The Winnebago County Board decided to exercise its legislative power Thursday by stripping County Board Chairman Frank Haney of power a 12-8 majority thought he had abused. The Rockford Register-Star reported one Republican said the Chairman, a Republican elected at-large, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Winnebago County
Some of those elected to the Winnebago County Board want to take some power away from the Republican County Board Chairman, elected at-large just like in McHenry County. In an article in today’s Rockford Register-Star entitled, “No consensus on Winnebago … Continue reading
The Rockford Register-Star reports that Republican Party Headquarters in Rockford was vandalized Saturday night. The date 9/27/18 was also left on one side of the building. That was the day of the U.S. Senate hearings on the confirmation of Brett … Continue reading
Here’s what happened in Winnebago County when the County Board didn’t keep close enough watch on its Purchasing Agent: Former Winnebago County Purchasing Director Sally Claassen Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Stealing More Than $400,000 ROCKFORD — … Continue reading
Winnebago County (think Rockford area), which now has fewer people than McHenry County (288,542 to 307,283) has a major county government scandal. It has reached the top of Winnebago County government, resulting in the resignation of its Board Chairman, Scott … Continue reading
First it was Matt Sorensen, the Republican County Board Chairman of McLean County who was indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. He resigned from that top job in the Blooming-Normal county. Now the Republican County Chairman of Winnebago County, Scott … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Board: Draft Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Available for Public Review; Open Houses Scheduled ROCKFORD, Ill. – The draft 2016-20 (CEDS) for the Northern Illinois Region is now available for public review and comment. The … Continue reading
An email from the McHenry County Board announced a Public Open House for the Joint Economic Plan for McHenry, Winnebago, and Boone Counties on Thursday, July 16th at 5 … Continue reading
The career of the current McHenry County Health Department Director Pat McNulty and predecessor Mike Bacon are in sync. McNulty is retiring this month. Now the Beloit Daily News is reporting that former McHenry County Health Department Director Mike Bacan … Continue reading
Don’t know how I missed it, but I did. Yesterday, the Chicago Tribune had an article about McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi’s efforts to have Special Prosecutor Thomas McQueen held in contempt of court. Tribune reporter Bob McCoppin points … Continue reading
Springfield’s State Journal-Register is running a story about the Circuit Courts in Winnebago Counties allowing cameras in their courtrooms. Think Belvidere. Think Rockford. The order will be issued on Monday. Associated Press reports that Boone and Winnebago will make 13 … Continue reading
The Tax Foundation has some remarkable work comparing property tax burdens across the United States. Want to know what part of the country to look at for retirement, if cutting your property taxes is one of your goals? Take a … Continue reading
Yesterday I wrote about how Winnebago County’s board had decided they, as part-time employees didn’t deserve to have pensions. Today, the Sunday Chicago Tribune has a front page article by Christy Gutowski, Joe Mahr and Joseph Ryan entitled, Quite a … Continue reading
Used to be that Rockford’s Winnebago County was a big brother to McHenry County. No more. Winnebago County’s official population is now 295,266. McHenry’s is now 308,760. That’s an increase of 18.7% over 2000’s 260,077. From the over 200,000 person … Continue reading
Some really interesting information pops up in comments sometimes. The one below is found under my weekend article about large county jails in which information about those who are incarcerated can be found on the internet. That information is not … Continue reading
Update of June 15, 2012. There is now a way to find people in the McHenry County Jail. Look here for the link. = = = = = A friend of McHenry County Blog was trying to find out if … Continue reading
With nine counties having voted on the two candidates for Congressman Don Manzullo’s 16th District state party post, State Senator Dave Syverson has come out on top. That’s what I read between the lines of the following email that just … Continue reading
Channel 39, Fox TV in Rockford, has this story about a public hearing on Winnebago County Board member Randy Olson’s proposal to have the county sheriff deputize citizens so they can use handguns to protect themselves. 175 people packed the … Continue reading
Channel 39, Fox TV in Rockford, has this story about a public hearing on Winnebago County Board member Randy Olson’s proposal to have the county sheriff deputize citizens so they can use handguns to protect themselves. 175 people packed the … Continue reading
The McHenry County Board joined 70-some other Illinois counties in passing a resolution opposed to more gun control legislation. In doing so, it broke new ground in the Chicago metropolitan area. It’s probably explained by McHenry County’s being the most … Continue reading