Thursday, February 21, 2013
County fails to follow procedure before purchasing new SUV.
A procedural error prevented Kendall County officials from purchasing a new vehicle for the Kendall County Coroner's office, the Aurora Beacon News reported. The vehicle in question, a sport utility vehicle equipped with an additional $3,000 - $4,000 in new equipment, would cost the county a base price of approximately $37,000. However, because the cost was above $30,000 the county needed to solicit bids for the vehicle -- something they failed to do. The motion was tabled until requests for proposals can be sent out, the Aurora Beacon News said. The coroner currently uses a 2002 Chevrolet Suburban with 124,000 miles. Coroner Ken Toftoy reported the vehicle has been having mechanical issues, including a steering problem.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
"The experience of going door to door and speaking with the community was absolutely wonderful," said Kendall County coroner candidate Mike Dabney.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Where does a person begin to thank people that are so dedicated and involved in a cause? During the past couple of months there has been trying times in my personal and family life. It also was a busy time politically, during my campaign for Kendall County Coroner. I would like to thank all of the people who helped during my campaign for coroner. Whether it was wishing me well, offering advice, walking door to door, making a donation, distributing flyers, help with yard signs, making phone calls, or just asking me and my wife if we were doing okay. There are truly some great people in Kendall County who care what happens here and who care about the quality of life here. The experience of going door to door and speaking with the …
Friday, November 16, 2012
Jurors will rule on cause of death of Joseph and Wyland Schmitt. Coroner still waiting for toxicology results.
County officials are still waiting for toxicology results from the death of a Yorkville father and son. County Coroner Ken Toftoy said he is expecting the report to be delivered soon. An inquest is scheduled for Dec. 13 to examine the facts presented by police and the autopsy and toxicology reports. The six jurors will determine if the deaths of Joseph R. Schmitt and his four-year-old son Wyland will be ruled as accidental, a suicide, a homicide or a mix of more than one. An inquest is required any time there is an unexplained death, Toftoy said. The toxicology screening was sent to a private laboratory in Pennsylvania. On Oct. 24 Yorkville police discovered the two bodies in the garage of of home in the 300 block of Bertram Drive after …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
A compilation of all Kendall County Results.
On Tuesday you voted. Now, the results are in. There were plenty of hard-fought races throughout Kendall County, from Clerk and Coroner to several district board positions. Read below to see who won each race. For a complete list of election results, click here. Incumbent Becky Morganegg, Republican, beat Democratic challenger Danae Iacovella with a 61.32 percent to 38.68 percent tally, according to unoffical vote totals. Morganegg had 25,937 votes total, with 21,209 cast on election day and 4,728 cast in early voting. Iacovella had a total of 16,364 votes with 12,801 cast on election day and 3,563 during early voting. The Aurora Election Commission, with only three precincts, gave Morganegg a number of 752 and Iacovella 741. …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Toftoy, the incumbent county coroner, received 57 percent of the vote to retain his office while challenger Mike Dabney could only gather about 42 percent.
Michael Dabney has said he has no regrets on the way he ran his race for Kendall County Coroner. "I ran the campaign I wanted. Kendall County is a great place and I have thousands of more friends than I had before this campaign began,” Dabney said Tuesday night as results came in. Running as an independent, Dabney challenged 20-year incumbent Ken Toftoy for the position. Toftoy, who also serves as chairman of the Kendall County Republican Party, maintained a firm lead over Dabney as election results came in Tuesday night. He garnered 57 percent of the vote while Dabney collected 42 percent. “It was a great campaign. The voters have spoken, and I respect their decision,” Dabney said. He said he thinks the race was run in a positive manner. …
Friday, October 26, 2012
Incumbent Ken Toftoy and challenger Michael Dabney square of over budget, number of deputy coroners and other issues during Thursday's event.
