Those Vulcan Lakes TIF Guys Picked by Mayor Aaron Shepley and the Crystal Lake City Council Keep Showing Up

Two of the investors in the Waukegan casino group showed up in Crystal Lake to make a pitch for and won the approximately $115 million Vulcan Lakes Tax Increment Financing district development. One of them, sitting before the Crystal Lake … Continue reading

Those Vulcan Lakes TIF Guys Picked by Mayor Aaron Shepley and the Crystal Lake City Council Keep Showing Up

Two of the investors in the Waukegan casino group showed up in Crystal Lake to make a pitch for and won the approximately $115 million Vulcan Lakes Tax Increment Financing district development. One of them, sitting before the Crystal Lake … Continue reading

Fast Eddie Slows Down, Goes Down Without a Fight

Ed Vrdolyak is pleading guilty Fast Eddie has slowed down. Completely. He’s in his seventies and, like other older pols who have admitted to violating federal law, his run is over. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Judge Milton Shadur … Continue reading

Fast Eddie Slows Down, Goes Down Without a Fight

Ed Vrdolyak is pleading guilty Fast Eddie has slowed down. Completely. He’s in his seventies and, like other older pols who have admitted to violating federal law, his run is over. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Judge Milton Shadur … Continue reading

Staying in Bill Cellini’s Old Hotel

When the Reconnaissance Hotel opened in Springfield, it was the pride and joy of Bill and Julie Cellini. I remember reading she did the interior decorating. You can see her taste every time you see the flowers in the entry … Continue reading

Staying in Bill Cellini’s Old Hotel

When the Reconnaissance Hotel opened in Springfield, it was the pride and joy of Bill and Julie Cellini. I remember reading she did the interior decorating. You can see her taste every time you see the flowers in the entry … Continue reading

Aaron Shepley’s Crystal Lake Bill Cellini Connection

You may remember I was not at the October 10, 2006, Crystal Lake city council meeting when Mayor Aaron Shepley and his city council colleagues picked Bill Cellini’s consortium to take on the over $100 million Vulcan Lakes Tax Increment … Continue reading

Aaron Shepley’s Crystal Lake Bill Cellini Connection

You may remember I was not at the October 10, 2006, Crystal Lake city council meeting when Mayor Aaron Shepley and his city council colleagues picked Bill Cellini’s consortium to take on the over $100 million Vulcan Lakes Tax Increment … Continue reading

The Conservation District Alternative to a 75% Sales Tax Hike

There is an alternative to the recreational development of Vulcan Lakes. And this isn’t the first time I have pointed it out. I suggested it October 30, 2005. I don’t think I can improve upon that over two year old … Continue reading