And here’s the settlement document: On the last page there are signature places for Mary Gardner, Gonigam’s attorney, the McHenry County Sheriff and one for the County of McHenry. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Andy Zinke
Pete Gonigam, Publisher of the First Electric Newspaper, sued McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nyrgen when the former top cop refused to release the report about an investigation of his Chief Deputy and chosen replacement Andy Zinke. Mary Gardner was Gonigam’s … Continue reading
Today Capitol Fax reveals that variations of its name,e.g., capitolfax.org, capitolfax.net lead to the web site of the Illinois Policy Institute. Since I didn’t reserve other variations of McHenryCountyBlog.com, I decided to check out a couple. I typed in McHenryCountyBlog.org … Continue reading
According to Pete Gonigam’s article on Thursday’s Freedom of Information Act hearing on attorney’s fees, there was an additional $5,000 fine ordered by Judge Thomas Meyer. It was levied “against the Sheriff’s Office last month for ‘willfully’ withholding the report,” Gonigam … Continue reading
$78,299.96 to be exact. That’s what it will cost taxpayers because former McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren refused to provide information that a decision of the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Division said he should make available under the Freedom … Continue reading
When former Sheriff Keith Nygren refused to release his report exonerating his Undersheriff Andy Zinke in his dealings with an executive of Rita Corporation, First Electric Newspaper Publisher Pete Gonigam took him to court. Gonigam had an Illinois Attorney General’s … Continue reading
Another campaign fund that showed no activity during the first quarter of 2015 was that of former Republican primary candidate for Sheriff, Andy Zinke. He started the year with $764.90. He ended March with the same amount. And, there was no … Continue reading
A commenter named “Concerned” left the following under one of the Kim Zinke stories. The content sounds accurate, so I am sharing it more broadly: In time, the legal system will pursue the appropriate defendant. We know it must advance … Continue reading
As I pointed out earlier, First Electric Newspaper’s Pete Gonigam’s article of Judge Thomas Meyer’s ruling in his Freedom of Information Suit against Keith Nygren’s Sheriff’s Office is a must read. Gonigam is in line for a $5,000 check from … Continue reading
The Republican primary election for McHenry County Sheriff took place over a year ago, but a blatantly political act by former Sheriff Keith Nygren to protect his chosen successor, Undersheriff Andy Zinke, has resulted in Judge Thomas Meyer’s handing out … Continue reading
Former prolific blogger David Bachmann is back. You can find his latest effort here. … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
The Illinois State Police has confirmed that Kane County Deputy Sheriff Kim Zinke is under investigation. The First Electric Newspaper has addition information, which can be found here. Zinke is the wife of former McHenry County Undersheriff Andy Zinke. Kim Zinke … Continue reading
Dave Bachmann has done what others have not. He has found where Andy Zinke is working. His employer is Door Service, Inc., based in McHenry, according to McHenry County Secrets. If you want to know where he is working, however, you … Continue reading
A story in the Saturday Sun-Times caught my attention: “Appellate court sides with cops, Says paper broke law in publishing heights, weights in police lineup.” (Thanks to a reader for finding the link.) In any event, it turns out that … Continue reading
From the get-go in Bill Prim’s campaign for McHenry County Sheriff, he promised to set himself aside from most public officials by not participating in the pension program to which he would be entitled. Recently, State Rep. David McSweeney has … Continue reading
The First Electric Newspaper’s Editor, Pete Gonigam, got half a loaf in response to this Freedom of Information request and suit yesterday. Gonigam sought a report prepared by Donald Leist about an “investigation clearing former Undersheriff Andy Zinke of violating … Continue reading
OK, folks who want to do some research. Yesterday, McHenry County Blog published the pay for Sheriff’s Department employees for the pay period prior to the primary election. That’s the one in which Bill Prim narrowly defeated Undersheriff Andy Zinke. … Continue reading
As I post this during the spring, I don’t know whether the title is appropriate or not. But my favorite course in grad school at the University of Michigan–Organizational Theory–suggests it probably is. What are people in charge likely to … Continue reading
Every year state law requires the posting of employee compensation packages of those taking home more than $150,000 a year. McHenry County’s report can be found below: You can click on the image to enlarge it, but I’ll summarize below … Continue reading