The Northwest Herald completed its endorsements for McHenry County Board today. In District 5, incumbent Republican John Jung and last election’s primary winner Michael Rein, who lost to Democrat Paula Yensen, were endorsed. Zane Seipler, who ran against Sheriff Keith … Continue reading
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Posted on McHenry County Board candidate’s Facebook page is the following: The Daily Herald did not endorse me. Not very surprised. The following quote is taken from the paper’s endorsement article: District 5 A pair of inexperienced newcomers, Woodstock chiropractor … Continue reading
This is decision by Federal Court Judge Frederick Kapala concerning a wrongful death suit by a man killed during a call by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department. On a 2006 Wonder Lake domestic dispute call, then-Deputy Zane Seipler shot a … Continue reading
I’ve just gotten a copy of the campaign literature of former McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Zane Seipler. He is positioning himself as an outsider who has fought corruption in the Sheriff’s Department. Jung was beaten by Yensen, but he returned … Continue reading
I’ve been to a lot of Republican Party functions since I came back from Washington to run for McHenry County Treasurer in the spring of 1966. The meeting at the Woodstock VFW Thursday night, however, had more energy than any … Continue reading
Contests for Republican Precinct Committeeman are few and far between. This year there is a repeat of a three-way race in Seneca 1. R Mark Gummerson, who won the seat in 2012 from McHenry County Board member Ersel Schuster (also running for … Continue reading
I don’t know whether it was a post from commenter Fukoku Kyohei or not, but former Deputy Sheriff Zane Seipler, who is running for County Board, is again writing articles on his blog, “McHenry County Sheriff’s Race 2014.” Fukoku Kyohei claimed … Continue reading
A message from former McHenry County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Zane Seipler, stimulated by Federal Judge Frederick Kapala’s court order. Last night I was informed by my lawyer of the monetary sanctions that were imposed by the Federal Court. Needless to … Continue reading
Here is the order that Judge Frederick Kapala issued on Friday: ORDER Defendants’ bill of costs [447] is accepted in part and rejected in part. In accordance with this court’s previous order [446], plaintiff is hereby directed to pay $240,499.66 … Continue reading
There are three candidates, but only one has filed a campaign disclosure form with the Illinois State Board of Elections. That is Michael Rein of Woodstock. He reports no activity in the last three months lf 2013, but had $283.17 … Continue reading
Both Zane Seipler’s blog and Gus Philpott’s Woodstock Advocate have articles that deserve to be read with regard to the taking of depositions in fired McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Scott Milliman’s wrongful termination suit in Federal Court. Let me point … Continue reading
McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi has filed suit in Federal Court against “John Doe” for defamation and false light. Bianchi seeks to learn the identity of frequent McHenry County Blog commenter “Fukoku Kyohei.” “Fukoku” has been a prolific commenter, … Continue reading
From a comment under the article about the FBI Agent’s affidavit that lead the McHenry County Sheriff Sergeant Greg Pyle’s arrest: ILRattlesnake@gmail.com. That is one of the e-mails that Pyle used to send me threats and meaningless rantings when he … Continue reading
As I mentioned yesterday, McHenry County Sheriff’s candidate Andy Zinke had someone working for his campaign complain to the service that hosts my web site that I was violating its terms of service by “stalking” him and linking to an … Continue reading
In the wrongful termination suit filed by fired McHenry County Deputy Sheriff Scott Milliman, Sheriff Keith Nygren and Undersheriff Andy Zinke have for some reason been trying to make a doctor’s evaluation of Milliman’s suitability to be on duty public. … Continue reading
Zane Seipler’s blog about the McHenry County Sheriff’s race is a place I keep checking, even though he does not update it daily. The latest article, entitled “Discrepancies,” is ostensibly about the incompleteness of the replies of Freedom of Information … Continue reading
If Undersheriff Andy Zinke is posting on his campaign Facebook page during office hours, does that mean he is violating the law? By firing Zane Seipler for a second time, the Keith Nygren-Zinke team have provided Seipler with a lot … Continue reading
The Northwest Herald is reporting and McHenry County Blog has confirmed that McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren has fired Deputy Zane Seipler for the second time. Seipler ran unsuccessfully against Nygren in the 2010 Republican primary election. The firing explains … Continue reading
It’s address is Zinke4Sheriff.blogspot.com and has at the top of what appears the first post the following: McHenry County Sheriff’s Race 2014 It starts, “I’m back,” and has a photo of a toddler sitting on a chair. The mission of … Continue reading
Crystal Lake’s Scott Milliman wasn’t happy at all that McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren fired him for testifying under oath in former (new re-hired) Deputy Zane Seipler’s wrongful termination suit. Milliman, contends in a May 29th filing: Excessive force [is] … Continue reading