What school administrators receive in compensation will be easily obtainable starting in October. State Senator Dan Cronin, joined by Kirk Dillard, Chris Lauzen and John Millner have decided that the most highly paid local politicians, school district superintendents (and other … Continue reading
Category Archives: Transparency
Just in case you are a public official who wants to obey the laws about Freedom of Information and Open Meetings and, maybe, especially, if you are one who doesn’t, a free seminar will be conducted by McHenry County State’s … Continue reading
Today we’ll take a look at what progress State Rep. Mike Tryon (R-Crystal Lake) has made with his legislation thus far. Any bill he introduced that did not make it out of the Illinois is pretty much dead this year, … Continue reading
State Rep. Mike Tryon has sent out his latest “Legislative Update:” This past week, the General Assembly addressed many important issues facing our state. As always, I am committed to keeping you informed regarding my progress in Springfield. Transparency in … Continue reading
Green Party candidate for Dorr Township Trustee Frank Wedig is knocking on doors in his second attempt to become the first Green Party member elected to office in McHenry County while being identified as such on the ballot. The first … Continue reading
“Posting salaries of state workers on Web meets resistance” is the headline in Springfield’s State Journal-Register today. Guess this guy doesn’t think taxpayers should be able to find out what Tryon is paid out of taxes either. Crystal Lake State … Continue reading
Below Mike Tryon comments on the economic situation in Illinois: The Next Step in Changing Illinois’ Dismal Economic Forecast Illinois State Comptroller Dan Hynes is predicting a dismal forecast for Illinois’ economy due to the state’s $4 billion in unpaid … Continue reading
Below Mike Tryon comments on the economic situation in Illinois: The Next Step in Changing Illinois’ Dismal Economic Forecast Illinois State Comptroller Dan Hynes is predicting a dismal forecast for Illinois’ economy due to the state’s $4 billion in unpaid … Continue reading
This is getting old. Can anyone see a pattern in the four images above? (Click to enlarge each of the four images.) You’ve figured it out, if you looked at the bottom of the images. Meeting agendas, but no board … Continue reading
Where? You won’t be surprised to find out this is about Huntley School District 158. Those were the numbers that were talked about as errors as a result of the 2007 audit. If you think an audit reassures residents that … Continue reading
This is getting old. Can anyone see a pattern in the four images above? (Click to enlarge each of the four images.) You’ve figured it out, if you looked at the bottom of the images. Meeting agendas, but no board … Continue reading
Where? You won’t be surprised to find out this is about Huntley School District 158. Those were the numbers that were talked about as errors as a result of the 2007 audit. If you think an audit reassures residents that … Continue reading
What you see below is all that I could pull up at 11:24 AM: Not exactly transparency. … Continue reading
What you see below is all that I could pull up at 11:24 AM: Not exactly transparency. … Continue reading
Here is State Rep. Mike Tryon’s press release. I would suggest that Tryon’s headline may be a bit too optimistic. A Call to Action:Web Portal Would EndCulture of Corruption Since I began serving in the General Assembly, there have been … Continue reading
Here is State Rep. Mike Tryon’s press release. I would suggest that Tryon’s headline may be a bit too optimistic. A Call to Action:Web Portal Would EndCulture of Corruption Since I began serving in the General Assembly, there have been … Continue reading
Notice how I am trying to catch up to the lingo of the younger generation in my headline. McHenry County Board member Scott Summers asked a couple of months ago for MCC staffers to explore and cost out whether th … Continue reading
Notice how I am trying to catch up to the lingo of the younger generation in my headline. McHenry County Board member Scott Summers asked a couple of months ago for MCC staffers to explore and cost out whether th … Continue reading
At Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting, the McHenry County College Board considered a proposal by Trustee Scott Summers to put the already computerized board packets on the internet. Available electronically previously only the those on the board and MCC … Continue reading
At Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting, the McHenry County College Board considered a proposal by Trustee Scott Summers to put the already computerized board packets on the internet. Available electronically previously only the those on the board and MCC … Continue reading