Contract Power in Grafton Township

“Who can obligate the township?“ is one of the key questions in the Grafton Township separation of powers lawsuit that Supervisor Linda Moore filed against the four Township Trustees and Ancel Glink partner Keri-Lyn Krafthefer. Supervisor Linda Moore has refused … Continue reading

Thoughts on “Advise and Consent”

In the Grafton Township separation of powers case the term “advise and consent” came up. There was so much questioning and testimony, I can’t remember who brought up the subject, but the context was whether the township supervise can dismiss … Continue reading

Another “Linda Moore Must Go” Day in Woodstock

I’m losing count. Was today the fourth day of testimony in the Grafton Township separation of powers suit? Maybe it was that I arrived by the expected start time, but an argument over a Temporary Restraining Order wanted by the … Continue reading

Of Townships, Computers and Drying Paint

I managed to stay awake during the Linda Moore part of the trial today. It didn’t start until shortly after 1 PM because Moore attorney John Nelson wanted a court reporter present. Once in a while some new information popped … Continue reading

Ancel Glink’s March Bill to Grafton Township – Part 11

The second page of the Ancel Glink March bills for the Annual Town Meeting, which was held April 13th, is the subject today. First, we finish up March 10th: “Correspondence to Pam Fender with memo to board regarding annual town … Continue reading

Ancel Glink’s March Bill to Grafton Township – Part 10

Although the Grafton Township Annual Town Meeting occurred on April 13, 2010, Ancel Glink billed $8,328.22 for that purposed during the month of March. One can only wonder how many thousands of dollars more were billed in April when the … Continue reading

Ancel Glink’s March Bill to Grafton Township – Part 9

We have been looking at the details in the Ancel Glink invoice to Grafton Township for the month of March, 2010. So far, we have finished what Ancel Glink calls the “Corporate” and “Linda Moore v. Grafton Township” portions of … Continue reading

Ancel Glink’s March Bill to Grafton Township – Part 8

It was the 30th day of the month of March where we left off looking at the Ancel Glink bill for defending the four Grafton Township Trustees in Linda Moore’s Separation of Powers suit against them and Township Attorney Keri-Lyn … Continue reading

Ancel Glink’s March Bill to Grafton Township – Part 7

This article covers the third page of the $18,000.73 bill from the Grafton Township law firm Ancel Glink for services regarding the Separation of Powers suit filed by Supervisor Linda Moore against the four Township Trustees.  We are now on … Continue reading

Reader Suggests “Attorney for the PEOPLE”

After looking at a couple of the articles on McHenry County Blog about the multi-ten thousand dollar March legal bill from Ancel Glink, one reader came up with the following idea: “These Attorney’s are hired to protect the Government, at … Continue reading

Ancel Glink’s March Bill to Grafton Township – Part 6

Yesterday, we presented the bill for the first two days of the Linda Moore v. Grafton Township Trustees suit that was filed on March 10th. Lots of action on the part of Ancel Glink to defend the Trustees who did … Continue reading

Ancel Glink’s March Bill to Grafton Township – Part 5

In the next section of Grafton Township Attorney Ancel Glink’s bill we get to the juicy parts. This part, totaling just over $18,000 is entitled, “Linda Moore v. Grafton Township.” This concerns the Township Trustees’ reaction to Supervisor Moore’s Separation … Continue reading

Huntley Police Investigating Linda Moore

After reading some of the detail of Grafton Township Attorney Ancel Glink’s March legal bill of over $36,400, it was pretty obvious that Keri-Lyn Krafthefer was communicating with Huntley Police Detective Kevin Keane about an investigation of Grafton Township Supervisor … Continue reading

Ancel Glink’s March Bill to Grafton Township – Part 4

One thing is certain. Grafton Township officials make enough use of law firm Ancel Glink’s services that readers of the legal fee invoices can discover a lot of what is happening on a day-by-day basis.  Today’s bill covers the last … Continue reading

Ancel Glink’s March Bill for Grafton Township – Part 2

Let’s tiptoe through the Grafton Township Attorney’s legal billing for the month of March, 2010. Because it’s so long—14 pages totaling $36,432.14—I’ll break it up for you so your eyes won’t glaze over. Or at least they’ll have to glaze … Continue reading

Ancel Glink Bills Grafton Township $36,432 for March

The Township Trustees’ law firm, Ancel Glink, has sent a bill for over $36,000 for the month of March. That doesn’t count the time spent preparing all the resolutions that weren’t voted upon at the Annual Town Meeting and the … Continue reading

Grafton Township Case Postponed Until May 10th

Grafton Township Trustees got their way in court today when Judge Michael Caldwell continued Supervisor Linda Moore’s separation of powers case from the day of the Annual Town Meeting—next Tuesday—until May 10th. The Ancel Glink attorney argued more time was … Continue reading

Fender’s Severance Pay Cut to Three Months

The meeting room was pretty full for the regular monthly township meeting last night. There must have been something of a backlash at the attempt to include ten months severance pay (as reported exclusively yesterday on McHenry County Blog) in … Continue reading