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When someone who has been out of office over ten years is the most outspoken person trying to pin the 88% toll tax tail on the Pat Quinn donkey, the Republican Party is lost in the suburban wilderness. I’m prompted … Continue reading
Category Archives: Illinois Tollway
My testimony at Pat Quinn’s 88% Toll Hike hearing in Huntley last night merited mentions in two local sources of news. When the court reporter didn’t get my name and asked me to spell it, The First Electric Newspaper wrote: … Continue reading
I got to the Huntley Village Hall for the 7 PM Toll Tax Hike hearing just after 6:30. I wanted to testify, but didn’t want to stay late. First there was a 30-minute infomercial by one of the engineering technocrats, … Continue reading
Tonight’s the night for you to compete with those who will benefit financially from hiking your toll taxes by 88%. Don’t know if I’ll get a chance to talk, but, if I do, I certainly will point out that an … Continue reading
The second trial of disgraced ex-Governor Rod Blagojevich is but an echo of the first. Who cares the second time around? It’s not front page news. No Saturday Night Live skits about his hair and swear words. “If Illinois politicians … Continue reading
If you get a card from the Illinois Tollway like the one below, calling the number listed (800-824-7277) is worthless. So, I call. Two different recordings tell me I could accomplish what I want faster by logging on to the … Continue reading
A Daily Herald article by Marni Pyke Sunday about the failure of the re-modeled Tollway Oases, prompts me to share some evidence I gathered on the way to the Old Capitol Art Fair in Springfield a couple of weeks ago. … Continue reading
Over 40 years ago I noticed a lot–hundreds of acres–of land changing hands west of Richmond. I was McHenry County Treasurer and my office changed the addresses on the Address-o-Graph plates. We got the deed transfers which had the new … Continue reading
Apparently the leading candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination (according to the Chicago Tribune pollster), Jim Ryan, has called for privatizing the Illinois Tollway. Actually, I see in the Daily Herald, Ryan wants to sell it. One of his DuPage … Continue reading
The photo above of tollway employees taking down the Rod R. Blagojevich signs over a part of the tollway was caught by a WBBM-TV traffic helicopter. You can watch the whole CBS story here. And, just in case the photo … Continue reading
The photo above of tollway employees taking down the Rod R. Blagojevich signs over a part of the tollway was caught by a WBBM-TV traffic helicopter. You can watch the whole CBS story here. And, just in case the photo … Continue reading
Motorists won’t flock to a new Bolz Road toll bridge being pushed by area municipal, Kane and McHenry County officials. That’s what a newly released study by Wilbur Smith Associates indicates, according to an Elgin Courier News article by Pete … Continue reading
Motorists won’t flock to a new Bolz Road toll bridge being pushed by area municipal, Kane and McHenry County officials. That’s what a newly released study by Wilbur Smith Associates indicates, according to an Elgin Courier News article by Pete … Continue reading
At the Belvidere rest stop on the Illinois Tollway, I found this urinal. The urinal wasn’t of interest, except its being closed did cause longer waits on the 4th of July. The place was packed. What caught my attention was … Continue reading
At the Belvidere rest stop on the Illinois Tollway, I found this urinal. The urinal wasn’t of interest, except its being closed did cause longer waits on the 4th of July. The place was packed. What caught my attention was … Continue reading
A former resident of Delaware read McHenry County Blog’s article about the proposed Algonquin-Carpentersville. He noted the promise of an end to tolls when the bonds were paid off. Here is is observation: “The Delaware Memorial Bridge linking New Jersey … Continue reading
A former resident of Delaware read McHenry County Blog’s article about the proposed Algonquin-Carpentersville. He noted the promise of an end to tolls when the bonds were paid off. Here is is observation: “The Delaware Memorial Bridge linking New Jersey … Continue reading
A YouTube video the biggest con job in Illinois, the Illinois Tollway, was posted on Illinoize by blogger “It’s My Mind” by Levios. He has the same complaints about the Tollway I have. And quite eloquently. He owns two cars … Continue reading
A YouTube video the biggest con job in Illinois, the Illinois Tollway, was posted on Illinoize by blogger “It’s My Mind” by Levios. He has the same complaints about the Tollway I have. And quite eloquently. He owns two cars … Continue reading
Most from McHenry County, not to mention the rest of the state, will be blissfully unaware of westbound back-ups at the Marengo toll plaza near Route 20. The reason is apparently Wisconsin weekenders returning home on Sunday night. The reason, … Continue reading