Category Archives: Kim Zinke
Filed March 27th was the following motion: … Continue reading
On Wednesday, Lake County Judge Patricia Fix issued the latest court order in the criminal case against Kim Zinke. Zinke, who has worked for both the McHenry and Kane County Sheriff’s Departments (in that order), filed a motion to dismiss … Continue reading
Lawyers were in Court Monday in the criminal case against Kim Zinke, who was latest employed by the Kane County Sheriff’s Department. You can read the court order below: … Continue reading
Found this information about Andrew Zinke, former Keith Nygren top deputy Keith Nygren: A lateral graduation ceremony will take place for three police officers at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, at the Springfield Regional Police and Fire Training Center, 2620 … Continue reading
The following court communications show that McHenry County Judges don’t want to handle the Kim Zinke case. The Illinois Supreme Court has assigned her case to Lake County. Information on what Zinke is charged with can be found here and … Continue reading
Discovered that Andy Zinke is being paid $21 an hour for his part-time Lakemoor Police job. Wife Kim’s case was in front of Judge Sharon Prather on July 1st. Judge Prather recused herself, so now it has been moved to … Continue reading
The Daily Herald finally got around to writing a story about the arrest of Kane County Deputy Sheriff Kim Zinke for unlawful possession of a controlled substance. New information included her hiring of Crystal Lake attorney Henry Sugden she “had prescriptions … Continue reading
Apparently, indictments remain hidden from the public until the person indicted is arrested. Woodstock resident Kim Zinke was served with her arrest warrant at the Huntley Police Department last Friday. Judge Michael Caldwell authorized the warrant. He set bond at … Continue reading
Kane County Deputy Sheriff Kim Zinke has been indicted on three counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, according to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office. The indictment was filed yesterday in the McHenry County Circuit Clerk’s Office. McHenry … Continue reading
It’s been a year since the Kane County Sheriff put Kim Zinke on administrative leave. Then, her salary then was $79.275 or $38.11 per hour for a 40-hour work week. On December 1, 2015, it increased to $81,257. The Lake … Continue reading
The First Electric Newspaper has an article that those following the saga of Kane County Deputy Sheriff Kim Zinke might find of interest. Pete Gonigam’s piece is here. … Continue reading
A commenter named “Concerned” left the following under one of the Kim Zinke stories. The content sounds accurate, so I am sharing it more broadly: In time, the legal system will pursue the appropriate defendant. We know it must advance … Continue reading
Former prolific blogger David Bachmann is back. You can find his latest effort here. … Continue reading
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I asked the following of the Illinois State Police: Under the FOIA I request documents that show the name of the judge who issued the search warrant to search the Woodstock home of Kane … Continue reading
Filed on May 1st were two documents concerning a search warrant for 3121 Shenandoah Lane in Woodstock. That happens to be the address of “ZINKE ANDREW FURST KIMBERLY,” according to the McHenry County Treasurer. In the first filing, Randi Freese, an … Continue reading
By filing a Freedom of Information request with the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office I have discovered that that office is out of the loop on the investigation of Kane County Deputy Sheriff Kim Zinke. Documents requested regarding a search … Continue reading
The Illinois State Police provided no answers to the following two questions submitted as Freedom of Information requests: any affidavit issued to obtain permission for a search warrant relating to Kim Zinke, any search warrant relating to Kim Zinke in … Continue reading
Word reached McHenry County Blog that the Woodstock home of Kane County Deputy Sheriff Kim Zinke and former McHenry County Undersheriff Andy Zinke was searched by law enforcement personnel. I’ve been searching for documents that would confirm or show this … Continue reading
The Illinois State Police has confirmed that Kane County Deputy Sheriff Kim Zinke is under investigation. The First Electric Newspaper has addition information, which can be found here. Zinke is the wife of former McHenry County Undersheriff Andy Zinke. Kim Zinke … Continue reading