The McHenry County Sheriff’s Department has lost an April 29, 2010, appeal filed by McHenry County Blog to obtain SWAT training records for Deputy Eric Woods. Under the decision, received yesterday from Assistant Public Access Counselor Matthew C. Rogina, the … Continue reading
Almost eleven months ago, McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Robert Schlinkert won an Appellate Court decision putting him back to work. The decision came just three days after oral arguments indicating the justices thought Schlinkert had a pretty good case. Periodically, … Continue reading
In addition to asking for the type of traffic stop data requested in former McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Zane Seipler’s wrongful termination case, Chicago Tribune reporter Joe Mahr wants to know three years of data concerning the booking of all … Continue reading
Seeking four years of data, Chicago Tribune reporter Joe Mahr has filed a wide-ranging Freedom of Information request with the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department. Whether this is part of a systematic comparison of arrest procedures through the Tribune’s circulation area … Continue reading
Previously reported on McHenry County Blog are these two parts of a comprehensive Freedom of Information request made by Chicago Tribune reporter Joe Hahr to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Four years of traffic stop data for the Sheriff’s Department … Continue reading
Rounding out the extensive Freedom of Information request from Chicago Tribune rep0rter Joe Mahr is one aimed at disciplinary action taken pursuant to internal investigations of deputies in the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department, which you can read below: Records (preferably … Continue reading
When the Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority was meeting somewhere near I-80 was meeting to approve the bonds for the McHenry County SportsPlex in Lakewood, it didn’t seem like it was worth the time to drive down to see … 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
House Bill 5154, the bill that would allow McHenry County College to keep ex-President Walt Packard’s performance standards secret, passed the Illinois Senate overwhelmingly on December 1st. The vote was 48-3. The only local state senator who voted against this … Continue reading
Here’s the 77-36 roll call that was taken yesterday: McHenry County’s other state representatives, Mike Tryon and Jack Franks voted on the side of openness. When the bill was first up, Beaubien voted against it. The bill now will be … Continue reading
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
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
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
