I filed a Freedom of Information Request for “any subpoenas that have been served on any Alg Twp Official.” On June 29th, McHenry County Blog published Algonquin Township Clerk Karen Lukasik’s reply: “Your request is denied pursuant to 5 ILCS … Continue reading
Category Archives: Appeal
The Public Access Division of the Illinois Attorney General’s Office has ruled that McHenry County Blog is to be considered “media” under the Freedom of Information Act. McHenry County Blog is now the only blog in Illinois certified as a … Continue reading
The legal publication that helps keep newspapers alive appeared this week for Nunda Township properties. Assessments for Algonquin and Grafton Townships–the largest in McHenry County–have not yet been published. Appeal forms and other information can be found here. At the … Continue reading
Real estate assessment appeals decreased from 10,413 to 6,996 this year, according to figures form the Supervisor of Assessment Office. (There may be a few missing from Burton Township.) That’s almost a one-third drop. The number of appeals increased in … Continue reading
Working on a tip that Undersheriff Andy Zinke had given some interesting job recommendations, McHenry County Blog filed Freedom of Information requests for those which he signed since he became Sheriff Keith Nyren’s top assistant. Three were provided, but with … Continue reading
This past spring I asked various municipalities to provide emailed lists of their employees who made over $75,000 in salary and fringe benefits. Many complied with the names and compensation information. The City of Crystal Lake sent the information, but … Continue reading
Ready to attend a public meeting of the Search Committee of the McHenry County Mental Health Board at 7 AM Thursday morning? As of 1:30 on Wednesday, there’s not notice of it on the County’s web site. The Special Board … Continue reading
Real estate assessments will be published in the Northwest Herald Wednesday. I don’t know what the news stand price is, but the price for the insert is $2.50 after Wednesday, as I understand it. There’s about a month in which … Continue reading
When I heard that the abortion clinic in Rockford had been closed at the end of September, I asked the Illinois Department of Public Health for the documents involved. Friday I received a partial reply to my Freedom of Information … Continue reading
Two local officials have taken different paths when it comes to whether or not to appeal an Appellate Court decision that they don’t like to the Illinois Supreme Court. Grafton Township Supervisor Linda Moore lost in the Appellate Court on … Continue reading
Considering the Special Prosecutors appointed by Judge Gordon Graham have been spectacularly unsuccessful and expensive, I thought folks might like to read the whole 2nd Appellate Court decision on McHenry County’s effort to rein in costs. It is below. I … Continue reading
Now comes into the email box of McHenry County Blog a decision by the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor. In early December Cynthia Schenk asked the McHenry County Conservation District for a list of hunters allowed on district property. … Continue reading
You may remember that I’ve been trying to get information about the suicide notes that Phil Pagano’s suicide notes. I requested that McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren send me a copy of Pagano’s signature on one of the notes that … Continue reading
On September 23, I filed an appeal to McHenry County’s denial of my Freedom of Information request for “copes of the bills that were submitted by Special Prosecutor Tonigan,” plus for “any for consultants, investigators, or anything else submitted.” “No, … Continue reading
This is getting amusing. You will remember that I think the public has a right to see the billings of Special Prosecutor Henry Tonigan. I have been denied those billings by both the County Board and County Auditor Pam Palmer. … Continue reading
It was supposed to be on the morning of the second day of the Grafton Township separation of powers trial last week. 8 AM. The subpoena from McHenry County Board Chairman and Chairman of something called the McHenry County Public … Continue reading
Deputy Bob Schlenkert, fired by McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren for not following an order to complete basic police academy for a second time, has won his reinstatement court case in the 2nd Appellate Court. Stunning is the length of … Continue reading