The following was written by State Senator Dan Duffy concerning a clone of the bill enacted at DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin’s request. House Bill 229, sponsored in the Illinois House by State Rep. Jack Franks, it allows McHenry … Continue reading
Pointing out that the McHenry County Conservation District was created by voter referendum in 1971, the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County have issued the following “Action Alert” in opposition to a bill sponsored by State Rep. Jack Franks. The bill … Continue reading
The McHenry County Conservation is using YouTube to recruit police officers: … Continue reading
Yesterday, I took a look at my real estate tax bill and found that it was still really high, but not much higher than last year’s. Today, take a look at how much various types of tax districts increased or … Continue reading
As I have been trying to get through to folks, something called the “tax extension” is what people (including reporters) should concentrate on. The extensions of all tax districts in McHenry County can be found on the McHenry County Clerk’s … Continue reading
The McHenry County Conservation has found a way to get more money than it would have been able to otherwise. It will still be within the tax cap’s limit, but until Senate Bill 345 was passed, the amount MCCD was … Continue reading
The McHenry County Board is seeking applications for a place on the McHenry County Conservation District Board: The McHenry County Board is accepting applications from persons interested in appointment to the McHenry County Conservation District Board of Trustees. One vacant … Continue reading
McHenry County Secrets, a new blog by David Bachmann, reveals more about the motorcycle with McHenry County Conservation District markings in this article. … Continue reading
Dave Bachmann published the blog “Dirty Keith vs. Dirty Harry” for about four years. He broke the story about Sheriff Keith Nygren having Homestead Exemptions in both Illinois and Florida. Illinois doesn’t care, but Florida does. Now he has started … Continue reading
Want to share goodies being provided to McHenry County Board members by the McHenry County Conservation District? Then, mark your calendar for January 30th at 8 AM. That’s a Friday. Too early for me, but, if you’d like to view … Continue reading
Reader “Connecting Dots” inserted this property tax information in a comment under the article, “McSweeney Introduces Eleven Bills.” There are comments on more than one of the bills, but with regard to McSweeney’s House Bill 178 to freeze township extensions … Continue reading
What a convoluted headline. As I was writing about my verification that the McHenry County Conservation District tax hike bill had been signed by Governor Pat Quinn, I predicted that there would be a rebuttal to MCCD Board President David … Continue reading
Appointed in 2009 when predecessor Rob Blagojevich was impeached, Governor Pat Quinn stood for election. Right after his only election, Quinn convinced losing Democrats to increase the state income tax by 67%. Lots of them got cushy state jobs. Now … Continue reading
A friend who gets Facebook posts from Land Conservancy of McHenry County Executive Director Lisa Haderlein, informs me she is reporting that Senate Bill 3341 has been signed. Nothing on the Illinois General Assembly web site yet, but it is the … Continue reading
This is something new on the McHenry County political front. Not since I put up a video of Bill Cellini making a presentation to the Crystal Lake City Council on developing the Tax Increment Financing District along Route 14–years ago–have … Continue reading
I guess I should not be surprised that McHenry County Board members don’t want to touch Pam Althoff’s, Karen McConnaughay’s and MikeTryon’s tax hike bill. After all, as a class, politicians don’t like to put themselves at risk. Senate Bill … Continue reading
My precinct is not a large one, but it does have a higher turnout than most. With Senate Bill 3341 still sitting on Governor Quinn’s desk, I decided to let residents of Algonquin 7 know that Senator Pam Althoff’s, Senator … Continue reading
Nick Provenzano has scheduled a meeting of McHenry County’s Legislative Committee on Friday at 8:15 AM. There is no agenda, but it is possible that its members will consider the legislation that will allow the McHenry County Conservation District to … Continue reading
OK. The holidays are over and it’s time to think about protecting your pocket book so you can pay Christmas bills now and in the future. This spring the McHenry County Conservation District sought permission to raise taxes from the … Continue reading
When I discussed the impact of Senate Bill 3341 with one its sponsors, I was told that out tax bill would not go up if more non-referendum bonds were issued pursuant to the legislation now awaiting signature on Govenror Pat … Continue reading
