County Historical Preservation Commission Accuses Franks of “Cowardice” for Kissing Up to Chinese Motorola Buyer

The following comes from McHenry County Historical Preservation Commission Chairman Jim McConnell in a comment under the story: McHenry County Historical Commission Chairman Justifies Coventry House Support by McHenry County Board “County Board Chairman Jack Franks wrote a letter yesterday … Continue reading

McHenry County Historical Commission Chairman Justifies Coventry House Support by McHenry County Board

A letter from James G. McConnell to McHenry County Board members about the historic house on the old Motorola property in Harvard: County Board Chairman Jack Franks County Board PED Committee Members County Board Members City of Harvard Mayor Michael … Continue reading

Historical Society Asks County Board Help to Save Harvard’s Coventry House

Comments from McHenry County Historical Society Exec Kurt Begalka to the McHenry County Board: I am here tonight to speak on behalf of the historic 1855 Coventry farmstead in Harvard – which this body landmarked nearly 18 months ago and … Continue reading

Steve Stanek Fills Folks In on Local TIFs

The op-ed piece, originally published in the Northwest Herald, is published here with the permission of author Steve Stanek: McHenry’s Steve Stanek’s Take on Tax Increment Financing Districts The Huntley Outlet Center was supposed to send a flow of tax … Continue reading

Steve Reick Taunts Jack Franks Over Continuing Motorola Vacancy

In his latest campaign post, Republican State Rep. candidate Steve Reick points to the employment problems in McHenry County. Quoting Crain’s Chicago Business, he points out, “McHenry County wages were down 8.8 percent, the largest drop in Illinois and nearly … Continue reading

Motorola Trade Secrets Thief Gets Four Years, Arrested as Heading to China on Oneway Ticket

A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: SUBURBAN CHICAGO WOMAN SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON FOR STEALING MOTOROLA TRADE SECRETS BEFORE BOARDING PLANE FOR CHINA CHICAGO — A former software engineer for Motorola, Inc., now Motorola Solutions, Inc., … Continue reading

Methodists Vote Almost 3-1 Against Ending Investments (Divestment) in Motorola and CAT, Proportional Representation for Africans on Ruling Bodies, Preacher Tenure Ended

The big news out of the Tampa’s Methodist convention for friends of Israel and for those who know the impact of Motorola and Caterpillar on the Illinois economy is the overwhelming defeat of liberal efforts to force Methodist investments out … Continue reading

Chinese-American Woman’s Theft of Trade Secrets from Motorola May Lead to Maximum of 10-Year Term

A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: SUBURBAN CHICAGO WOMAN CONVICTED OF STEALING TRADE SECRETS FROM MOTOROLA BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL TO CHINA CHICAGO — A former software engineer for Motorola, Inc., now Motorola Solutions, Inc., a telecommunications company … Continue reading

Message of the Day – A White Elephant

”White Elephant of Harvard” That was Thursday’s Chicago Tribune’s headline for an article on the Motorola complex in Harvard. Then, later yesterday, the Northwest Herald announced that the campus had been sold. No buyer was named at first. But, later, … Continue reading

Message of the Day – A White Elephant

”White Elephant of Harvard” That was Thursday’s Chicago Tribune’s headline for an article on the Motorola complex in Harvard. Then, later yesterday, the Northwest Herald announced that the campus had been sold. No buyer was named at first. But, later, … Continue reading

Steve Stanek Continues To Try to Get the Northwest Herald to Report Both Sides of the McHenry County College Baseball Stadium Story

McHenry’s Steve Stanek shared two email attempts to persuade the Northwest Herald to provide balanced coverage on McHenry County College’s attempt to put a baseball stadium in Crystal Lake. In the first, sent on November 21st, Stanek finds an issue … Continue reading

Steve Stanek Continues To Try to Get the Northwest Herald to Report Both Sides of the McHenry County College Baseball Stadium Story

McHenry’s Steve Stanek shared two email attempts to persuade the Northwest Herald to provide balanced coverage on McHenry County College’s attempt to put a baseball stadium in Crystal Lake. In the first, sent on November 21st, Stanek finds an issue … Continue reading