A press release from the Federal Bureau of Investigation: Michael J. Anderson Named Special Agent in Charge of Chicago Division Director James B. Comey has named Michael J. Anderson special agent in charge (SAC) of the FBI’s Chicago Division. Mr. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Chicago
A $10 a day tax, reports Sneed. The City of Chicago cannot levy an income tax without state legislative approval. … Continue reading
Used to be that Chicago garbage trucks had three men. Being from this area, where one person, a driver, who jockeys the garbage cans himself, I never understood why there would be such blatant waste in the cash-starved city. That’s … Continue reading
A press release from Springfield’s U.S. Attorney: INDICTMENT CHARGES CHICAGO NEW BIRTH CHRISTIAN CENTER PASTOR AND OTHERS WITH DEFRAUDING SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM Springfield, Ill. – The grand jury today returned an indictment that charges the founding pastor of the New Birth … Continue reading
An op-ed piece in the Chicago Sun-Times Wednesday by Chicago Alderman George Cardenas argues that suburbanites who work in the city should be charged $200 a year for the privilege. “The citizens of Chicago cannot and should not continue to … Continue reading
Those who have lived both in Cook and outside of Cook County know that real estate taxes are cheaper in Cook County. Now, Chicago Tribune columnist Eric Zorn emphasizes that fact. He doesn’t compare Chicago to McHenry County. Instead he … Continue reading
Pretty much except in Crystal Lake, McHenry County has succumbed to the cries of those who want slot machines on every corner. Now, a Chicago casino has entered the mayoral campaign with Rahm Emmanuel pushing it as an answer to … Continue reading
State Rep. Jack Franks is courting money from Chicago rich guys again. (See also, “Jack Franks Sets Chicago Mike Madigan Fund Raiser” and “Jack Franks Holds Pricey Chicago Fund Raiser Day Rod Blagojevich Arrested.”) This year’s invitation came by email: … Continue reading
The Village of Lakewood has pretty much decided to create a Tax Increment Financing District of about one square mile. This Tuesday at 7 PM, the SportsPlex development, in its second iteration, will be presented at a public meeting at … Continue reading
In Saturday’s Chicago Sun-Times is an article about Chicago Alderman Bob Fioretti’s mayoral campaign. It says he wants to use $25 million in Tax Increment Financing money “to bankroll a summer jobs program and using everything else that’s not committed … Continue reading
Here is the annual “we pay our own way” press release from Northern Illinois’ U.S. Attorney’s Office: CHICAGO U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE COLLECTED $118.9 MILLION IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ACTIONS AND ASSET FORFEITURES IN FISCAL YEAR 2014 CHICAGO ― The U.S. … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: ALDERMAN’S FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF PLEADS GUILTY TO ACCEPTING $7,500 BRIBE IN EXCHANGE FOR LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR LIQUOR LICENSE CHICAGO — A former chief of staff for an unnamed Chicago alderman pleaded … Continue reading
During the two years after the Tea Party election of 2010, two spokesmen arose. One was McHenry County Congressman Joe Walsh. (His wife Helene was present; Walsh was on his WIND talk show.) The other was southeast Florida Congressman Allen … Continue reading
Missed during May was Democratic Party State Rep. Jack Franks invitation to a Downtown Chicago fundraiser. Headliners for the June 25th West Kinzie Street fundraiser at Moe’s Cantina were Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White Chicago Alderman Ed Burke Cook … Continue reading
I’m guessing my idea to put Barack Obama’s Presidential Library in DeKalb to replace Cole Hall where the 2008 mass shooting occurred isn’t going to occur. If Obama really cared about that problem, what could be a better place. There … Continue reading
Apparently the profit margin on Red Light Cameras was so high that a salesman decided to try to tip the scales through bribery. At least that’s what I conclude after reading the following press release from the U.S. Attorney: RETIRED … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: TEN DEFENDANTS CHARGED IN SEPARATE FEDERAL CASES ALLEGING A TOTAL OF MORE THAN $1.27 MILLION IN SOCIAL SECURITY FRAUD CHICAGO ― Ten Chicago and area defendants were charged in separate federal criminal … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog was started in reaction to the City of Crystal Lake’s announcement that it would be creating a Tax Increment Financing District to finance development of the Vulcan Gravel Pit. With the subsequent recession, that plan went askew … Continue reading
If Republicans are ever serious about winning statewide elections in Illinois then they must do better in Chicago. Over the past decade Republicans continuously ignored Chicago because the conventional political wisdom was that the Democratic machine was too strong and … Continue reading
A press release from Sharon Meroni’s Defend the Vote: Illegal and Uncertified Voting Systems in Chicago and Suburban Cook County Defend the Vote has recently uncovered startling evidence that proves the voting systems used in Chicago and Suburban Cook County … Continue reading