I was thinking about the empty state senate district, Number 33, which Illinois Democrats created in an attempt to shove as many current Republican state legislators into districts with another GOP legislator as possible. Who might be a logical candidate. … Continue reading
Even though we have not yet seen the final map that Illinois Democrats are poised to impose upon their arch enemies, the Republicans, reaction and analysis from those intensely interested in politics are coming in. Below is what a northern … Continue reading
Illinois Senate Democrats have released their draft of districts for the next ten years. Below you see want they want to happened in McHenry, Lake, northern Kane and Cook Counties. Although McHenry County has enough people to continue justifying a … Continue reading
Here’s a county ahead of the redistricting curve. At the last meeting of the McHenry County Board a number of non-Legislative Committee members wanted to see tentative maps. They pretty much got the brush-off. Now comes Kane County map makers … Continue reading
Yesterday I wrote about how Winnebago County’s board had decided they, as part-time employees didn’t deserve to have pensions. Today, the Sunday Chicago Tribune has a front page article by Christy Gutowski, Joe Mahr and Joseph Ryan entitled, Quite a … Continue reading
McHenry County popped up as number one in front page stories in the Chicago Sun-Times Sunday and the Chicago Tribune Monday. News about food stamp use increasing was the page one story in the Sun-Times. Foreclosures on homes was the … Continue reading
Read between the lines of this press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office and let me know if you think indictments are forthcoming for those involved with this Kane County special tax district: SMALL WEST SUBURBAN WATER DISTRICT PLACED IN … Continue reading
I always get exercised when I see marginal highway projects in Downstate Illinois, while area residents are threatened (with the support of local officials) with a local toll bridge across the Fox River between Carpentersville and Algonquin. In 2007, we … Continue reading
Kane County Coroner Chuck West has been indicted for official misconduct. He was charged with taking a TV from the a dead Carpentersville man’s home, then giving it to two employees. The Kane County Board voted to ask him to … Continue reading
Update of June 15, 2012. There is now a way to find people in the McHenry County Jail. Look here for the link. = = = = = A friend of McHenry County Blog was trying to find out if … Continue reading
The Daley Herald’s James Fuller has done a comparison between local campaign contributions and vendor contributions that I have not seen since the article Allison Smith wrote for the Northwest Herald and the ones I wrote for McHenry County Blog. … Continue reading
With the Northwest Herald covering the McCullom Lake water pollution story like a blanket and the McHenry County Board trying to figure out what to do, even if a little after the fact, I thought folks might be interested that … Continue reading
Don’t call your African-American kids “monkeys” when they are climbing in trees near your home, if you want to be a delegate to the Democratic Party National Convention pledged to Barack Obama. A simmering neighborhood fight in Carpentersville between an … Continue reading
Don’t call your African-American kids “monkeys” when they are climbing in trees near your home, if you want to be a delegate to the Democratic Party National Convention pledged to Barack Obama. A simmering neighborhood fight in Carpentersville between an … Continue reading
From the folks that brought us the 1974 RTA gas and sales tax comes the idea of turning Randall Road into a tollway. It’s not bad enough that the Illinois Department of Transportation has built four-lane highways for less traffic … Continue reading
From the folks that brought us the 1974 RTA gas and sales tax comes the idea of turning Randall Road into a tollway. It’s not bad enough that the Illinois Department of Transportation has built four-lane highways for less traffic … Continue reading
Here’s the press release announcing Kane County Board member John Noverini’s candidacy for Kane County judge as a Democrat. See yesterday’s article for Noverini’s switch from the Republican to the Democratic Party. NOVERINI TO RUN FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE CARPENTERSVILLE … Continue reading
Here’s the press release announcing Kane County Board member John Noverini’s candidacy for Kane County judge as a Democrat. See yesterday’s article for Noverini’s switch from the Republican to the Democratic Party. NOVERINI TO RUN FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE CARPENTERSVILLE … Continue reading
Former Kane County State’s Attorney David Akermann is running for judge. In 2006, he ran for a judgeship in the Kane, Kendall and DeKalb County circuit. He won Kane, but lost DeKalb and Kendall, finishing second out of three. He … Continue reading
Former Kane County State’s Attorney David Akermann is running for judge. In 2006, he ran for a judgeship in the Kane, Kendall and DeKalb County circuit. He won Kane, but lost DeKalb and Kendall, finishing second out of three. He … Continue reading
