A communication from State Rep, Steve Reick: The following is an email I sent to the members of the Illinois House, Republican and Democrat about HB348, a township bill that would have a devastating effect on McHenry County, and is … Continue reading
Category Archives: Referendum
State Rep. David McSweeney succeeded in getting his McHenry County township elimination bill after passage of a referendum out of the Committee on Counties and Townships. He is the Republican Spokesman on that committee. The vote was 11-4-1. The bill … Continue reading
State Senator Craig Wilcox’ revision of State Rep. David McSweeney’s bill to allow voters to abolish township governments by referendum has been now been posted. You can read Senate Bill 1567 here. … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Craig Wilcox: Wilcox Consolidation Bill Adds Vital Taxpayer Protection Clauses Springfield, IL. – State Sen. Craig Wilcox (R-McHenry) filed legislation Wednesday to ensure local government consolidation puts taxpayers first. Senate Bill 1567 contains specific … Continue reading
Here’s what legislators will see (in addition to any caucus analysis) about State Rep. David McSweeney’s bill to allow the abolitiion of township governments in McHenry County: Amends the Township Code. Provides that the board of trustees of any township … Continue reading
Calling former Governor Bruce Rauner “hypocritical” for vetoing the township abolition bill, State Senator Terry Link,also Chairman of the Lake County Democratic Party, says the bill will pass again and be signed by Governor JB Pritzker. The bill had two … Continue reading
The Illinois News Network‘s take on Governor Bruce Rauner’s killing of State Rep. David McSweeney’s bill to allow taxpayers to petition for referendums to abolish township government: After veto from Rauner, lawmaker plans to re-file consolidation bill again this spring … Continue reading
From State Rep. Steve Reick: Governor Vetoes Township Consolidation Bill that Targeted McHenry County On Friday afternoon, Governor Bruce Rauner issued an amendatory veto to HB 4637, which singled out McHenry County and would have allowed township consolidation referenda to … Continue reading
The Illinois General Assembly reports that State Rep. David McSweeney’s House Bill 4637 was sent to Governor Bruce Rauner on Monday by Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan. So speculation that the bill might be rolled over to the next General … Continue reading
The Huntley Area Library Board wants to sell $12.9 million in twenty year bonds to renovate and expand the library. They also plan to spend $400,000 they have on hand for the project. The existing library is 17,000 square feet. … Continue reading
In reply to Steve Willson’s comments on State Rep. David McSweeney’s bill to allow voters to abolish their township government through a petition and referendum process, commenter “KnownExtremist” offers the following: I do have an opinion on townships and I … Continue reading
More comments on State. Rep. David McSweeney’s bill allowing voters to abolish their township government by referendum: From Steve Willson: I’m going to offer my opinion here in the hope of trying to sort out some of the wheat from … Continue reading
State Rep. Steve Reick offers the following hypothesis for State Rep. David McSweeney’e delay in sending his House Bill 4617 to Governor Bruce Rauner. The bill would allow voters in any McHenry County township to petition for a referendum to … Continue reading
Here is the guts of the new language in the McHenry County township abolition by referendum House Bill 4637 successfully sponsored by State Rep. David McSweeney. The bill, of course, will be in the Governor’s court at some point. ARTICLE … Continue reading
Tax Hike referendums in Hebron Township and the Village of Greenwood were trounced. Here is the Hebron Township question: Shall the extension limitation under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for Hebron Township, McHenry County, Illinois, be increased from the … Continue reading
Voters were faced with two tax hike referendums in McHenry. The one for borrowing $44 million for high school construction passed. The one to build a water park failed. … Continue reading
With 95% of the precincts reporting, the McHenry High School Board gained voter approval to borrow $44 million. … Continue reading
69% to 31% with 95% of the precincts reporting. … Continue reading
The new Editorial Board members at the Northwest Herald may be a bit different from those in past times. I remember the days when the NWH endorsed every tax hike referendum on the ballot. No longer. The two tax hike … Continue reading
Before the rain hit, supporters of the consolidation of the McHenry Township Road District into the McHenry Township Board were out on Route 31 at Blake Boulevard. They sent these photos: … Continue reading