A message from State Rep. Mike Tryon: Many of you may have received an inflammatory mailing within the last few days about funding for Illinois’ road and bridge projects. The mailing takes aim at legislators who voted last month to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Operating Engineers Local 150
Election night the Woodstock City Council had Governor Bruce Rauner’s “Turn Around” proposals. Here’s what the agenda said: (I could not find a board packet which would have contained the resolution.) There were so many people in the audience that … Continue reading
Attorney Robert Hanlon has taken and filed a copy of the deposition of McHenry County Undersheriff Andy Zinke in the license plate case. It is attached to Hanlon’s latest motion in the suit. That suit, in civil court, charges that … Continue reading
When candidates report receiving contributions from the International Union of Operating Eng Local 150 State County Local Area PAC, they uses different designations. Here is how it is listed with the Illinois State Board of Elections: Intl Union of Operating … Continue reading
Here is the obituary of former Nunda Township Road Commissioner Ed Hughes. He served in that capacity from 1980-84 and was a Township Trustee from 1977-1980. WOODSTOCK – Edward J. Hughes, 80, of Crystal Lake, passed away Sunday, October 27, … Continue reading
My guess is the billboard above from the Bill Prim for Sheriff campaign spooked the Andy Zinke campaign. In any event, the Operating Engineers Local 150 union made a $12,308.50 in-kind contribution for “campaign signs” to the Zinke campaign on … Continue reading
I got to the Huntley Village Hall for the 7 PM Toll Tax Hike hearing just after 6:30. I wanted to testify, but didn’t want to stay late. First there was a 30-minute infomercial by one of the engineering technocrats, … Continue reading
“Joe Walsh has voted pro-union three times.” That’s the first sentence in a voting analysis of Illinois five freshman Republican Congressman by James Warren, a former labor reporter for the Chicago Tribune, now writing for the Chicago News Cooperative. But, … Continue reading
In both a strongly-worded phone call and the letter below, the Operating Engineers Union have been trying to persuade their members to vote for Democrat Pat Quinn. The union praises Quinn’s signing of a capital (read tax hike and video … Continue reading
A sentence has been imposed on Operating Engineers Local 150’s retired President William Dugan. You can read the details in the U.S. Attorney’s press release below: RETIRED HEAD OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 150 SENTENCED FOR ILLEGALLY OBTAINING EQUIPMENT FOR HIS … Continue reading
Capitol Fax Blog reports from a union press release that “the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 and the Laborers’ District Council of Chicago & Vicinity reached a tentative three-year agreement with the Chicago Area Independent Contractors Association (CAICA), … Continue reading
With Monday’s Federal charge for getting $900 of buffalo feeders from a firm when Operating Engineers 150 union members worked, Tuesday’s Chicago Sun-Times brings the news that Western Maryland buffalo rancher William Dugan is going to plead guilty to the … Continue reading
The U.S. Attorney has released the following press release about the indictment of Bill Dugan, long-time president of Local 150 of the Operating Engineers. The Operating Engineers are the only Chicago-area union that tends to side with the Republican Party … Continue reading
OK, so it’s still January. Nevertheless the approaching 500 people who showed up at the Operating Engineers Local 150 Lakemoor Banquet Hall was impressive. On the dias were, from left to right, county board candidate Nick Provenzano, McHenry County Sheriff … Continue reading
In its pre-election report, the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 State County & Local Area PAC made 97 contributions from July 1st through October 10th. They went to both Republicans and Democrats, even in McHenry County. With a … Continue reading
In its pre-election report, the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 State County & Local Area PAC made 97 contributions from July 1st through October 10th. They went to both Republicans and Democrats, even in McHenry County. With a … Continue reading
A lot has happened since McHenry County Blog last looked at Jim Athens’ relocation efforts for Chemtool. The growing Crystal Lake lubricants company concluded that McHenry County was not the place to expand. It gained zoning permission in Garden Prairie, … Continue reading
A lot has happened since McHenry County Blog last looked at Jim Athens’ relocation efforts for Chemtool. The growing Crystal Lake lubricants company concluded that McHenry County was not the place to expand. It gained zoning permission in Garden Prairie, … Continue reading
The same Chicago Sun-Times reporter, Chris Fusco, who wrote an end of May Saturday story about an FBI search of Operating Engineers Local 150 Union President Bill Dugan’s Maryland buffalo farm, had one Saturday about Dugan’s retirement. Dugan attributes his … Continue reading
The same Chicago Sun-Times reporter, Chris Fusco, who wrote an end of May Saturday story about an FBI search of Operating Engineers Local 150 Union President Bill Dugan’s Maryland buffalo farm, had one Saturday about Dugan’s retirement. Dugan attributes his … Continue reading