McHenry County Blog asked what had been done with regard to preventing employee thefts after the arrest of the South High School Athletic Director James K. Stuglis, The cover letter explains that my requests was being granted and denied in … Continue reading
The McHenry County Board’s decision-makers have released the bills and court orders even members of the Finance and Audit Committee were not important enough to show. The bills, however, are not anything like what your or I would receive from … 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
The title of this article could have been “Blogger Sued,“ but there’s enough drama without bringing that up. Or the headline could have been “MCC Sues MCC Founder.” I even have a ribbon from the dedication of the current campus … Continue reading
That’s the letter I received denying me the right to see bills McHenry County Special Prosecutor Henry “Skip” Tonigan’s submitted to the County Board for payment. I’m having difficulty understanding how using that part of the Freedom of Information Act … Continue reading
Eight media requests were apparently made to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department for copies of the suicide notes that Metra Executive Director Phil Pagano wrote to members of his family. Another was made by the Better Government Association. The one … Continue reading
Why should I be surprised that the local government that has been least transparent—even to the point of ejecting press and taxpayers from its building during a secret meeting, being sued by the McHenry County State’s Attorney and being admonished … Continue reading
The stalling tactics of McHenry County College didn’t work. You may remember that I filed a Freedom of Information request for the performance evaluations of ex-President Walt Packard. You remember him. The one sent packing Feb. 26, 2009 with no … Continue reading
Even though Grafton Township has no problem letting me see the multi-ten thousand legal expense bills of Ancel Glink, McHenry County College refuses to release the 2008 bills of its Chicago law firm Robbins Schwartz Nicholas Lifton & Taylor and … Continue reading
I have cited Huntley School District 158 as a model of transparency. I did so most recently for all to see at a Crystal Lake City Council meeting when I was perturbed that I could not find the council packet … Continue reading
Shawn Green is president of Huntley School Board 158. In that position, he is the one to whom appeals of Freedom of Information request are directed. And, that’s what I did. A story yesterday told of my effort to spring … Continue reading
I’ve been filing Freedom of Information requests with local, state and federal government entities for a couple of decades. I have never received a reply such as the one I just got from Huntley School District 158. I had submitted … Continue reading
So far I have been turned down four times when I have asked for a copy of the baseball stadium feasibility study conducted by Mark Houser’s EquityOne company out of Libertyville. He and his buddy baseball promoter Pete Heitman have … Continue reading
So far I have been turned down four times when I have asked for a copy of the baseball stadium feasibility study conducted by Mark Houser’s EquityOne company out of Libertyville. He and his buddy baseball promoter Pete Heitman have … Continue reading
It appears that the McHenry County Conservation District has not yet entered the 21st century as far as figuring out what a “news source” is. Perhaps its officials missed the 2002 presidential election when blogs regularly scooped the “legally recognized … Continue reading
