The debate on Tuesday about housing Federal prisoners in the McHenry County Jail started with Law & Justice Committee Chairman Sue Draffkorn trying to set the terms of debate. With regard to the ten-year agreement with the Feds, Draffkorn pointed … Continue reading
After dissecting the preliminary cost-benefit report from Washington consultant Joseph Summerill, I sent him the following email: Subject: Question about your preliminary report on McHenry County I am trying to understand the report that you gave the McHenry County Board … Continue reading
Crystal Lake used to have a strong mayor-alderman form of government. Sometime in the 1950’s before I moved here, the Crystal Lake Jaycees got fed up with that politicized governance and won a referendum campaign to create a city manager … Continue reading
Please refer to Part 1 for the introduction to this series of posts that contain attorney Terry Ekl’s First Amended Complaint of McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi, et al, against Special Prosecutors Henry Tonigan, Thomas McQueen, Quest International Consultants, … Continue reading
With tax bills having arrived, it seems appropriate to call attention again to those McHenry County Board members who recommended to tax us to the max: Who Voted to Raise Your County Taxes? The Board members voted “balloon” levy, that … Continue reading
The suit that had been virtually promised by McHenry County State Lou Bianchi during the two trials brought by Special Prosecutors Henry Tonigan and Thomas McQueen has been filed in Federal Court. It outlines fifteen counts, which I’ll wade through … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Board: McHenry County Receives Three National Association of Counties Achievement Awards WOODSTOCK, IL – McHenry County was recently recognized by the National Association of Counties (NACo) for implementing innovative county government programs to … Continue reading
The County Board of Polk County, Iowa, has selected Tazewell County, Illinois, Administrator David Jones to be it new County Administrator. McHenry County Administrator Peter Austin was among the final five applicants interviews. He sent me the following email about … Continue reading
The Des Moines Register is reporting that McHenry County Administrator Peter Austin is a finalist for the top post in Polk County, Iowa. Polk County has more than 100,000 more residents than McHenry County, coming with 430,640 people in the … Continue reading
Here’s the list I received in response to my Freedom of Information request for the names of those who have applied to become the McHenry County Regional Superintendent of Schools. You may remember when it became clear that Governor Pat … Continue reading
“You should not even have come to the courthouse with these alleged claims.” That’s how one lawyer familiar with Suzanne Ehardt’s discriminatory firing case against McHenry County and various appointed and elected officials characterized the decision. That decision can be … Continue reading
There is no official way to submit proposals for the new stimulus package, so an association of the largest counties in Illinois took it upon themselves to develop their own list. County Administrator Peter Austin emailed me, “We submitted it … Continue reading
There is no official way to submit proposals for the new stimulus package, so an association of the largest counties in Illinois took it upon themselves to develop their own list. County Administrator Peter Austin emailed me, “We submitted it … Continue reading
The red ink keeps oozing out, according to a Daily Herald article by the Daily Herald’s Chuck Keeshan Finance Committee Chairman Marc Munaretto talks of “good structural changes” since Cary-based Revere Healthcare was hired in October 2007 to managed the … Continue reading
The red ink keeps oozing out, according to a Daily Herald article by the Daily Herald’s Chuck Keeshan Finance Committee Chairman Marc Munaretto talks of “good structural changes” since Cary-based Revere Healthcare was hired in October 2007 to managed the … Continue reading
