Some images I have collected concerning Veterans: And, if you would like to see want World War II was like in the Pacific theater, I invite you to see the photos Wonder Lake’s Sully Sullivan brought … Continue reading
Category Archives: Tollway
The jockeying between current Algonquin Township Road Commissioner and the man he barely beat, Bob Miller, continues. Here is one of Gasser’s answers to questions asked by Miller attorney Tom Gooch: … Continue reading
The Daily Herald has an article today that hit one of my hot buttons. From the summary, it appears some members think the way lots of government officials think. We are too stupid to figure things out. In this case, … Continue reading
Since the 1950’s those living northwest, north and west of Chicago have been forced to pay tolls, while those in the rest of Illinois drive free. Now, Governor Bruce Rauner is talking about putting toll roads next to I-55. … Continue reading
A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: Governor Announces Appointment SPRINGFIELD – Governor Bruce Rauner announced today he has appointed Neli Vazquez-Rowland to the Illinois Tollway Authority. Her experience with leading a non-profit in a successful public-private partnership will bring … Continue reading
Citizens are meeting at the Algonquin Village Hall tonight. The topic is the Longmeadow Parkway, proposed to have a toll bridge across the Fox River. Most attending oppose the project. The discovery of an endangered species could delay construction of … Continue reading
Now that the election season is (almost) behind us, perhaps we can start thinking about public policy again and not just politics. Below is a study by Steve Willson on the Algonquin Bypass: Our Outrageous Roads In September of 2014, … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski: PRESS RELEASE – February 17, 2016 @ 1205 McHenry County Coroner, Dr. Anne Majewski, announced today that her office is investigating the death of a young man killed yesterday on I-90 … Continue reading
So this afternoon I get an email from the Toll Tax people with the subject line New Credit Card? Update Your I-PASS Account. Got it. Do it. Done. I did get a new credit card recently with one of those little … Continue reading
Here’s what was included in the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County’s most recent email: Friends of the Fox River Action Alert – Comments needed by Jan 9 I am contacting you regarding a very time-sensitive matter. You have a real … Continue reading
Third on McHenry County Board Chairman Joe Gottemoller’s list of highway projects for which he sought reactions from the four applicants for appointment to the rest of just-resigned Metra Board member Ken Koehler was financing an intersection at Route 23 … Continue reading
Outgoing Tollway Director Kristi Lafleur tells the Chicago Tribune, “The Tollway is on very strong financial footing.” You think, maybe… …after the man who appointed her, Governor Pat Quinn, raised toll taxes 88%. Forgot already? Refresh your memory by reading the … Continue reading
That was the headline on a letter to the Chicago Tribune Saturday about that paper’s lead article about people speeding on the Tollway. It was about as newsworthy as the forthcoming editorial endorsement of Andy Zinke for Sheriff by the … Continue reading
You may have read my Friday piece about coming home from the Rockford trial of Greg Pyle, a former McHenry County Sheriff’s Department Sergeant. I decided to take the Tollway from Route 20 to the new Tollway exit at Route … Continue reading
On the way back from the Rockford hearing for former McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Greg Pyle I decided to see if the new Huntley entrance from the West was open. With all the construction, on that part of the Northwest … Continue reading
John Reichert and the Chevy Volts he drives and sells in Woodstock are part of the reason that Federal and some state and local officials are looking at forcing motorists to have devices that will measure how far they drive. … Continue reading
Back when Governor Dan Walker was in office, the gas crisis was in full swing. One day while the General Assembly was in session, he ordered the speed limit in Illinois to be dropped to 55 miles per hour. On … Continue reading
Elgin’s Daily Courier-News reports that newly-installed Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen is insisting on local voters approving a referendum in 2014 before giving his support to build a toll bridge south of Algonquin. Pretty much every municipal board, plus … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Mike Tryon: State Rep. Mike Tryon Joins Governor Quinn for I-90-Route 47 Full Interchange Ground Breaking HUNTLEY…..State Representative Mike Tryon (R-Crystal Lake) joined Governor Pat Quinn in Huntley on Monday for the official ground … Continue reading
Thanks for Huntley Patch, I discovered the following about Governor Pat Quinn’s almost venturing into McHenry County. “…the groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled at 12:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27 at 13951 Quality Drive (take Route 47 to Jim Dhamer Drive and … Continue reading