Kendall County Coroner Ken Toftoy and his opponent Michael Dabney traded verbal jabs during a contentious candidate forum Thursday night hosted by WSPY FM. The candidates fielded questions from local journalists and audience members. The coroner’s segment of the forum, which also featured candidates for the Kendall County Board and Clerk of Court, had the most back-and-forth commentary of the night as the two men sparred over the budget of the coroner’s office and the number of part-time employees. Toftoy has served as coroner for 20 years. Dabney served as a deputy coroner in Kendall County for several years, and also serves as a paramedic in Oswego. Toftoy said he has maintained a stable budget for the office for the past two years and …
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Todd Milliron, who supports Coroner Ken Toftoy's opponent in the November election, questions why the pay changes weren't presented to the County Board.
Kendall County Coroner Ken Toftoy did not consult county board members when he changed his deputies' pay to an hourly rate - nor was that required by state law, Toftoy said. Patch blogger Todd Milliron, who supports Toftoy's opponent in the November election, has asserted that the deputy coroner's pay should be set by the Kendall County Board. Toftoy, a longtime incumbent and chairman of the Kendall County Republican Central Committee, is facing independent Mike Dabney, an Oswego firefighter. An attorney in the Kendall County State's Attorney's Office told Toftoy he needed to change his pay policies to comply with IRS regulations, Toftoy said. Toftoy had been paying deputy coroners $24 a day when they were "on call," plus a $100 stipend …
Monday, September 24, 2012
Check out the candidate questionnaires from Republican Ken Toftoy and Independent Mike Dabney.
The Kendall County coroner race is pitting a long-time incumbent (and chairman of the Kendall County Republican Central Committee) against a relative political newcomer. It's not the first time they've squared off, though. Mike Dabney, of Oswego, ran against incumbent Ken Toftoy, of Yorkville, in the 2008 Republican primary for coroner. Dabney got 3,157 votes to Toftoy's 6,561, which means Toftoy got 67.5 percent of the votes, according to the Kendall County Clerk's website. For some perspective, the county had 58,570 registered voters in February 2008, with only 9,718, or about 16.6 percent, participating in the Republican primary for coroner, according to the county clerk. No Democrats filed for the primary race in 2008. This time around…
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Independent Mike Dabney is running for Kendall County Coroner.
Address: 202 Clubhouse Lane, Oswego, IL 60543 Campaign contact information: Cell Phone: (630)220-4690; E-Mail: mike4coroner@aol.com Age: 52 Family: Married 29 years to wife Kathy. We have two children – Emily and Scott. Education: High School Graduate (West Aurora High School), Graduate Waubonsee Community College (Degree – Criminal Justice) Previous elected or appointed positions: Appointed as a trustee of IAFF Local #4773 Oswego Firefighters 2010-2012. 1) Why do you want to be coroner? After signing on to be a Kendall County deputy coroner, the realization came to me that my life’s experiences could serve not just my local friends, and relatives, but my fellow citizens of Kendall County. After my combined 33 years of service in …
Republican Ken Toftoy is seeking re-election as Kendall County Coroner.
Address: 105 Timber Creek Drive E, Yorkville, IL 60560 Campaign Contact Info: 630-788-6887, kentoftoy@gmail.com Age: 54 Family: Wife, Dale, Married 23 years Education: Newark HS. Completed Paramedic Certification at Waubonsee CC.480 Hours of continuing education at IL Law Enforcement Training Board in death investigations and other relevant subjects. Completed multiple other seminars and training as requirements, and best practices, of keeping curren tas a professional Coroner. Previous elected or appointed positions: 1) Why do you want to be coroner? My passion has always been to help families in need at times of crisis. Whether as a firefighter/paramedic, where I started my career in service, or as …
Concerned long time resident
7:09 pm on Monday, February 25, 2013
Gosh I wonder why the use of your school tax dollars are not criticized like Mr. Toftoys, that is an even bigger budget, wow you may want to look at that budget to see how wasteful they are, oh and how about the Library asking the City for money because they are broke, have no money coming in because very few use a multi million dollar library (hmmm you can find most all in the internet). oh and … more ›