Comment on McHenry County Board member to file document that was subject of ethics complaint

McHenry County Board member Mike Skala acknowledged Thursday that he did not file an economic statement that was one of the subjects of an Ethics Commission complaint filed by a Cary resident. Under county ordinances, elected public officials must filed an addendum to the their Illinois Statement of Economic Interests – which is filed annually with the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office – with the McHenry County clerk. One such reporting requirement for the statement of economic interests is the identity of any capital asset from which a capital gain of $5,000 or more was achieved in the past calendar year, according to state statute. On Nov.