Lake in the Hills Spending at Municipal League Conference Down

Reprinted from the Illinois News Network: Bills to limit taxpayer-funded trips, conferences die in committee as spending continues By Cole Lauterbach and Brett Rowland In 2017, local officials spent hundreds of thousands of tax dollars on trips to a convention … Continue reading

Good News Reports Most Endorsed Candidates for Methodist “Supreme Court,” University Senate Win

Four years ago conservatives got caught napping at the every-four-year General Conference of the United Methodist Church. There was insufficient communication with the new influx of African delegates. (Delegates are selected on more or less of a one member, one … Continue reading

Methodist Convention This Week in Tampa – Unity Not on the Agenda

Every four years the United Methodist Church holds a convention. Just like the Republicans and the Democrats. This year Methodists affiliated with the UMC will convene in Tampa.  (The vibrant Korean Methodist Church is not one of those affiliated.) There … Continue reading

McHenry County Sheriff Has Not Been Asked to Help with NATO Conference Security

With Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel rooting around for law enforcement assistance for the upcoming NATO Conference, I wondered if the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department had been asked for assistance. The short answer is “No.” Here’s the Sheriff’s Department’s response to … Continue reading