Watch the DirtyKeith... blog

For several months a blog has been reporting considerable behind-the-scenes information worth mentioning. If you haven't visited that blog (or haven't been there recently), check it out at www.dirtykeithvsdirtyharry.blogspot.com

I think this was the blog that first reported the Nygrens' homestead exemption on their Cape Coral, Florida residence, which had been claimed at the same time as the Illinois homestead exemption on their Hebron residence. Since then, the Nygren family has claimed that only Mrs. Nygren is a Florida resident, and the Illinois homestead exemption has been discontinued by local taxing authorities.

Keith, of course, still claims Illinois residency. That's necessary to hold the elected office of sheriff. Only his wife is a Florida resident. But together they get the Florida homestead exemption. Would he have to resign as McHenry County Sheriff, if he were deemed a Florida resident?

Actual travel records, if they ever became available, would prove just how much time he spent in Florida in 2009. At first, Nygren told the Northwest Herald that he spent only a few days in Florida; then the newspaper re-worded that to something like only a few days at a time.

He, like any other employee, is entitled to vacation time, but not vacation time based on his "over 42 years of law enforcement experience." Nygren's vacation time should be based on his 12 years as sheriff of McHenry County. How much time is that? Three weeks?

Is there anyone who thinks he took only three weeks (15 working days) vacation in 2009?