Continuing coverage of the League of Women Voters Candidates’ Night for those seeking State Senate seat looking at answers to the question of whether property taxes should be capped or reduced and “how do you propose to help schools and libraries–two … Continue reading
Category Archives: Library
Here is a comparison of property tax burdens levied by libraries in McHerty County for the last three years. All are library districts, except Crystal Lake’s, which is part of city government and whose levy must be approved by the … Continue reading
The voters of Lombard passed a $22.3 million bond issue $53-47% in the November election to build a new library. Crystal Lakers were asked to approve a $30.1 million proposal. It lost 55-45% The owner of a $200,000 home in … Continue reading
How about running for library board, if you live in a library district? Hardly anyone cares who is on the library board. There are some exceptions. I would point to the library district in Libertyville where conservatives and liberals have … Continue reading
Here’s what local libraries did to taxpayers last year and what can be expected when tax bills arrive this month: Libraries INCR / DECR INCR / DECR 2015 – 2014 2014 – 2013 IN TOTAL TAX IN TOTAL TAX BARRINGTON … Continue reading
In the latest newsletter from the Crystal Lake Library, a map is published showing how the institution intends to expand its footprint north to the corner of Crystal Lake and McHenry Avenues. That would give it the entire eastern side … Continue reading
An analysis of the Crystal Lake Library by a reader: CL Library Postpones Bond Issue The Crystal Lake Library just announced their $30 million bond issue for a new library won’t be on the ballot in April. The library wants to … Continue reading
Libraries that are not for a single municipality are governed by elected Library District Boards. They are spread all over McHenry County, with the exception of the Crystal Lake and Harvard area. Crystal Lake and Harvard have the only city … Continue reading
I know it is tradition for McHenry County government to shut down on the afternoon of December 24th. That goes back at least to 1966, the first year I was McHenry County Treasurer. But I didn’t know the tradition had … Continue reading
Given the lack of transparency shown by local governments like McHenry County College (think baseball stadium and the highest broadcast antenna in Illinois), it comes as a delightful surprise to read in the Northwest Herald that the Marengo-Union Library District … Continue reading