Over the last two days I’ve shared the show that both Democrats and Republicans put on in the Lake in the Hills Parade Saturday. Today let’s look at the Lake in the Hills elected officials, elected in non-partisan elections, as … Continue reading
At his second Town Hall Meeting, held at the Eastgate Library in Algonquin, State Rep. Jack Franks was asked whether he favored a zero levy, knowing that it would eliminate the tax for Valley Hi forever. Franks, running for the … Continue reading
Here’s what local libraries did to taxpayers last year and what can be expected when tax bills arrive this month: Libraries INCR / DECR INCR / DECR 2015 – 2014 2014 – 2013 IN TOTAL TAX IN TOTAL TAX BARRINGTON … Continue reading
I noticed my camera’s battery was low when I got it out before the Lake in the Hills parade. Catching my attention were the two Algonquin Township Senior Buses ferrying people from one end of the parade to the other … Continue reading
History was made two years ago with 21-year old Melissa Sanchez was elected Algonquin Township Trustee. Now, her mother Fatima Sanchez had won a seat on the Algonquin Library Board. … Continue reading
Usually it is kids following parents into the political arena. There is certainly what I did. But Saturday at the Patriots United Breakfast featuring Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk, I saw Algonquin Township Trustee Melissa Sanchez. I had hoped to … Continue reading
The biggest is the write-in challenge of Sascha Chadwick to Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley. As McHenry County Blog reported the night it happened, Shepley managed to convince his fellow City Council members that Chadwick, a CPA and entrepreneur. (See … Continue reading
Libraries that are not for a single municipality are governed by elected Library District Boards. They are spread all over McHenry County, with the exception of the Crystal Lake and Harvard area. Crystal Lake and Harvard have the only city … Continue reading
A press release from the Algonquin Library Board: Algonquin Area Public Library District Seeks Candidates for Board of Trustees We need you! Are you community minded? Do you believe in giving back and ensuring that public services are the foundation … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. MikeTryon: Huntley and Algonquin Libraries to Receive “Back to Books” Grants through Illinois Program SPRINGFIELD…..Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has announced that two community libraries in State Representative Mike Tryon’s legislative … Continue reading
The Algonquin Public Library is offering to reward pre-schoolers for reading. This idea reminds me of something I heard Newt Gingrich explain while he was heading up GOPac in preparation to running for House Speaker. Each month my friend State … Continue reading
Two years ago a 27-year old named Joe Stefani was elected to the Algonquin Library Board. He used direct mail. And, he knocked on a lot of doors. In the meantime, Stefani has gotten a minor league baseball team off … Continue reading
State Senator Matt Murphy called on behalf of his running mate Andy McKenna this morning. Murphy is running for lieutenant governor. Good day to call, it’s being Martin Luther King’s birthday holiday and all. Unfortunately, he interrupted our family’s watching … Continue reading
A young man from Algonquin named Joe Stefani is getting a minor league baseball team off the ground without having to build a new stadium. It will be located in Rockford and play in the park district stadium where the … Continue reading
27-year-old Joe Stefani of Algonquin was elected as Trustee of the Algonquin Library Board for the 4-year term. Stefani now becomes the youngest library trustee in the history of the Algonquin Library and one of the youngest in the State … Continue reading
There is no guarantee that any of the so-called member initiatives (“pork” to most) in the budget sent to Governor Rod Blagojevich will ever reach local governments and charitable organizations, but if it does it isn’t just municipalities and townships … Continue reading
There is no guarantee that any of the so-called member initiatives (“pork” to most) in the budget sent to Governor Rod Blagojevich will ever reach local governments and charitable organizations, but if it does it isn’t just municipalities and townships … Continue reading
