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
Category Archives: Genoa
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
The energy crisis hit us in 1975. It was so intense that my constituents took after me while I filled my tank with gas at the station next to the Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce building. One of the obvious … Continue reading
The next step in lowering electric rates 46% (not Com Ed’s delivery charge) has taken place. Direct Energy has notified residents of the municipalities which awarded it the contract (Woodstock, Huntley, Lakewood, Ringwood and Genoa) that they have the right … Continue reading
A press release from the Northern Illinois Governmental Electric Aggregation Consortium and the Northern Illinois Governmental Electric Aggregation Consortium: Direct Energy Offers Fixed Electricity Price to Five Communities in the Northern Illinois Governmental Electric Aggregation Consortium Illinois (April 30-, 2012) … Continue reading
“While Democrats say Teachers ‘Have Kept Their Part of the Deal?’“ is the title of an April 5, 2011, article by former Huntley School District 158 Board member Larry Snow. (The quote was in the Chicago Tribune Marcy 31, 2011. … Continue reading
First he said he would. Governor Pat Quinn, that is. That was in Rockford. Then, Quinn said he was going to re-study whether Amtrak should go through Genoa instead. And, he’s decided to run it through Genoa. Not Huntley, where … Continue reading
I had this great idea for a follow-up story to my Saturday article about Amtrak’s coming to southern McHenry County. What if the Illinois Railroad Museum offered its station to serve Amtrak passengers on the line that Governor Pat Quinn … Continue reading