Lake County State’s Attorney Mike Waller seems on track to do what the U.S. Attorney has not been able to do. Put fear into crooked Illinois politicians. At least in Lake County. Why? He has indicted former Mayor Tom Hyde … Continue reading
I can’t begin to tell you why two Lake County jailers told me last night that former Mayor Tom Hyde’s wife Sharon had posted 10% of a $400,000 bail–$40,000. I wrote my story after a 5:30 contract with the first … Continue reading
Details are not forthcoming, but Sharon Hyde, wife of ex-Island Lake Mayor Tom Hyde has had her bail set at a whopping $400,000. (Here is a more complete article written earlier today.) She has been charged with one count of … Continue reading
Last October, Island Lake Mayor Tom Hyde was arrested for forgery and misconduct for supposedly altering a liquor license so an establishment could remain open. Then, State Rep. Mark Beaubien’s Democratic Party fall opponent Rich Garling was arrested. See Island … Continue reading
May 3rd, the day my computer crashed, I attended Bob Wargaski’s Pigapalooza in Island Lake at the corner of Dowell and Darrell Roads. This is the site of the NIMBY pig farm. The pig farm was stimulated by Island Lake’s … Continue reading
Island Lake pig farmer Bob Wargaski. he who fought and beat “city hall,” lives outside the village limits, but obviously has “had it up to here” with the way the incumbents have run things there. He commissioned the cartoon you … Continue reading
Looks like there is a campaign in Island Lake. How dare they? This is the town that Mayor Tom Hyde, under arrest, runs with an iron hand, isn’t it? No pig farm is going to get in the way of … Continue reading
Let me first point out that village officials are elected on a non-partisan basis. But, in Island Lake there has been a bitter Republican-Democrat split. The Democrats are now in control. The news today is that a second Democrat on … Continue reading
Let me first point out that village officials are elected on a non-partisan basis. But, in Island Lake there has been a bitter Republican-Democrat split. The Democrats are now in control. The news today is that a second Democrat on … Continue reading
There is nothing worse that ridicule for a politician. Most don’t have very good senses of humor anyway. It comes from taking themselves wa-ay too seriously So, imagine how Island Lake Mayor Tom Hyde (now facing trial for official misconduct … Continue reading
There is nothing worse that ridicule for a politician. Most don’t have very good senses of humor anyway. It comes from taking themselves wa-ay too seriously So, imagine how Island Lake Mayor Tom Hyde (now facing trial for official misconduct … Continue reading
In the old Chicago Tribune, this story would have been on the front of the Metro section. In the new Chicago Tribune, it is buried inside. So the impact of the story is less now than it would have been … Continue reading
In the old Chicago Tribune, this story would have been on the front of the Metro section. In the new Chicago Tribune, it is buried inside. So the impact of the story is less now than it would have been … Continue reading
Forgot to pass on the information that the Chicago Sun-Times dipped into the suburbs to cover the forgery and official misconduct arrest of Island Lake Mayor Tom Hyde. More complete information can be found here. … Continue reading
Forgot to pass on the information that the Chicago Sun-Times dipped into the suburbs to cover the forgery and official misconduct arrest of Island Lake Mayor Tom Hyde. More complete information can be found here. … Continue reading
Prior to the arrest of Island Lake Mayor Tom Hyde for forgery and official misconduct, minority Trustee John Ponio apparently tossed his hat into the ring for the top spot. I met Ponio at Greg Kachka’s house while Fox News … Continue reading
Prior to the arrest of Island Lake Mayor Tom Hyde for forgery and official misconduct, minority Trustee John Ponio apparently tossed his hat into the ring for the top spot. I met Ponio at Greg Kachka’s house while Fox News … Continue reading
Knowing what I do about the regime of Island Lake Mayor Tom Hyde, I was astounded that the Daily Herald’s Burt Constable decided to compare him with former Wasilla, Alaska, Mayor Sarah Palin. If she had had retired Vietnam Veteran … Continue reading
Knowing what I do about the regime of Island Lake Mayor Tom Hyde, I was astounded that the Daily Herald’s Burt Constable decided to compare him with former Wasilla, Alaska, Mayor Sarah Palin. If she had had retired Vietnam Veteran … Continue reading
Just outside of the Island Lake village limits lives Bob Wargaski. Mayor Tom Hyde and the village board he controls cut a deal with a developer to allow him to build high end homes on the best site for a … Continue reading
