Forrest Ashby

Quincy couple must tear down garage after City Council denies request for zoning variance

April 8, 2025 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

QUINCY — The Quincy City Council agreed with the Zoning Board of Appeals on Monday night and denied a request for zoning variance from a Quincy couple to build a garage on their property. The Zoning Board of Appeals met Jan. 22 to deny Forrest and Kim Ashby’s request to build a detached two-car garage…

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Ashby denies denies knowledge of alleged 'rape email' coverup

December 2, 2021 | By Dave McKinney and Tony Arnold, WBEZ

Nearly two years ago, a WBEZ open-records request to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s office set off alarm bells in Springfield. The governor’s office released a 2012 email exchange between now-indicted former Commonwealth Edison lobbyist Michael McClain and two top aides to then-Gov. Pat Quinn. McClain was seeking leniency for a former state employee, Forrest Ashby,…

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