Comparing tax takes from last year to what will be requested this year, one finds the following. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Junior College
Active citizen Steve Wilson offers the following lament: Voter Oversight and Span of Control There is a concept in business management called “span of control”. It refers to how many people a paid, fulltime manager can reasonably be expected to … Continue reading
Spurred by the outrageous Golden Parachute given by the outgoing Trustees to the outgoing College of DuPage President, the Illinois General Assembly has sent a bill limited such rewards to one year’s salary. Ex- President Walt Packard’s Golden Parachute came … Continue reading
An email from newly-elected State Rep. Peter Breen of DuPage County: We’ve watched over the past year as the College of DuPage Board of Trustees has taken a beating in the press for scandal after scandal, and the public outcry … Continue reading
Association of Community College Trustees holds conventions in big cites which McHenry County College Trustees attend. It also answers questions like My board is considering televising our meetings- what should we take into account before making this decision? Before taking … Continue reading
Real estate tax bills being sent out in McHenry County this year will total $783,689,437.41 this spring. That compares with $773,325,977.50 a year ago. That’s an increase of 1.34%, which those with good memories will recall is less than the … Continue reading
What a devastating headline! It was in the Chicago Tribune in a Susan Kuczka story on Wednesday. The internet headline is slightly less damaging: State Senate candidate says he regrets lyingabout his professional background This appears to be the one … Continue reading
What a devastating headline! It was in the Chicago Tribune in a Susan Kuczka story on Wednesday. The internet headline is slightly less damaging: State Senate candidate says he regrets lyingabout his professional background This appears to be the one … Continue reading
When I heard that statewide junior college associations were discussing a casino is Danville, the proceeds of which would go to junior colleges, I was so surprised I couldn’t print here what I thought. Who could have such a stupid … Continue reading
When I heard that statewide junior college associations were discussing a casino is Danville, the proceeds of which would go to junior colleges, I was so surprised I couldn’t print here what I thought. Who could have such a stupid … Continue reading