Algonquin Township Trustee Edward Zimel Jr. has been temporarily reinstated to his elected position after a circuit court judge removed him due to a previous felony conviction, court records show.
Ed Zimel is not eligible to serve as an Algonquin Township trustee due to an almost 33-year-old felony intimidation conviction in Cook Couny, McHenry County Judge Joel Berg ruled Monday.
A case that will decide whether an Algonquin Township trustee with a 30-year-old felony can stay in his role will move forward after a McHenry County judge denied a request to dismiss the suit on Thursday.
A past felony conviction precludes Algonquin Township Trustee Ed Zimel from holding his elected position, the McHenry County State s Attorney s Office wrote in a court filing that seeks to have Zimel removed from office.