Yesterday’s court hearing before Judge Thomas Meyer on former McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Zane Seipler’s request that a Special Prosecutor be named to probe whether Sheriff Keith Nygren used taxpayer dollars to advance his political ambitions resulted in another delay. … Continue reading
I’ve gotten some feedback recently that some readers actually like to read the source documents, rather than summaries of them. That approach certainly eliminates most of the bias. In the long-standing case filed when former Deputy Sheriff Zane Seipler was … Continue reading
The case brought by former Deputy Sheriff and then-candidate for Sheriff Zane Seipler against McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren shortly before the Republican primary election is still dragging on. As I sat through Wednesday’s hearing, the line from Herman Hermits’ … Continue reading
As most McHenry County Blog readers know, former and future (my prediction) McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Zane Seipler is seeking appointment of a Special Prosecutor from Judge Thomas Meyer to probe whether Sheriff Keith Nygren used county taxes to further … Continue reading
Sitting through an hour of Judge Thomas Meyer’s court proceedings before the Zane Seipler Special Prosecutor request case has convinced me that the 22nd Circuit Court Judges should hire a management consultant. Most of the hour was spent re-scheduling cases … Continue reading
Below is the exhibit that Judge Thomas Meyer seemed uninterested in at Tuesday’s court hearing to consider whether a Special Prosecutor should be named to investigate whether McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren used taxpayer resources to advance his campaign interests. … Continue reading
Sheriff Keith Nygren is probably a happy man after the hearing on former Republican primary opponent and Sheriff’s Deputy Zane Seipler’s attempt to have a Special Prosecutor named to probe alleged criminal use of public money to advance Nygren’s campaign. … Continue reading
Here we go again. It wasn’t good enough for an outside arbitrator to rule that McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Zane Seipler should get his job back, but be punished with a three-day suspension, just as another Deputy, Jennifer Asplund, had … Continue reading
I guess the Thursday Northwest Herald editorial calling for the dismissal of former Republican primary candidate Zane Seipler’s request that a Special Prosecutor be named to investigate whether or not Keith Nygren used taxpayer resources to advance his political agenda … Continue reading
Earlier this week McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren won a Federal Appellate Court decision because the lawyer handing the case for the plaintiff wrote such a bad brief. Today Nygren lost a State Appellate Court decision because his side of … Continue reading
The following is from a new page from Zane Seipler’s attorney Blake Horwitz’ law firm’s web site. Special Prosecutor – Sheriff Nygren The litigation concerning the pending Petition to Appoint a Special Prosecutor can be confusing. This writing is designed … Continue reading
“It’s alive. Very alive,” were the first words out of Zane Seipler’s attorney Blake Horwitz’ mouth as he left the courtroom Friday morning. McHenry County Associate Judge Thomas Meyer ruled that former Deputy Sheriff and GOP primary election candidate for Sheriff … Continue reading
The politically motivated trial of McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi and his assistant Joyce Synek ended in an acquittal for each on all counts. Judge Joseph McGraw, brought in from Winnebago County to try the case, issued the half-hour … Continue reading
McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi has clarified his relationship with the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department in a letter to Blake Horwitz, the attorney for former Deputy Sheriff Zane Seipler. Read the text below to which I have added paragraphing … Continue reading
The argument advanced by former candidate for McHenry County Sheriff and Deputy Zane Seipler’s attorney Blake Horwitz that State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi’s refusal to investigate Sheriff Keith Nygren about anything seems to have struck a cord with Associate Judge Thomas … Continue reading
“The McHenry County State’s Attorney maintains a strict policy whereby it will not prosecute or investigate Sheriff Nygren for any reason whatsoever,” jumps out from the first page of the motion to reconsider Judge Thomas Meyer’s denial of former Deputy … Continue reading
Sheriff Keith Nygren won the day in McHenry County Court today as Associate Judge Thomas Meyer pretty much dismissed Zane Seipler’s case seeking the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate whether the Sheriff used public resources to advance his … Continue reading
Thursday at 10 before Associate Judge Thomas Meyer Zane Seipler’s attorney Blake Horwitz will face off against Assistant State’s Attorney Donald Leist in a fight about whether Sheriff Keith Nygren will have the same type of scrutiny from a Special … Continue reading
Thought you might be in for some heavy reading this morning. Yesterday, Judge Thomas Meyer put off until January Zane Seipler’s case against McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren which charges he used his office for political purposes. You will remember … Continue reading
Former Republican primary Sheriff’s candidate Zane Seipler’s attorney Schin Shah was in Judge Thomas A. Meyer’s courtroom yesterday morning. Shah was seeking a trial date prior to the election for consideration of Seipler’s request that a special prosecutor be appointed … Continue reading
