I’ve written previously of State Rep. Jack Franks’ personal motivation for going after Metra and RTA board members, but let me remind readers that Metra Board member Jack Schaffer owns Liberty Outdoor, the company that puts up small billboards favored … Continue reading
Previously McHenry County Blog has looked at the questions on the Healthy Communities 8,000 household survey concerning Parks & Recreation and Citizen Desires for More Services Today we look at the transportation questions: TRANSPORTATION 37-39. If you were to choose … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog has some thoughtful thinkers. One has posted the comment below under the last article. Certainly people are talking about abolishing Grafton Township. Two trustees have told me that might even favor the idea. I found one … Continue reading
I made what I thought was a pretty simple request of PACE, the suburban bus company which also runs paratransit in the City of Chicago because the CTA is too incompetent to do so. Looking for how high the subsidies … Continue reading
That’s how legislators representing McHenry County voted on the bill to increase the RTA sales tax from one-quarter of one percent to three-quarters of one percent. The two state senators–Pam Althoff and Bill Peterson–and the three state representatives–Mark Beaubien, Jack … Continue reading
That’s how legislators representing McHenry County voted on the bill to increase the RTA sales tax from one-quarter of one percent to three-quarters of one percent. The two state senators–Pam Althoff and Bill Peterson–and the three state representatives–Mark Beaubien, Jack … Continue reading
Click on the ad the Chicago Transit Authority spend oodles on in Chicago’s newspapers and you will see what CTA riders will have to pay to get to and from work. How does it compare with what you have to … Continue reading
Click on the ad the Chicago Transit Authority spend oodles on in Chicago’s newspapers and you will see what CTA riders will have to pay to get to and from work. How does it compare with what you have to … Continue reading
At least $18 million will be picked out the pockets of McHenry County shoppers every 12 months if the General Assembly passes the half percentage point RTA-Road Sales Tax Hike. To put that in perspective, $207 million was collected in … Continue reading
At least $18 million will be picked out the pockets of McHenry County shoppers every 12 months if the General Assembly passes the half percentage point RTA-Road Sales Tax Hike. To put that in perspective, $207 million was collected in … Continue reading
Everyone who purchases anything in McHenry County sees one-quarter of one percent of the cost go to finance the Regional Transportation Authority. But in the Crystal Lake area, only residents of Crystal Lake can climb on board, even if the … Continue reading
Everyone who purchases anything in McHenry County sees one-quarter of one percent of the cost go to finance the Regional Transportation Authority. But in the Crystal Lake area, only residents of Crystal Lake can climb on board, even if the … Continue reading
