook page – and if it was simply a scrivener’s error, then there no indication of an adequate search
  • discussion on the contradicting affidavits of Clerk Lukasik
  • The Motion To Dismiss filed by Defendant Algonquin Township is Denied

Comments

Algonquin Township Clerk Karen Lukasik Leaving Office, But Edgar County Watchdogs’ FOIA Suit Unsettled — 6 Comments

  1. For people who complain about Algonquin Township’s legal expenses.

    What is the matter with those people?

    What is do top secret about public records?

    Why was Jim Kelly not advising the board to avoid litigation, or was he?

    It looks like he preferred legal fights over practical results.

    The sneakiness of the former board and Lukasik is reprehensible.

    Every member of that board ought to be ashamed of themselves.

  2. All she ever had to do was follow the law.

    She didn’t!

  3. “When the Edgar County Watchdogs get involved in your community, it is a disaster. They run up legal bills on frivolous lawsuits, they personally attach people’s character and even elected officials at the podium, they harass, bully and scare people because they believe they are Patriots fighting for the American “cause”.

    What they do is far from that truth.”

  4. The Nob is funny.

    Could he be Bob ‘Slob’ Miller, or his fattened wife who made $90k + benefits as his secretary?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *