This third installment of Johnsburg’s Saufen und Spiel Parade starts with former Congressman Joe Walsh’s effort to honor our police officers. Walsh has been doing this since at least since a Memorial Day celebration at his Mundelein home that was … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Circuit Court: Illinois Supreme Court Appoints James S. Cowlin to Resident Circuit Judgeship On July 7, 2015, the Illinois Supreme Court announced that effective on September 8, 2015, the Honorable James S. Cowlin, … Continue reading
Some local lawyers undoubtedly would like to become judges. There are two types of elections. One it countrywide. That is the type of election that anyone wanting to succeed Circuit Court Judge Gordon Graham will have to run. There are … Continue reading
With two judicial posts opening up, one, which will have to stand for election in 2016, and another which will be appointed and not subject to the electorate, lawyers are talking about who they might want on the bench. Conversation … Continue reading
Down at the bottom of my candidate ballot are the names of four judges and one want-to-be. The aspirant is listed first. He is Michael J. Burke, running for the Appellate Court. There is no Democrat on the ballot. Below … Continue reading
As of March 31st of this year there were 630 people on the state payroll living in McHenry County. We’ll lay out the names, positions and amount received from Illinois state government at the rate of fifty a day. The … Continue reading
Circuit Court Judge Michael Feetterer filled the room at Marzano’s Italian Restaurant in McHenry. Standing room only. Candidates for other officers attended. People were passing petitions. Two of three McHenry County Clerk candidates, Nick Provenzano and Mary McClellan, were in … Continue reading
A fund raising reception is being held for Judge Michael Feetterer at McHenry’s Marzano’s Italian Restaurant on Route 31 in McHenry this Thursday night from 5:30-7:30. The Judge, recently advanced from an associate judgeship to a full Circuit Court spot … Continue reading
With the location of the Boston Marathon bombs assumed to have been trash cans, I thought readers might be interested in what FBI Agent Jared Ruddy said about Black Muslim Derrick Shareff’s plan to bomb Cherry Vale Mall in 2006. … Continue reading
An email arrived from the Better Government Association’s Andy Shaw. It announces the unveiling of its data base of state and local governmental pensions. “We’ve updated the BGA Payroll Database of 500,000 government workers with 2012 numbers and, for the first time, … Continue reading
Three McHenry County Circuit Court Judges are on the ballot for retention. They run unopposed on what is called a “retention” ballot. If they receive 60% of the vote, they get another six years. If they don’t, they are off … Continue reading
Circuit Judge Joseph Condon plans to retire when his term is up in December. His replacement is selected by our Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert Thomas. That person will be current Associate Court Judge Judge Michael W. Feetterer. I asked … Continue reading
Among the other information picked up at the annual fund raiser of McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi was the impending retirement of Associated Judge Martin Zopp. Zopp, who lives in Crystal Lake, worked longer than his wife Marilyn, who … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Circuit Court: Twenty Second Judicial Circuit of McHenry County Judgeship Appointment WOODSTOCK, IL – The Twenty Second Judicial Circuit of McHenry County is very pleased to announce that effective December 3, 2012, the … Continue reading
I knew I was getting a lot of hits on my October 28, 2011, story about the campaign contributions given by the electric industry, but look what popped up a couple of weeks ago on Quad Cities OnLine. It’s a … Continue reading
A press release from the Illinois Supreme Court: Acting Administrative Director Declares Two Illinois Associate Judges Appointed in the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit Michael J. Tardy, Acting Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, announced that the Twenty-Second Judicial … Continue reading
There are so, so many attorneys walking the hallways in the McHenry County Courthouse whom I do not know. It was a lot easier when McHenry County’s population was a third its current size–back in the early 1970’s. Because of … Continue reading
Yesterday, National Taxpayers United of Illinois President Jim Tobin revealed the top 50 judicial pensions in the state. I recognized some past Illinois Supreme Court judges and some Lake County judges from times past. Today, in the second top highest … Continue reading
National Taxpayers United of Illinois is an equal opportunity offender. For the past several years he has been blowing the warning whistle about the generosity of public employee pensions. He has gone county-by-county revealing local government, including school government, pensions … Continue reading
In a 49-page decision by the Illinois Courts Commission, McHenry County Circuit Court Judge Michael Chmiel received a reprimand. After laying out the facts of Count 1 of the case involving the emergency bond hearing for David Miller, brother of … Continue reading
