Earlier today (2:30), I showed what happened when one clicked on the media” button for the McHenry County Board’s September 13, 2018, meeting. That’s today. Just in case you are just reading this article, here is what showed up: It’s … Continue reading
Category Archives: Transparency
A press release from State Rep. David McSweeney: McSweeney Local Government Sexual Harassment Accountability Legislation Becomes Law Springfield, IL –State Rep. David McSweeney’s (R-Barrington Hills) legislation shining a light on taxpayer-funded severance agreements stemming from sexual discrimination or harassment has … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Pam Althoff: Althoff legislation improves Grant Accountability and Transparency Act Springfield, IL… State Sen. Pamela Althoff (R-McHenry) applauds the Governor on signing House Bill 4689, which improves upon the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune had an editorial in its Monday edition about Glenview official’s spending about $504,000 over three years on parties, dinner, travel, etc. “And a lack of transparency documenting it.” Here’s how the editorial began: “For those who work … Continue reading
Andrew Gasser took to YouTube to praise Algonquin Township and their transparency efforts today. Both the Algonquin Township Highway Department and Algonquin Township are now posting their bills online. Gasser got the idea from The Illinois Policy Institute website guidelines. … Continue reading
The following was written by Joseph Monack: Tonight I went to the McHenry County Democratic Party’s convention to see who they would nominate for their leadership positions in what’s shaking up to be a very good year for them. Their … Continue reading
Added to the McHenry County Board’s Regular Meeting scheduled one day before the Primary Election, Monday at 10am, is a “Resolution authorizing the settlement of Fraternite Notre Dame v. County of McHenry 15 CV 50312.” You may remember that County … Continue reading
Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Andrzejewski didn’t disappear from the public arena after he lost to Bill Brady. He formed an organization that posts government salaries and pensions, among other information. The latest crusade of his Open the Books organization … Continue reading
Former McHenry County Board member and District 6 candidate Ersel Schuster’s take-away from last Thursday’s Committee of the Whole meeting: Transparency? A very telling, and otherwise interesting bit of information surfaced during the 10/12/17 McHenry County Board’s Committee of the … Continue reading
A press release about the call for special McHenry County Board meetings by Republican County Board members: Special Meetings, McHenry County Board Two Special Meetings of the McHenry County Board have been called by Republican members for Wednesday, August 23, … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County State’s Attorney: McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office to Present Seminar For Elected Officials Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, is pleased to announce that his office will be conducting a free seminar … Continue reading
For the second time since he has taken office as McHenry County Board Chairman, a Jack Franks’ denial of a Freedom of Information request from McHenry County Blog has been overturned. The first sentence of the latest missive from the … Continue reading
A bare majority of the McHenry County Board’s Human Resources Committee refused to rubber stamp McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks’ hiring of two patronage employees at its Wednesday meeting. By a 4-3 vote, HR Committee members voted down a … Continue reading
A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: Rauner Administration Calls on Comptroller to Continue Payments for Critical Technology -Comptroller Continues Push to Shut Down State Government- –After movement to halt state worker pay, drain critical service funds, Comptroller plans to … Continue reading
Friday afternoon McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks made a move to cut the timely release of information that will lead to stories I suspect a number of McHenry County Blog readers would find of interest. Let me first show … Continue reading
At the Finance Committee meeting on Wednesday, McHenry County Board member Yvonne Barnes noted that Thursday’s Committee of the Whole meeting agenda packet “was blank.” She said she had to wait until the County Board’s January 17th agenda was posted … Continue reading
9 AM I’m all set to listen to the McHenry County Board’s Committee of the Whole meeting in my warm, toasty house. So, I go to the link that I published last night. So, where is the link to today’s … Continue reading
The meeting of the Temporary Rules Committee begins in less than an hour an a half and the changes in the McHenry County Board Rules still have not been posted in the “Agenda Packet” portion of the meeting notice. Here … Continue reading
In an email that newly-sworn in McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks sent before taking office, he promised, “We will be the most efficient, transparent and effective County in the Nation.” This afternoon, I have been searching for the Rules … Continue reading
Woke up this morning reflecting on Jack Franks’ reported refusal to engage in public debate tonight at McHenry County College with his Republican opponent for the McHenry County Board Chairmanship with Mike Walkup. (All the other county candidates for contested … Continue reading