Yesterday, it was pointed out that a good number of votes in McHenry County did not show up in the race for Governor. Bruce Rauner won McHenry County with the following results: A Friend of McHenry County Blog found the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Boone County
McHenry County residents can be thankful that local educators have not sought to put a one percent sales tax on the ballot. That would give some of us not only one of the highest property taxes in the country, but … Continue reading
This is a press release from Grafton Township Assessor Al Zieliniski: Four more years of accurate and fair assessments for Grafton Township HUNTLEY, IL – Grafton Township property owners can look forward to four more years of accurate and fair … Continue reading
The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform has calculated average salaries paid by Illinois county governments. McHenry County came in third highest: Ten Counties with the Highest “Average Salary” for Employees … Continue reading
Look at the unsolicited fax that arrived at my desk: … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Board: Draft Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Available for Public Review; Open Houses Scheduled ROCKFORD, Ill. – The draft 2016-20 (CEDS) for the Northern Illinois Region is now available for public review and comment. The … Continue reading
A Bloomberg News analysis of Census data shows that the Chicago Metropolitan Area is losing a higher percentage of its residents than any other Midwest metropolitan area. The time period was between July 2013 and July 2014. The loss was 69/100 … Continue reading
An email from the McHenry County Board announced a Public Open House for the Joint Economic Plan for McHenry, Winnebago, and Boone Counties on Thursday, July 16th at 5 … Continue reading
Boone County Watchdog reports on a former Boone County Circuit Clerk’s employee having pleaded guilty to felony theft. For admitting stealing over $24,000, Donna Osoria received a five year jail sentence. The theft took place from 2010 to 2012. It involved … Continue reading
I know more than one family who has moved from McHenry County to Boone County. It’s cheaper to live there. But, alerted by former McHenry County resident and Democratic Party Board member Bill Pysson’s “Boone County Watchdog,” I discovered a … Continue reading
I’ve shown you the campaign literature from the top two finishers in the Nunda Township Road Commissioner’s race. (Don Kopsell, who ran third, did not share them with McHenry County Blog.) Just thought some might be interested in what others … Continue reading
Former McHenry County resident Bill Pysson won a seat on the Boone County Board Tuesday as a Democrat. Publisher of the Boone County Watchdog, Pysson won in the district just to the west of the McHenry-Boone County line. With four … Continue reading
Springfield’s State Journal-Register is running a story about the Circuit Courts in Winnebago Counties allowing cameras in their courtrooms. Think Belvidere. Think Rockford. The order will be issued on Monday. Associated Press reports that Boone and Winnebago will make 13 … Continue reading
The Tax Foundation has some remarkable work comparing property tax burdens across the United States. Want to know what part of the country to look at for retirement, if cutting your property taxes is one of your goals? Take a … Continue reading
May 3, 2011, the Chicago Tribune had a short story about metropolitan area gasoline prices being higher than ever before. $4.35 during last week. It was $4.30 a gallon during July 7, 2006. As things would have it, I again … Continue reading
Ten years ago respected Republican State Senator Carl Hawkinson from the Peoria area narrowly lost a bid for the Illinois Supreme Court to a trial lawyer named Thomas Kilbride. It gave complete control of the highest level of the state’s … Continue reading
The Rockford Register-Star reported Emerald Ash Borers in Boone County, just to the west of Marengo and Harvard. The paper points out that the little green bugs leave a D-shaped hole when it bores out of the tree. Infected trees … Continue reading
I had this great idea for a follow-up story to my Saturday article about Amtrak’s coming to southern McHenry County. What if the Illinois Railroad Museum offered its station to serve Amtrak passengers on the line that Governor Pat Quinn … Continue reading
Found this little item on “Boone County Watchdog.” How would you like to be a Boone County resident and read in a county management letter accompanying the annual audit: “We noted the Collector held over $1 million in savings as … Continue reading