8:30 Tuesday morning, the McHenry County Board’s Legislative Committee will consider a resolution for an advisory referendum to cut the size of the Board by one-third. There are now twenty-four members elected from six districts. The advisory referendum intends the … Continue reading
The McHenry County Legislative Committee will make a second run at securing support for Pam Althoff and Karen McConnaughay’s tax hike bills for the McHenry County Conservation District Thursday. The meeting is at 8:30 AM in the Administrative Building. On … Continue reading
When the last new pipeline went through McHenry County, opponents convinced the Illinois Commerce Commission that the pipeline should not have condemnation power. The frosting on the opponents’ arguments was a paper by a University of Chicago Nobel Prize winning … Continue reading
My computer has been out of action while bills under the sponsorship of State Senators Pam Althoff and Karen McConnaughay have worked their way to the Senate floor. The McHenry County Board will vote Tuesday morning on supporting two bills … Continue reading
Not by a huge number, but it is the first school tax hike referendum to pass in several election cycles. Probably the Illinois Education Associations push to get teachers to vote in the GOP Primary Election for Kirk Dillard helped … Continue reading
Here are the results with 70% of precincts reporting: JOHNSBURG SD 12 BLDG BDS Vote for 1 Precincts Reporting 9/13 69.23% YES 921 51.68% NO 861 48.32% … Continue reading
59% to 41%, with over half of the precincts reporting: MCH CO SELECTION METHOD Precincts Reporting 115/212 54.25% YES 8164 59.26% NO 5613 40.74% … Continue reading
The following comes from John O’Neill, the man who ran against Democrat Jack Franks for State Rep. in 2010: I have been receiving daily Robo-Calls from Jack Franks encouraging me to vote for Direct Election of the County Board Chair. … Continue reading
That’s the question that the Northwest Herald’s Kevin Craver asks in a column. He is referring to referendums put on the ballot by the Huntley Park District and the Johnsburg School District. In the Huntley example, old bonds are being … Continue reading
Kane County voters will see the following question on the ballot in March: Shall Kane County levy an annual tax not to exceed 0.1% upon the equalized assessed value of all taxable property in the county for the purposes of … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Pam Althoff: Senate Week in Review: Oct 28-Nov.1, 2013 Lawmakers return to Springfield November 5 for the final week of the annual fall veto session with no vetoed bills left on the agenda and … Continue reading
The McHenry Township Fire Protection District are appointed by the McHenry County Board. Now a group of people have put up a web site to encourage people to pass petitions to get a referendum on the ballot have allow voters … Continue reading
A press release from State Treasurer and GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Rutherford: Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford endorses “Yes for Independent Maps” Illinois government is in terrible shape, plagued by high levels of corruption and too many decisions based on … Continue reading
State Rep. David McSweeney passed his House Bill 383 yesterday by a vote of 101-6-2. Here’s the amended version of the bill: Amends the Local Government Debt Reform Act. In a Section concerning alternate bonds, provides that, in governmental units … Continue reading
The anti-tax wave that the Tea Party movement capitalized on has not run its course in McHenry County. With 64 of 212 precincts reporting, it is obvious that the referendum to add $9 million to the property tax bill in … Continue reading
The in-person results for the 377 Developmentally Disabled tax hike referendum showed more than two people voting against it for every one person in favor. The results for Algonquin 7 and 19 precincts, both of which vote in the Crystal … Continue reading
Andrew Gasser, a Republican Precinct Committeeman from Fox River Grove has been active in his opposition to the referendum to hike taxes $60-$90 a year (the cost for $200-300,000 homes). He was even interviewed by the Chicago Tribune for its … Continue reading
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Editor’s note: I’m leaving this story near the top because I am so … Continue reading
While in Galena this past week, I noticed a sign like none other I have seen. Actually, there were two of them. Two candidates each for the local school board. Above was the slogan, No Means NO Asking what it … Continue reading
I guess progress is being made. The Northwest Herald did not endorse the creation of a 337 tax district to funnel $9 million more dollars into carrying for the developmentally disabled in McHenry County. (The 337 designation is from the … Continue reading
