The Illinois real estate assessment system bases one’s share of the total bill on the value of one’s property (unless one has farm land). A short history of how we got where we are. The 1870 Constitution required that real … Continue reading
This campaign poster looks like one from 1967. It promotes Jere Dodge, Justice of the Peace from Lake in the Hills. Dodge ran for state representative against Crystal Lake’s George Lindberg and incumbent John Henry Kline in 1966 when I … Continue reading
Former 1970 Constitutional Convention Delegate, State Representative and State Senator Virginia Macdonald died this week. I learned that when I read the Chicago Tribune’s obituary. During the 1970’s, Ginny sat in front of me all but my first term. She … Continue reading
Former 1970 Constitutional Convention Delegate, State Representative and State Senator Virginia Macdonald died this week. I learned that when I read the Chicago Tribune’s obituary. During the 1970’s, Ginny sat in front of me all but my first term. She … Continue reading
