The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform has calculated average salaries paid by Illinois county governments. McHenry County came in third highest: Ten Counties with the Highest “Average Salary” for Employees … Continue reading
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When Randy Hultgren ran for Congress after reapportionment which brought his representation to McHenry County, he lived in DuPage County’s Winfield. Now he lives in Plano I discovered when reading the following part of his “Hultgren Huddle” newsletter: Metra Extension … Continue reading
A press release from Allen Skillicorn: Prevailing Wage Is A Bum Deal For The Collar Counties Prevailing Wage is supposed to set a minimum hourly wage for skilled labor based on the cost of living for each of Illinois’ 102 counties. … Continue reading
Pace, the largely suburban public bus company, has released routes which it would like to run throughout the six-county area and beyond. That’s the map above. Within McHenry County, Pace would run one line from Waukegan through McHenry, down the … Continue reading
The Tax Foundation has some remarkable work comparing property tax burdens across the United States. Want to know what part of the country to look at for retirement, if cutting your property taxes is one of your goals? Take a … Continue reading
Since all in McHenry County but Algonquin Township are among those who reside in the new 14th Congressional District, I thought the followed email from Congressman Randy Hultgren might be of interest: The Hultgren Huddle Dear Friend, It’s been 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
The United States Attorney’s Office has taken on the prosecution of Charles H. Landwer, Jr., for (to quote Daily Herald reporters Rob Olmstead and Chuck Keeshan) “scamming the elderly and the unsuspecting out of their homes and property.” $2.4 million … Continue reading
The United States Attorney’s Office has taken on the prosecution of Charles H. Landwer, Jr., for (to quote Daily Herald reporters Rob Olmstead and Chuck Keeshan) “scamming the elderly and the unsuspecting out of their homes and property.” $2.4 million … Continue reading