Dillon’s Rule is a legal concept originating in Iowa which says that a local government can’t do anything it is not authorized to do by state law. Now comes opponents of consolidating the McHenry Township Road District starting in 2021 … Continue reading
Category Archives: Annual Town Meeting
When I saw the auction that Dorr Township Road Commissioner John Fuller has authorized to sell equipment, I asked whether that had been approved by the Annual Town Meeting. The answer I received from my Freedom of Information request is … Continue reading
The following article, which appeared in Illinois Leaks, is re-published with permission: Algonquin Township Attorney billing for calling/speaking with “prospective” Moderator before one was even nominated for 2017 Annual Township meeting BY KIRK ALLEN ON APRIL 27, 2018 • ( LEAVE A COMMENT ) McHenry Co. … Continue reading
Algonquin Township Trustee Larry Emery wrote the following about Algonquin Township’s Annual Meeting. As far as I have seen, there has been no article about the seventeen annual town township meetings. Algonquin Township Budget and Town Hall meetings 2015 April … Continue reading
In copying what Lee Jennings sent me, I somehow left out the section on “Savings.” Hence, I am putting the story back at the top. = = = = = At the Nunda Township Annual Town Meeting Supervisor Lee Jennings … Continue reading
All seventeen of McHenry County’s townships hold their meetings at the same time and date, but all townships’ officials don’t encourage people to attend. Not that regular folks have much power, but they did in Grafton Township when the members … Continue reading
The person who sent this picture to me wrote, “Saved you a seat.” Here’s the summary from one person who attended: ‘The meeting only lasted less than 15 minutes. “About 20 people came. “Joe Vokaty gave public comment imploring the … Continue reading
The following was received from newly-elected Algonquin Township Trustee Larry Emery: A point of view by the numbers The 164th Annual Algonquin Township Town Meeting was called to order at 7 pm on Tuesday April 16th 2013 by Marc Munaretto. … Continue reading
For the second year in a row Grafton Township Supervisor Linda Moore was out organized by forces supporting her arch-opponents, the four Township Trustees. There were two meetings announced for Grafton Township citizens Tuesday night. The first turned out to … Continue reading
Grafton Township voters got a robo-call from Township Supervisor Linda Moore this afternoon It reminded them of the Annual and Special Town Meetings tonight starting at 6 PM at Heinemann Middle School in Algonquin off Red Barn Road south of … Continue reading
With the election for Grafton Township officials up next spring, both sides are gearing up to get their messages across. Below you see what Township Supervisor Linda Moore mailed out. It was paid for by her campaign fund. Linda Moore, … Continue reading
There was a new wrinkle in the effort to encourage people to attend the annual meeting of Grafton Township residents this year. Actually, I’ve seen two new wrinkles. The first was a yard sign placed in various places that people … Continue reading
In fact, all seventeen McHenry County Townships will be holding their annual town meetings on Tuesday night. Grafton’s has been the most interesting for the past three years because of the contention among the two sides. At all three meetings … Continue reading
All the air was sucked out of the 7 PM Annual Town Meeting of Grafton Township as Linda Moore’s opponents won the vote in the Special Town Meeting that started an hour before. The Annual Town Meeting started about twenty … Continue reading
All townships will hold annual meetings tonight were everyday voters have have much say as elected township officials. The only one sure to have fireworks is at the Huntley High School, where not one, but two meetings will be held. … Continue reading
People are being urged to attend a Grafton Township Special Town Meeting next Tuesday at 6 at the Huntley High School. Here’s what the post card looks like: It points out that the Township Trustees have not followed the instructions … Continue reading
Acting on unpaid advice from deposed law firm Ancel Glink, Grafton Township Trustees rejected agenda items suggested by local citizens. When Judge Michael Caldwell was informed that Ancel Glink was still acting like the township attorney, he was disturbed, … Continue reading
Thursday night, the Grafton Township Trustees rejected Supervisor Linda Moore’s selection of Rockford’s John Nelson as Township Attorney. Little surprise there, since Nelson’s representation of Moore led to the dismissal of both the Trustees’ favored law firm Ancel Glink, but … Continue reading
I’m losing count. Was today the fourth day of testimony in the Grafton Township separation of powers suit? Maybe it was that I arrived by the expected start time, but an argument over a Temporary Restraining Order wanted by the … Continue reading