A resolution to be considered in the Human Resources Committee next Wednesday, October 4th, would keep salaries for county officials up for election constant. The amounts proposed follow: Sheriff – $149,390.90 Clerk – $109,465.98 Treasurer – $109,465.98 … Continue reading
Today’s message comes all the way from Joplin, MO. It’s a bit hard to see, but on the back of this Jasper County Sheriff’s vehicle is a sticker that says, In God We Trust I guess if it is OK … Continue reading
Below is a paragraph from the Friday article on the report to the McHenry County Transportation Committee asking for $10 million to “expedite” right-of-way purchase to widen Randall Road from four lanes to six lanes from Crystal Lake to just … Continue reading
There’s a story about Pike County State’s Attorney Carrie Boyd handing in her resignation yesterday. She had accused him of felony misconduct in his additional role as Coroner, a charge to which the Sheriff pleaded not guilty. Here’s the most … Continue reading
This past weekend I commented on the “anything goes” ethics’ enforcement in McHenry County. But, the contents of an article in the Rock River Times makes the approved of use of county email accounts and offices for political purposes look … Continue reading
When I read in the Chicago Tribune that Lou Bianchi attorney Terry Ekl was asking for a Special Prosecutor to probe the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Department, I could not help but reflect that Bianchi was indicted by a Special Prosecutor. … Continue reading
What might be characterized as thinly-disguised bribes to keep county officials running for the Illinois General Assembly have come under attack in the Daily Herald in an article by Jack Griffin. Called “stipends,” they are payments to county officials for … Continue reading
What happens when you mix a servant of God, a Lake Geneva Christian camp in need of a lot of remodeling and Walworth County Jail prisoners? United Methodist Men from the Elgin District found out at their Advent Service in … Continue reading
The lawyers in Zane Seipler’s wrongful termination suit make legal moves which stimulate counter moves. As reported previously, Keith Nygren, et al’s attorney, James Sotos, filed paperwork in June in Federal Court charging that Seipler had posted internal documents on … 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
There was a time when neither Illinois sheriffs nor treasurers could succeed themselves. In some counties two people traded off. Treasurer one term, sheriff the next, etc. At an Illinois County Treasurers Association in the late 1960’s, I asked about … Continue reading
In the same McHenry medical complex parking lot that I found the car with five Illinois Sheriff’s Association bumper stickers on the rear of a person’s truck seen in the Message of the Day below, I found something new. It’s … Continue reading
