There was more money billed the Special Prosecutors of McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi in June than in May. Submitted to Henry Tonigan and Thomas McQueen was an invoice for $9,091.65. That includes hourly billing at $135 per hour, … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog today presents the May, 2011, bills from Quest International. As the prosecution awaits the second trial of McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi, investigator Robert Scigalski isn’t given a lot of work to do. Just 9.5 hours … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog moves on to the April bill submitted by Quest International in the criminal investigation started by Associate Judge Gordon Graham by his appointment of Special Prosecutor Henry Tonigan. Investigators Robert Seigalski, Lee Flosi, Patrick Hanretty, Gerald Theis, … Continue reading
Today McHenry County blog looks at March, 2011, billings from Quest International. Quest is the company selected by McHenry County Special Prosecutor Henry Tonigan in his unsuccessful quest to convict McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi of felony criminal offenses. … Continue reading
McHenry County Board Chairman Ken Koehler was anything but downbeat about the 2nd Appellate Court’s decision upholding Judge Gordon Graham’s payment of $250 per hour to the Special Prosecutors who unsuccessfully prosecuted McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi. “Obviously, we … 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
With today’s billings from Quest International, we move into the second month of 2011. Quest is the company selected by McHenry County Special Prosecutor Henry Tonigan in his unsuccessful quest to convict McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi of felony … Continue reading
This is the third installment of McHenry County Blog’s look at what Special Prosecutor Henry Tonigan’s investigating firm Quest International billed for in its criminal investigation of McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi and his staff. Previously, we looked at … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog continues looking at what Special Prosecutor Henry Tonigan’s investigating firm Quest International billed for in its criminal investigation of McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi and his staff. Yesterday, we looked at September, October and November, 2010, … Continue reading
When McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi held his post-acquittal press conference in front of the Courthouse, he didn’t say whether he would run for re-election. When confronted with a question about filing a civil suit against Special Prosecutors Henry … Continue reading
Remember when I typed out the details of the legal bills from Ancel Glink, Grafton Township’s attorney which Judge Michael Caldwell dismissed at Supervisor Linda Moore’s request? I thought it might be instructive to do the same for Quest International, … Continue reading
“Second verse, same as the first,” was the line running through my had as I drove home from the Courthouse. Judge Joseph McGraw had just acquitted McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi of the two remaining counts of official misconduct … Continue reading
“It would set the wrong precedent in every way.” Those were the final words of Winnebago County Judge Joesph McGraw to Special Prosecutors Henry Tonigan and Thomas McQueen in response to their both wanting to be released from their duty … Continue reading
Special Prosecutor Henry Tonigan tried to get McHenry County Circuit Judge Gordon Graham to pull the plug on his assignment to prosecute McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi. Judge Graham pointed out that the McHenry County Board had appealed his … Continue reading
No lawyer I, but Illinois does have a requirement that defendants get a speedy trial. With first Special Prosecutor Henry Tonigan trying to bail from the criminal prosecution of McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi and now his assistant Thomas … Continue reading
It is not a secret that McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi’s defense attorney Terry Ekl holds Special Prosecutors Henry Tonigan and Thomas McQueen in low esteem. He has compared them to Abbott and Costello last Friday, saying that such … Continue reading
Special Prosecutor Thomas McQueen has filed a motion before Circuit Court Judge Gordon Graham, apparently Tuesday, to withdraw as the main man going after McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi. Previously, the Special Prosecutor first appointed by then-Associate Judge Gordon … Continue reading
With Special Prosecutor Henry Tonigan’s unsuccessfully trying to link campaign contributions to McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi to a dismissal of a misdemeanor charge against a man who had previously received the group’s report, the Pro-Life Pig Roast Sunday … Continue reading
McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Investigator Michael McCleary was in Rockford Judge Joseph McGraw’s courtroom Friday afternoon listening to his attorney argue the Special Prosecutor’s indictment should be dismissed. His Rockford attorney, Christopher DeRango started by pointing out that the statutory … Continue reading
First a short article about the Ron Salgado case, which washed out the last court date. Special Prosecutor Henry Tonigan’s cases against McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi, his Chief Investigator Rod Salgado and Investigator Mike McCleary staggered on today … Continue reading
