No Investigation of Sarto, Despite Lawyer's Request

The attorney representing Carpentersville Village Trustee Paul Humpfer in his ongoing criminal matter recently asked police to conduct an investigation into Village President Bill Sarto's alleged refusal to accept a subpoena to testify at a hearing in the case.

But Carpentersville Police Cmdr. Mike Kilbourne said Friday "there is no active investigation" into whether Sarto committed a criminal misdemeanor on Aug. 19 by reportedly refusing to accept the subpoena from a process server.

Humpfer's attorney, Patrick Crimmins of Brady & Jensen in Elgin, subpoenaed Sarto to testify at a hearing on Humpfer's motion for a new judge in his case. Humpfer claims that Judge James Hallock, who convicted the trustee of domestic battery in a bench trial in March, failed to disclose relationships he has or had with current and former Carpentersville officials.