A press release from the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office: AUSTIN M. BILLA SENTENCED TO SEVEN AND ONE HALF YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR PREDATORY CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s … Continue reading
Category Archives: Lake In the Hills
A press release from State Rep. Allen Skillicorn: Skillicorn Glad to See Grant Awarded for Turtle Island Project EAST DUNDEE – This week, the Illinois Open Space Land Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) program announced more than $28 million in grants … Continue reading
From the Village of Lake in the Hills newsletter: SAFETY EDUCATION CENTER DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF IRVING FLORESS, FORMER CHIEF OF POLICE The Safety Education Center is a base for the Lake in the Hills Police Department’s community-oriented policing efforts. … Continue reading
Reprinted from the Illinois News Network: Bills to limit taxpayer-funded trips, conferences die in committee as spending continues By Cole Lauterbach and Brett Rowland In 2017, local officials spent hundreds of thousands of tax dollars on trips to a convention … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County State’s Attoney: EDGAR A. ARANA SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR PREDATORY CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD AND AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL SEXUAL ABUSE Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s … Continue reading
The Lake in the Hills Police report that the parade scheduled for today has been cancelled. It is unknown whether the Loren Underwood precinct canvass will be canceled. 9/1 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 01, 2018 AT 10:00 AM MCHENRY UNDERWOOD CANVAS Join … Continue reading
The Village of Lake in the Hills has sixty-three union employees. They pay either $432 or $709.92 per year in dues. The Service Employees International Union members pay the most, not quite twice as much as police officers are charged. … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office: Lake in the Hill Drug Arrests The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force (which includes Task Force Officers from Lake in the Hills PD and McHenry City PD) arrested Virginia … Continue reading
It was after the Lake in the Hills Police Pension Board meeting was well underway Thursday that I realized I would miss the meeting. Fortunately, the Chicago Tribune sent stringer George Houde to the meeting. That resulted in a page … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: LAKE IN THE HILLS MAN SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR WIRE FRAUD ROCKFORD — A Lake in the Hills, Ill. man was sentenced on May 7, 2018, by U.S. District Judge … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Allen Skillicorn: HOPE RESTORED IN LAKE IN THE HILLS It is a rare thing for government, once it has set a direction, to truly listen to and act on behalf of the people, therefore … Continue reading
Thomas Matthew, better known as TP Matthews, has been in the business of operating private water companies for decades. One of those companies served my Manor Road State Representative office. With the unincorporated Lake in the Hills subdivision being threatened … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Allen Skillicorn: Rep. Skillicorn Demands Greater Accountability of Pension Payouts Lake in the Hills, IL… A former LITH Deputy Police Chief, Alan Bokowski, was sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison after pleading guilty … Continue reading
The following resolution was passed by the Algonquin Township Board on Tuesday night: Resolution in Support of Township Residents Living in Unincorporated Area Connected to the Lake in the Hills Water System WHEREAS, Algonquin Township (“Township”) exists and serves as a … Continue reading
Alan Bokowski is an incarcerated sex offender. He pled guilty to sexual assaulting a child between the ages of 13 and 17. He is a retired Deputy Chief of the Lake in the Hills Police Department. As such, he receives a pension. … Continue reading
The following email was sent to McHenry County Blog last week by Debbie Mahler: “For years, residents of Flint Michigan knew something wasn’t right with their water, and officials hid the truth. In LITH officials have openly admitted that the … Continue reading
Promises made, promises broken A press release from Rep. Allen Skillicorn: First informed by letter on February 12, “In the coming months, the Village of Lake in the Hills will be considering plans to transfer ownership of the unincorporated portion … Continue reading
Congressman Randy Hultgren reports visiting McHenry County recently. He toured the Lake in the Hills Airport. Village President Russ Ruzanski and Airport Manager Mike Peranich explained Lake in the Hills airport operations to me while we toured the facility. The … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Allen Skillicorn: SKILLICORN ASKS LITH OFFICIALS TO REIMBURSE VILLAGE FOR OUTRAGEOUS RETREAT EXPENSES Lake In The Hills, IL—Representative Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is calling for Lake In The Hills officials who stayed overnight in … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Allen Skillicorn: SKILLICORN CALLS ON ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE TO END ANNUAL CONFERENCE CRYSTAL LAKE, IL—It is time for the Illinois Municipal League to end its taxpayer funded annual conference. The Daily Herald reported that … Continue reading