Ah, the good ol’ days. Right after Earth Day in 1970, the Illinois General Assembly passed and Governor Richard Ogilvie signed a bill to ban open burning. Lakewood residents had always burned their leaves. It was so bad that vision … Continue reading
Category Archives: Julie Richardson
Thinking of Thanksgiving brought Julie Richardson’s name to mind. She was the Lakewood Village President when Lakewood banned leaf burning. In times past one could have almost zero visibility driving down Lake Avenue, the main drag in the part of … Continue reading
Julie Richardson was Village President of Lakewood from March of 2004 until May of 2009. She served as Trustee before that. Before her term as Village President burning of leaves was allowed in town. One could not leave the windows open … Continue reading
Former Lakewood Village President Julie Richardson is being defeated for election to the Trustee post to which she was appointed. With one precinct and early and absentee votes outstanding, challenger Jeff Iden is ahead by 91 votes. Richardson’s campaign seemed … Continue reading
Lakewood Village Trustee Ken Santowski has a delightful habit of giving his view on what happens at Lakewood Village Board meetings each month. I attended this meeting, but still have gotten around to writing up my notes. Here’s his version: … Continue reading
The McHenry County Board vote was 15-8 to extend the date to December 31st for the McHenry County SportsPlex, which will be straddle Pleasant Valley Road on land that is to be annexed to Lakewood once the developers buy it. … Continue reading
The Lakewood Village Board used to have a 4-3 balance. Village President Erin Smith headed the ruling coalition. The minority consisted of Dorothy and John Pfeuffer (elected in separate years) and Ken Santowski. They lost every contested vote I observed, … Continue reading
The summer letter from Lakewood Village President Erin Smith has arrived and I share it at the bottom of this article. Missing from this second newsletter since the possibility of a SportsPlex near the intersection of Routes 47 and 176 … Continue reading
After an Executive Session, Village President Erin Smith appointed former Village President Julie Richardson and Blake Hobson, former Nunda Township Trustee and McHenry County Board member, appointed Ways and Means Vice Chairman of the McHenry County Republican and a member … Continue reading
The outgoing Lakewood Village President is Julie Richardson. You see her above (second from the left). Sitting to her right is Julie Hansen, the village clerk. To her left is Village Administrator Catherine Peterson and Village Attorney Richard Flood. For … Continue reading
It’s that time of year in the rural parts of Crystal Lake. Leaf burning time. This smoke was blowing across the Crystal Lake-McHenry Blacktop from the first lot in Covered Bridge Trails. It was thick and would soon be thicker, … Continue reading
It’s that time of year in the rural parts of Crystal Lake. Leaf burning time. This smoke was blowing across the Crystal Lake-McHenry Blacktop from the first lot in Covered Bridge Trails. It was thick and would soon be thicker, … Continue reading
Yesterday I wrote my take on Congressman Don Manzullo’s press conference. The officials to the left chose to stand behind him. (Several others whom I recognized and reported on yesterday watched from the audience.) This is the press release that … Continue reading
Yesterday I wrote my take on Congressman Don Manzullo’s press conference. The officials to the left chose to stand behind him. (Several others whom I recognized and reported on yesterday watched from the audience.) This is the press release that … Continue reading
An angry United States Congressman Don Manzullo lashed out at Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich during the question and answer session of his press conference “I don’t know of any governor who takes money from the Road Fund,” Manzullo said with … Continue reading
An angry United States Congressman Don Manzullo lashed out at Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich during the question and answer session of his press conference “I don’t know of any governor who takes money from the Road Fund,” Manzullo said with … Continue reading