From the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County: Reserve your spot with THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS’ COMMUNITY SOLAR FARM PLEASE RESPOND BY JANUARY 8. “I would like to express my appreciation for the Defender’s efforts to bring community solar to our Dean … Continue reading
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A press release from the Illinois Supreme Court reveals that former McHenry County Clerk Mary McClellan seeks to be appointed an Associate McHenry County Circuit Court Judge. She ran for the Republican Party nomination for Circuit Court Judge last spring … Continue reading
Commercial interests that will be hurt by the bill to subsidize Exelon nuclear power plants through our election bills have filed suit. Capitol Fax has the details here. Crain’s characterized the suit like this: “The competitors say the law unfairly … Continue reading
A message from State Rep. Barb Wheeler: Review for week of December 5, 2016 Last week, I had the opportunity to speak to a civics class at Prairie Ridge High School. It was great to see such a high level … Continue reading
A message from State Senator Karen McConnaughay: Legislative Update From Veto Session Week 2 Having just wrapped up the second week of veto session, I can report that there was a lot of action in Springfield this week. An important … Continue reading
Occupied by other stories toward the end of the General Election season, McHenry County Blog fell behind in reporting big ($1,000 or more) contributions to State Rep. and Countty Board Chairman candidate Jack Franks. Below is what was reported since … Continue reading
Before we went on vacation, my Village of Lakewood sent out the press release below. I just got around to acting on it. The points out that Commonwealth Edison, our most avaricious utility–always asking the Illinois General Assembly to raise … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Environmental Defenders: GREEN DRINKS MCHENRY COUNTY GATHERING SET FOR January 4 CRYSTAL LAKE – On the first Wednesday of each month, environmentally-minded people gather upstairs at Duke’s Alehouse Kitchen to network and talk about … Continue reading
There’s a game of disinformation that the two electric utilities play in Illinois. Com Ed makes contributions to legislators in southern Illinois and Ameren gives money to state representatives and senators in northern Illinois. I guess these power companies (pun … Continue reading
From the Lake in the Hills Police Department: Due to the extreme low temperatures, and a power outage in the area of Hunters Path and Deer Path in Lake in the Hills. A warming center will be opened at the … Continue reading
State Rep. Jack Franks, also known as Chainsaw Jack, introduced legislation to allow Commonwealth Edison to chop down trees that were in the way of power lines. Think of how much money that would have saved in tree trimming. This … Continue reading
Com Ed is sending tree cutters to many areas in McHenry County during the next three months. That’s what the post card says. Com Ed calls it “vegetation management.” With all the authority cited, one might wonder why State Rep. … Continue reading
A press release concerning future electricity costs for most of those in McHenry County whose municipalities are buying it in bulk (think “aggregation”), which are going up almost 54% from 4.169 to 7.2 cents per kilowatt hour: NIGEAC ELECTRIC AGGREGATION … Continue reading
It won’t be Ghostbusters. The Senate roll call of override of Governor Pat Quinn’s Senate Bill 9. which overrides an Illinois Commerce Commission decision, is below: Besides two of three State Senators representing McHenry County–Pam Althoff and Karen McConnaughay–potential candidates … Continue reading
The two roll calls on the Com Ed/Ameren electric rate hike bill have appeared here before. Some might wonder why I feel so strongly about this legislation that will ad $6 a month to most homeowners’ electric bills. The reason … Continue reading
That’s what the Chicago Tribune is reporting tonight in its internet edition. So, I figure it’s time to remind people who voted to allow Commonwealth Edison to raise our electric rates. The roll calls for the Illinois Senate and House … Continue reading
When legislators vote to hike your electric rates, it seems to me that people ought to know who is responsible. Senate Bill 9 passed lickty-split this month, just as previous misnamed “smart grid” bills did. Since I have published the … Continue reading
Got this from the Crystal Lake Police: “A power outage has occurred in the area of Dartmoor and McHenry due to downed trees. “Comed is on scene working to address the problem as we speak. They estimate power restoration at … Continue reading
It’s not a big secret that I thought the Com Ed-Ameren Smart Meter bill was a scam. “It’s going to save money.” That was the pitch. Now Statehouse News has come up with price tags. Take a read: “Anne Pramaggiore, … Continue reading