The McHenry County Democratic Party Central Committee show having raised almost $19,000 from April through now. The total was boosted that high by about $12,000 from JB Pritzker funneled though the Illinois Democratic County Chair’s Association. In the second quarter … Continue reading
Category Archives: Expenditure
The following information about local school districts was organized by Cary School Board President Scott Coffey. He writes I believe this is a follow up to one of the topics of the school district meeting that took place with the … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune had an editorial in its Monday edition about Glenview official’s spending about $504,000 over three years on parties, dinner, travel, etc. “And a lack of transparency documenting it.” Here’s how the editorial began: “For those who work … Continue reading
Yesterday we looked at demographic information about McHenry County school districts. Today, with the help of a Friend of McHenry County Blog, we shall explore information on how the money is spent. Two statistics are shown below: Expenditures per pupil … Continue reading
In yesterday’s article showing expenditures and revenues for McHenry Townships, McHenry Township was omitted. 2017 data for all seventeen townships are shown below, this time the difference has been calculated. The source is the Illinois State Comptroller’s web site. … Continue reading
The Illinois State Comptroller has a data base contacting information about tax districts throughout Illinois. Today we look at expenditures and revenues for McHenry County’s seventeen townships. From looking at the above figures, one can see that some townships seem … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog reported who gave what to Democratic Party State Rep. candidate John Bartman. Now. let’s see how he spent $6,221.78 of his campaign money so far. $2,750 to Stars & Stripes, Bridgeview, for signs. $1,515 for printing from … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. David McSweeney: Governor Signs McSweeney-Cullerton Bill Designed to Curb Local Government Spending Cary, IL…Governor Bruce Rauner has signed legislation State Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) sponsored to create more accountability for how local tax … Continue reading
During the campaign for Sheriff, Bill Prim consistently told audiences that he intended to cut that department’s budget. Now figures are in for the first seven months on Prim’s administration. “Administration” contains Patrol, Dispatch, Detectives, Civil Process, Records and Administrative … Continue reading
Here are some 2013 McHenry County school statistics–average expenditure per pupil and per classroom, plus average teach salary–to ponder. They were calculated by a Friend of McHenry County Blog. I don’t think I have seen average spending per classroom for … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim: SPENDING DOWN MORE THAN $2 MILLION OVER FIRST THREE MONTHS OF FISCAL YEAR, SHERIFF ANNOUNCES March 2, 2015 With just a quarter of the fiscal year gone by, the McHenry County … Continue reading
I asked the Sheriff’s Department to compare expenditures this year with a year ago. Business Manager Sandy Salgado compared expenditures for December, January and through the 20th of February for 2014 and 2015. The amount spent was $1 million less … Continue reading
Guess I should have stayed up later. I packed it in at 11:11 last night, disappointed that I could not write a combined article about spending in the McHenry County Sheriff’s race between Bill Prim and Jim Harrison. Harrison filed … Continue reading
Most analyses of campaigns provide the amount of money raised and spent. Bill Prim raised $48,394 in the first quarter of this year and spent $66,621.42. From January through March, his opponent Andy Zinke raised $38,625 and spent $75,994. I thought … Continue reading
This are far from total numbers, just what the two Republican candidates for Sheriff spent since New Year’s Day. But, that’s when the bulk of money in a campaign is spent. Andy Zinke: $75,994 Bill Prim: $66,721 The vote totals were … Continue reading
The quarterly reports for campaign committees are due tomorrow, but Andy Zinke’s has already been filed. Loser Zinke reported spending $72,126 since January 1st. An additional $3,868 was reported as in-kind expenditures. During the quarter, he raised $38,625. Right before the … Continue reading
A tool for those who want to know where their tax dollars are going went up today on the Adam Andrzejewski’s web site, For the Good of Illinois. Pick your school district (after signing) in. Take a look at where … Continue reading