So, I’m reading this press release from about an indictment just handed down by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Imagine my surprise when I read the name of a company–Indeck–that figured prominently in a turn of the century controversy.

It wanted to build a gas-fired electric generating plant called a “peaker plant” at the northeast corner of Route 47 and 176.

At least one “Stop the Stacks” sign still was standing on Route 47 north of Route 176 the last time I drove the Woodstock that way.

Now one of Indeck’s executives at the time, transportation manager Del Monico of Long Grove, is accused of allegedly fraudulently obtaining $1.2 million from his company and $2.3 million from the Federal government.

There is no indication from the press release, which follows, that any of the fraud is connected to the McHenry County peaker plant siting effort.

You can read the press release here.