A Friend of McHenry County Blog tallied the following pension information for firefighters from the Illinois State Comptroller’s web site: In 2007 there were 3,753 retired firefighters and 9,039 active firefighters. In 2016 there were 5,069 retired firefighters and 9,160 … Continue reading
Category Archives: Woodstock Fire/Rescue District
This is the analysis of the 2018 Fiscal Year overtime at the Woodstock Fire Protection District. It totaled $393,695, a significant increase from the year before. FY 2018 Overtime Pay (May 1, 2017 – Apr 30, 2018) Last Name First … Continue reading
Fiscal Year 2017 saw another large decrease in overtime for the Woodstock Fire Protection District. The total for the twelve months was $240,899. FY 2017 Overtime Totals per Employee Last Name First Name Running Total Beatty Zachary $7,261.15 Berg Fred … Continue reading
Today McHenry County Blog looks at the overtime at the Woodstock Fire Protection District, which totals $352,050, a considerable decrease from Fiscal Year 2015. FY 2016 Overtime Totals per Employee Last Name First Name Running Total Baumgartner Sean $1,687.06 Beatty … Continue reading
Today McHenry County Blog moves onto Fiscal Year 2015. Overtime totaled $405,416. FY 2015 Overtime Totals per Employee Last Name First Name Running Total Baumgartner Sean $11,239.83 Beatty Zachary $7,015.72 Behrns Adam $153.00 Biederer John $2,913.16 Bordeau Kip $3,853.71 Brinkman … Continue reading
Today and for the next three days, McHenry County Blog will be looking at overtime in the Woodstock Fire Protection District. We’ll start with 2014 when the total was $415,470. FY 2014 Overtime Totals per Employee Last Name First Name … Continue reading
Today the summary of the five years of overtime–totaling $1,808,830–is published. The amounts for each of the five Fiscal Years follows: 2014 – $415,769.68 2015 – $405,416.31 2016 – $352,050.33 2017 – $241,898.62 2018 – $393,595.42 The Department’s Fiscal Year … Continue reading
Here’s what Fire Protection Districts have been taxing for the last two years: Fire Protection District INCR / DECR INCR / DECR 2015 – 2014 2014 – 2013 IN TOTAL TAX IN TOTAL TAX BARRINGTON COUNTRY ($24,849.10) $55,835.84 RICHMOND ($3,813.48) … Continue reading
This email from Linda Wagner criticizes the Lakewood Village Board’s 3-1 vote to switch fire protection from the Woodstock Fire Protection District to the City of Crystal Lake Fire Department. Voting favor were Jeff Iden, Paul Serwatka and Bev Thomas. … Continue reading
Got this email about a car fire today in Woodstock, plus the photos below: Joe Tirio was in his office at Monarch Senior Care on Main St. in Woodstock (and noticed the smell of burning plastic. He took a look … Continue reading
Two weeks ago, it was a 19-year old girl who was killed when a Metra train hit her car at Lily Pond Road. Thursday, a train hit a person walking west of the Lily Pond Road grade crossing. Here is … Continue reading
Reader Susan provided two commentaries on property taxes this weekend. The first tells how to compare real estate taxes from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, state to state. It’s called the effective tax rate. Divide one’s tax bill by what one’s property … Continue reading
A friend of McHenry County Blog turned photojournalist this afternoon when he spotted a fire in Woodstock. Another shot of the response to the house fire. “Tons of equipment,” our correspondent wrote. “About 20 – 35 men,” continued our cell … Continue reading
The Sunday before, the Tribune syndicated Dick Tracy comic strip’s current creators Joe Staton and Mike Curtis honored Dick Locher for his time as chief cartoonist. Locher has retired and been honored with a statue of Dick Tracy in his … Continue reading
A friend of McHenry County Blog on the scene at the McHenry County Fair got this shot of Woodstock Fire Department paramedics treating a person. … Continue reading
There were not many contested races in the April 5, 2011, election to start with, but there are fewer now. In the Village of Barrington Hills, Trustee candidate Dawn Davis has withdrawn. Blake Hobson, appointed to fill a vacancy, is … Continue reading