A press release from the Weekend Arrest on Home Invasion Charge The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of David Derita, 36, on charges of Home Invasion and Domestic Battery stemming from an incident Saturday morning in the 10 … Continue reading
Category Archives: Oakwood Hills
Take a look at the crystal box shaped like a heart on the left side of the photo below: Stewart specializes in crystal boxes. The heart-shaped box was created at my request to give my future wife way back in 1990 Stewart … Continue reading
The Village of Oakwood Hills reports that beavers are in Silver Lakes A recent PBS program reported on beavers reclaiming territory they occupied before trappers eliminated them. An interesting part of the show was that the sound of running water … Continue reading
Today, let’s compare how two local governments celebrate Easter with kids. First, the Crystal Lake Park District. Second, the Village of Oakwood Hills: And, yes, I know that the Easter Bunny and Easter Eggs are a carryover of traditions prior … Continue reading
From the Village of Oakwood Hills: Chief Valiza Nash of the Oakwood Hills Police Department advised, officers responded to the 5500 block of Greenview Road, with the assistance of the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department, in reference to a person being … Continue reading
A petition is circulating in Oakwood Hills to encourage the village board to eliminate its police department and contract with the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department for protection. It says, We, the citizens of Oakwood Hills Illinois, demand that the Oakwood … Continue reading
In a town that packed the Holiday Inn during the peaker plant fight, there were not enough candidates filed to fill seats being vacated on the Oakwood Village Board. Incumbent Trustee Chad Rider is running for re-election. Newcomer Matthew Cane … Continue reading
A message from the Village of Oakwood Hills: COYOTE ALERT PLEASE BE ADVISED THERE HAVE BEEN TWO (2) DOGS ATTACKED BY COYOTES RECENTLY. THE DOGS ARE FINE. ONE ATTACK TOOK PLACE IN CHALET HILLS (Small dog) AND ONE IN THE … Continue reading
Below is what cities and villages in McHenry County did to property taxpayers last year and what can be expected this year: City or village INCR / DECR INCR / DECR 2015 – 2014 2014 – 2013 IN TOTAL TAX … Continue reading
An opponent of the Oakwood Hills Peaker Plant fight sent the following photo taken on East Crystal Lake Avenue near Oakwood Hills: … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. David McSweeney: McSweeney’s Open Meetings Act Reform Bill Signed Into Law Springfield, IL – Legislation, which will amend the Open Meetings Act to make reporting violations of the law easier, was signed into … Continue reading
Today we move to Kristina Zahorik’s campaign committee. She serves on the Oakwood Hills Village Board and is a Democratic Party State Central Committeewoman. She ran first for Village Trustee in the April election. Last year she won the State Central Committeewoman … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. David McSweeney: New Changes to Open Meetings Act Provides Greater Government Transparency Springfield, IL – Legislation aimed at making reporting violations of the Open Meetings Act more reasonable and accommodating is headed to the Governor’s desk, … Continue reading
Yesterday, we took a look at what school districts requested to be collected last year and this year. Today we’ll look at municipalities. A number of McHenry County municipalities overlap into adjacent counties. If you see “McH only,” that is … Continue reading
Four ran for three four-year seats, so one had to lose. Winners were incumbent Kristina Zahorik Patrick Riley Mark Wise Chad Rider trailed the three. There were also three two-year terms, but only two people ran for the posts: incumbent … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. David McSweeney: McSweeney’s Open Meetings Act Passes the House Cary, IL… State Representative David McSweeney (R-Barrington)’s legislation aimed at giving citizens greater transparency in local government received bipartisan support in the House last Thursday. … Continue reading
This notice about salting Oakwood Hills Roads was sent out: REVISED SPECIAL SALT ANNOUNCEMENT Due to the limited salt supply remaining, we have instructed the village’s snowplowing contractor to follow the following salting protocol for the remainder of this season: … Continue reading
The McHenry County Council of Governments (McCOG) has calculated how much money each village and city in the county would lose in state subsides should Governor Bruce Rauner’s budget recommendations be enacted. The Govenror suggests cutting the subsidy in half. … Continue reading
Notice that there are only two people running for the three openings for the 2-year term. That means a citizen who did not file petitions could win the seat with a very few votes. The paperwork that has to be … Continue reading