Pig Farm as Anti-Development Tool

The man pointing his figure as if a kid with a play gun is Bob Wargaski.

Wargaski is out in front of the recently arrested tee-shirt Marine Greg Kachka.

Wargaski wants to start a pig farm in Island Lake.

Why?

If he opens a pig farm, the Village of Island Lake won’t be able to build a water tower next to his property.

It’s not that he doesn’t know anything about animals.

He already has a herd of buffalo in Wisconsin.

The Chicago Tribune ran a big story a while back and now the Northwest Herald has piled on.

Under the story by Julian Duchnowski are comments about a member of the Teegan family. I thought the name looked familiar, so I searched McHenry County Blog and found this article entitled,

There are various spellings of the name in the article, but it surely could be the same family that poured
$12,000 into the campaign coffers of Citizens for a Better Wonder Lake.

The best political button or sticker of the 1990’s was one from opponents of factory hog farms. It said,

PIGS
DON’T
VOTE

They may not vote, but they can play a role in local politics.

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