The Civic Federation has issued a report entitled, “ESTIMATED EFFECTIVE PROPERTY TAX RATES 2007-2016: Selected Municipalities in Northeastern Illinois.” For McHenry County, it has calculated effective tax rates for four communities: Woodstock – 3.6% Harvard – 3.47% Algonquin – 3.09% … Continue reading
Category Archives: Algonquin
A press release from the Village of Algonquin: Downtown Renovation Brings Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Two new electric vehicle charge stations were recently installed and activated as a part of the infrastructure improvements included in the Old Town Algonquin reconstruction. … Continue reading
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog after attending Congressman Sean Casten meeting in Algonquin: The purpose of the meeting was a round table discussion on the partial government shutdown. Jack Franks, McHenry County Board Chairman, was host and moderator. … Continue reading
The Village of Algonquin has eighty-eight union employees. Their union and numbers of individuals follow: Metropolitan Alliance of Police, Chapter 78 – 38 members Metropolitan Alliance of Police Algonquin Civilians, Chapter 183 – 6 members International Union of Operating Engineers, … Continue reading
After leaving Centegra’s umbrella, Dr. Tom Salvi has relocated in Algonquin. He is in the office complex just south of the north end of the Route 31 Western Bypass of Algonquin It cam be found at the northern most entrance … Continue reading
Johnsburg resident Bob Switzer has died. Switzer was the racing half of the Switzer brothers’ boat building operation in Crystal Lake. Dave Switzer, now retired in Naples, Florida, was the building half of the team. When my family was on … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Allen Skillicorn: SKILLICORN CALLS ON ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE TO END ANNUAL CONFERENCE CRYSTAL LAKE, IL—It is time for the Illinois Municipal League to end its taxpayer funded annual conference. The Daily Herald reported that … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally: TIMOTHY E. WISNAUSKI SENTENCED TO 24 YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR THE OFFENSE OF ARMED ROBBERY Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that 38-year-old Timothy … Continue reading
Local governmental expenditures submitted to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency from McHenry County totaled $1,080,640.62. According to the McHenry County Emergency Management Agency, “In the four counties proclaimed a disaster area by Governor Rauner, uninsured damages to public property and … Continue reading
Stopped by LaFox River Drive to see what the Fox River was doing to the neighborhood Tuesday and found it had gone down a fair amount. The street is no longer inundated. Water in the corner apartment building’s driveway no … Continue reading
Here’s what the guage read today: Don’t know if this was before or after the storm. … Continue reading
Two inches of rain directly upstream from Algonquin’s part of the Fox River brought the water level higher than I have seen it this week. And the water gauge bears out my observation. Here you can see the water gushing … Continue reading
I made a loop from Algonquin to Dundee and back to Algonquin this afternoon. The Fox River was pouring over the dam in Algonquin. The sluice gates of the dam are still wide open, but one can see that the … Continue reading
Here are U.S. Geological Survey measurements of the height of the water in the Fox River as of this noon: … Continue reading
Starting behind the Algonquin Public Works Building, Governor Bruce Rauner thanked volunteers filling sandbags, announced that Cook County was being added to the list of counties declared disaster areas and, then, moved to the street next to the Fox River. … Continue reading
In a last minute add-on to his events calendar, Governor Bruce Rauner’s staff announced that he would visit Algonquin this afternoon to view flooding. The notice said he would be at the Algonquin Public Works building, 110 Meyer Drive at … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski identifying David Erickson of Crystal Lake and Tiffany Eisner of Lake in the Hills as being killed in a motorcycle accident going from Algonquin Road to the on-ramp of Route 31 on … Continue reading
Here are the results of the Algonquin Village Board election with three to be elected. My addition was incorrect early this morning. Below are the results: Laura Brehmer- 965 Jerry Glogowski – 877 Janis Jasper – 870 Bob Smith – … Continue reading
A notice about a Tuesday Illinois State Rifle Association Meeting in Algonquin: Your Invited to the ISRA Northwest Town Hall Meeting Tuesday, September 13th 2016 You are invited to the ISRA Northwest Town Hall Meeting this Tuesday between 7PM – … Continue reading
Woke up this morning reflecting on Jack Franks’ reported refusal to engage in public debate tonight at McHenry County College with his Republican opponent for the McHenry County Board Chairmanship with Mike Walkup. (All the other county candidates for contested … Continue reading