Snapchat Threat Leads to Arrest of 18-Year Old Huntley High School Student

A press release from the Huntley School District: School Threat On Thursday September 20, 2018 the Huntley Police Department was made aware of a potentially threatening post made by a Huntley High School Student using Snapchat. Another Huntley High School … Continue reading

$659,000 Goes to Teachers Union in Huntley School District

The taxpayers of Huntley Unit School District 158 pay through the salaries paid their teachers and auxiliary workers $658,760.20 to two affiliates of the Illinois Association. 692 teachers paid $508,734.82 during the last year. Other employees, numbering 478, paid the … Continue reading

Huntley School District Union Members Could Save $716 by Dropping Out Copy

Huntley Unit School District 158 has 160 public union members. Each pays, regardless of salary, $716 a year in union dues. The IEA teachers union, the Huntley Education Association, struck in 2008. See articles about the relationship of the union … Continue reading

How Did McHenry County Schools Spend Our 2016 Tax Dollars?

Here’s a table that shows school superintend and teacher salaries for McHenry County school districts, as well as class sizes. A Friend of McHenry County Blog did the heavy lifting in manipulating this data. You will note that Marengo-Union and … Continue reading

2016 McHenry County Schools Statistics – Property Tax Comparisons

Right after this year’s real estate tax bills arrived in mailboxes, McHenry County Blog showed how school districts’ tax levies compared with the previous two years’ levies. A Friend of McHenry County Blog did the heavy lifting in manipulating this … Continue reading

Xbox Live Threats Investigated in Huntley

A press release from the Huntley Police Department: Huntley Police Department Investigates Electronic Threats On Monday, November 13, 2017, the Huntley Police Department was made aware of disparaging racial and threatening comments that were sent to a juvenile via Xbox Live. … Continue reading

Huntley School Board Candidate Lesli Melendy Complains of McHenry County Clerk’s Office Having Misspelled Her Name, State Sen. Karen McConnaughay’s Chief of Staff

Lesli Melendy, running for Huntley School District 158 Board, complained in a letter to the Northwest Herald that McHenry County Clerk Mary McClellan spelled her name wrong on the handout about candidates. “I have serious concerns about the McHenry County … Continue reading

Tryon Reports

The end of session report from State Rep. Mike Tryon: New FY17 Spending Bills will Enable Full K-12 School Operations for Entire School Year SB 2047. Some elements of the package appropriated money so that it could be legally used … Continue reading

Comparing School Tax Totals – 2015 and 2016 Collections

Schools are the tax districts that take most money in every part of McHenry County. Below is a comparison of what was levied last year for collection this year and what was asked for the year before. Thanks again to … Continue reading

Dems Would Take 50% of State Aid to Education from CL Grade School

From GOP State Rep. candidate Allen Skillicorn: Skillicorn Opposes Manar’s School Takeaway Background facts & figures: School District  FY 15 Disbursements  Change with SB 231 Compared to Disbursements  % Change 300  $      32,265,103.31  $       (2,383,447.01) -7.4% 155  $      10,624,580.88  $       … Continue reading

McHenry County Schools Asking for 1.23% More This Year

Below you can see what McHenry County school districts will be asking to extract from your checking or escrow accounts this year. You will note that all of them put together are requesting 1.23% more, although the rate of inflation … Continue reading

Looking at More School Debt Information

Taken from bond documents by bond analyst Steve Willson is the following information: … Continue reading

Protection Offered for Woodstock School Board

Rural Woodstock’s Susan Handelsman has prepared a critique of Woodstock School District 200. She compares statistics from the Woodstock School District with those of Huntley’s. Comparing Woodstock and Huntley School Districts D200  Budget Planning Parameters and Assumptions include EAV [Equalized Assessed … Continue reading

School District 200 Budget Meeting

There were several  speakers during public comments period of the Woodstock School Board on Tuesday night. Most centered on the high property tax rate in Woodstock affecting seniors, low income renters, and driving home prices even lower. One speaker wondered … Continue reading

School Stats including Cost per Classroom

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

Taxes for Schools, This Year & Last Year

Since schools comprise the bulk of property tax dollars, I thought some might be interested in seeing how they changed from last year to this year. Although the percentage change column is labeled “% Change + of -” the first … Continue reading

AT&T Gives $2,000 to District 158 Foundation at Mike Tryon’s Request

A press release from State Rep. Mike Tryon: Rep. Mike Tryon Joins AT&T in Presenting Investing in Illinois Award to District 158 Education Foundation ALGONQUIN…..In partnership with AT&T’s Investing in Illinois Awards Program, State Representative Mike Tryon (R-Crystal Lake) on … Continue reading