Official Charged with Stealing from Small Fox River Valley Water District

A  press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: FORMER MOECHERVILLE WATER DISTRICT BOARD PRESIDENT CHARGED WITH ALLEGEDLY STEALING WATER DISTRICT FUNDS CHICAGO — A former Moecherville Water District (MWD) board president appeared in U.S. District Court in the Northern District … Continue reading

Two Aurora ISIS Wannabes Arrested, One a National Guard Member

A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: One Man Arrested While Attempting to Travel Abroad; Both Chicago Area Men Spoke of Using Army Uniforms, Military Knowledge and Access to Attack Illinois Military Installation CHICAGO ― U.S. Attorney Zachary T. … Continue reading

The Argument the U.S. Attorney Made to Keep Would-Be Aurora Teen Martyr Abdella Ahmad Tounisi in Jail

When Federal Magistrate Daniel Martin gave Aurora teenager Abdella Ahmad Tounisi a get-out-of-jail card, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago strongly objected. Today U.S. District Judge Edmond Chang reversed Martin’s decision. Below you can read the argument made successfully to … Continue reading

39% of Illinois Teachers Pay Nothing for Pensions

“While Democrats say Teachers ‘Have Kept Their Part of the Deal?’“ is the title of an April 5, 2011, article by former Huntley School District 158 Board member Larry Snow.  (The quote was in the Chicago Tribune Marcy 31, 2011.  … Continue reading

Kane County Water Company Taken Over By Feds

Read between the lines of this press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office and let me know if you think indictments are forthcoming for those involved with this Kane County special tax district: SMALL WEST SUBURBAN WATER DISTRICT PLACED IN … Continue reading

Gazebos Sounding Like 1930’s WPA Projects

Tuesday, I posted an article entitled, Clue that State’s Financial Situation May Not Be as Bad as Some Would Lead You to Believe While writing the article, which was based on a Chicago Sun-Times article about Geneva’s getting a gazebo … Continue reading