At Allen Skillicorn’s Crystal Lake petition pizza party, I learned that District 300 activist Nancy Zettler and attorney with an office in Algonquin is running for State Representative. The Democrat seeks to replace Crystal Lake’s Mike Tryon who is retiring. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Sears Centre
I can’t remember a better written explanation of what the General Assembly did for Sears in 1989 and last year than what James Krohe, Jr., has written this week in Illinois Times. “By the late 1980s, Sears & Roebuck had … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Kent Gaffney: Rep. Gaffney votes to protect IL jobs, provide tax relief to working families and business Springfield, IL… In an effort to provide tax relief to Illinois businesses and working families, State Representative … Continue reading
A press release from School District 300: Sears legislation passes House, headed to Senate SPRINGFIELD – Legislation to extend the Sears EDA for another 15 years and provide additional tax credits to Sears passed the Illinois House of Representatives this … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that the State of Ohio has offered Sears $400 million in benefits to pull up the moving vans and take the tollways east. That will put one lakefront home in my neighborhood (originally owed by … Continue reading
State Senator Dan Duffy emails that he voted against the bill to bailout Sears and sends the following explanation: The BAIL OUT bill Passed in the Senate. The bill gives Sears and CME a special tax break, along with creating … Continue reading
A press release from District 300: EDA issues clarified; D300 “reluctantly satisfied” SPRINGFIELD – Several of District 300’s core concerns about the latest EDA legislation were successfully addressed in a hearing today (Nov. 28) at the State Capitol, prompting a … Continue reading
This morning McHenry County Blog revealed the details of the Sears bailout bill. Allison Strupeck, District 300’s Spokesperson, reacted with the following: To be very clear, the new legislation that Senators Dan Kotowski (the chief sponsor of the original Senate … Continue reading
At the McHenry Township Hall McHenry County Republican Central Committee meeting, State Senator Pam Althoff was asked what the Sears subsidy bill was going to do to/for School District 300. She outlined three elements: District 300 will get twice as … Continue reading
If the District 300 manage to win the fight not to be forced to subsidize Sears for another couple of decades, I’ll be really surprised. Although one of the largest school districts in Illinois, the Carpentersville-based tax district is still … Continue reading
A press release from School District 300 D300 headed to Springfield to lobby against Amendment 3 D300 has invited all taxpayers, parents, students, and education employees to caravan to the Lincoln Statue at the State Capitol this Monday, Oct. 24, … Continue reading
And the considerable article writing skills of District 300’s Allison Strupeck brings us the following account: Algonquin Leads Way on EDA The Village of Algonquin took a leadership role this week on the proposed extension of the Sears Economic Development … Continue reading
The Village of Hoffman Estates is trying to pull a fast one over District 300 taxpayers by extending the diversion of school tax revenues in the “tax everyone outside of the Sears Tax Increment Financing District,” while hiding information about … Continue reading
A press release from District 300: D300 leaders react to press reports about political deal-making at the expense of students District 300 leaders expressed alarm and increasing skepticism today after reading press reports that some Illinois legislators are working on … Continue reading
A press release from School District 300: D300 leaders in talks with Sears District 300 leaders are working closely with officials from Sears and the Village of Hoffman Estates to prevent the extension of the Sears Economic Development Area (EDA). … Continue reading
In 1989, I was standing next to State Rep. Delores Doederlein on the House floor the night that the Hoffman Estates Tax Increment Financing District for Sears was passed. As the debate neared its end, she asked me if I … Continue reading
For those who think McHenry County College Board members Donna Kurtz (now a candidate for McHenry County Board) and Scott Summers (now running for State Treasurer on the Green Party ticket) were wrong to help kill the minor league baseball … Continue reading
Sadly, Operation Click has outgrown the Crystal Lake Holiday Inn. 40,000 high school students from Harvard to Champaign were involved this year. I so enjoyed the award ceremony two years ago when Cary-Grove High School’s Kate McNamee won. Happily, the … Continue reading