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A friend dropped this flying pig on my front porch last week. I haven’t seen him in a while, but I guess I told him the story about Illinois Senate President Pate Philip’s having said the state income tax would … Continue reading
Category Archives: Baseball Stadium
On any three-day weekend, readership starts slacking off after noon on Friday. Just to make it easy for you to find stories you might want to read on this blog that does not go to sleep on weekends, here are … Continue reading
I have received the following statement from Frank Wedig, Chairman of the McHenry County Green Party. He ran for a District 5 county board seat (how well he did is in this article) and, next, Dorr Township Trustee. “One of … Continue reading
Toot, toot. Or is it, “Hoonk, hoonk?” That train speeding down the track is the one delivering authority for the Woodstock baseball stadium developer to use $15 million in Federal Stimulus Bonds to finance their proposed stadium. The beneficiary of … Continue reading
The local expert on stadiums is McHenry’s Steve Stanek. He is a Research Fellow with the Heartland Institute. When I read in Kevin Craver’s article in the Northwest Herald that the McHenry County Board is thinking of awarding the largest … Continue reading
The following are some observations on the traffic problems brought up by Metra’s proposal to purchase 17.3 acres on Country Club Road in Ridgefield for a new stop. As a long-time resident of Crystal Lake, I am very familiar with … Continue reading
There’s no visible movement on the Woodstock baseball stadium planned for Route 14 between Woodstock and Centegra’s Woodstock hospital, but the operation that is going to finance the land has begun. Driving on Lily Pond Road between McConnell Road and … Continue reading
Three weekends ago I caught signs for three Crystal Lake city council candidates in Jeff Thorsen’s neighborhood. There were for Thorsen, fellow incumbent Ralph Dawson and CL Planning and Zoning Commissioner Carolyn Schofield. Driving around after spring break, I saw … Continue reading
When legislators run for re-election, opponents search the record for votes they consider “bad.” As far as I can figure out, none of the five challengers to the Crystal Lake City Council incumbents has cited any votes of the incumbent … Continue reading
Tonight in the MCC cafeteria, round tables were surrounded with educators, community leaders and just plain folks with an interest in the community college. The purpose was the first meeting of the “MAP-Engaging the Community to Chart Our Course” process. … Continue reading
In spite of all the hubbub over the minor league baseball stadium, only three people have filed for McHenry County College Board’s two six-year terms. But, guess what? One of the challengers, John Darger, was a frequent and vocal opponent … Continue reading
In spite of all the hubbub over the minor league baseball stadium, only three people have filed for McHenry County College Board’s two six-year terms. But, guess what? One of the challengers, John Darger, was a frequent and vocal opponent … Continue reading
In honor of Mark Houser and Pete Heitman’s obtaining their McHenry County dream—zoning permission to build a minor league baseball stadium in McHenry County—I post this tee shirt found in Milwaukee’s Mitchell Airport. In case you didn’t read the article … Continue reading
In honor of Mark Houser and Pete Heitman’s obtaining their McHenry County dream—zoning permission to build a minor league baseball stadium in McHenry County—I post this tee shirt found in Milwaukee’s Mitchell Airport. In case you didn’t read the article … Continue reading
With only councilman Richard Ahrens voting in opposition, the Woodstock City Council approved a special use permit for gravel mining across Route 14 from Centegra Hospital down to Lily Pond Road. A privately financed minor league baseball stadium promoted by … Continue reading
With only councilman Richard Ahrens voting in opposition, the Woodstock City Council approved a special use permit for gravel mining across Route 14 from Centegra Hospital down to Lily Pond Road. A privately financed minor league baseball stadium promoted by … Continue reading
With the Woodstock Planning Commission have approved a minor league baseball stadium within sight on Centegra’s Woodstock hospital even though all the required reports had not been filed, the proposal now moves to the city council. I missed this Joliet … Continue reading
With the Woodstock Planning Commission have approved a minor league baseball stadium within sight on Centegra’s Woodstock hospital even though all the required reports had not been filed, the proposal now moves to the city council. I missed this Joliet … Continue reading
A commenter under the Daily Herald story suggested the “Woodstock Groundhogs.” I remember Woodstock from Peanuts. Could it be called the “Woodstock Woodstocks?” That probably would require payment of a licensing fee. My guess is that the team owners would … Continue reading
A commenter under the Daily Herald story suggested the “Woodstock Groundhogs.” I remember Woodstock from Peanuts. Could it be called the “Woodstock Woodstocks?” That probably would require payment of a licensing fee. My guess is that the team owners would … Continue reading