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
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
This is from Pauline Boyle, a resident of Barrington Hills: Flooding and Contamination of my property (315 Ridge) on the north end. As unbelievable as it seems I flood on both the north and south ends of my property and … Continue reading
There is a hearing Thursday from 4-7 at the Barrington Park District, 235 Lions Drive, to consider the widening of Route 62 from Route 25 to Route 68, that is, through Barrington Hills. A Barrington Hills group has sent out … Continue reading
Bob Miller has a very impressive endorsement list of political insiders on his website. He also claims to be endorsed by every mayor in Algonquin Township. Pretty much the same guys who endorsed Democrat Jack Franks over Republican Mike … Continue reading
From the Barrington Hills web site: BARRINGTON HILLS LOWERS TAX LEVY 3rd YEAR IN A ROW Barrington Hills Village officials anticipate homeowners paying less in the village’s portion of property taxes this year, after trustees voted to lower the property … Continue reading
Commenter Mark has laid out all of the municipal police and fire pension fund money owed by McHenry County taxpayers. Let’s review police and fire pension funding status in McHenry County. Remember, Jack Franks says he has a plan to … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune released results of a study of traffic ticket data that shows whether police departments discriminate in favor of their own residents. In the towns studied in McHenry County Crystal Lake and Harvard stood out as being even-handed. … Continue reading
Below is what cities and villages in McHenry County did to property taxpayers last year and what can be expected this year: City or village INCR / DECR INCR / DECR 2015 – 2014 2014 – 2013 IN TOTAL TAX … Continue reading
Citizens are meeting at the Algonquin Village Hall tonight. The topic is the Longmeadow Parkway, proposed to have a toll bridge across the Fox River. Most attending oppose the project. The discovery of an endangered species could delay construction of … Continue reading
The only way to compare property tax burdens is to divide one’s property tax bill by the value of one’s home. That’s what the Chicago Tribune did in November of 2015. The effective tax rates found for McHenry County towns … Continue reading
In this mailing that arrived in Crystal Lake on Friday, State Senate candidate Martin McLaughlin pledges support of Governor Bruce Rauner’s Turnaround Agenda. … Continue reading
A Barrington Hills resident took offense at former Village President Robert Abboud’s commentary on property taxes under his successor, Martin McLaughlin. McLaughlin is running for the Republican nomination for retiring State Senator Dan Duffy’s seat. Here are the results of … Continue reading
State Senate candidate Martin McLaughlin defeated Bob Abboud for Barrington Hills Village President three years ago. Abboud is still watching McLaughlin and in the following statement says that his successor raised village taxes. McLaughlin Raised Our Taxes Martin McLaughlin is … Continue reading
For as long as I can remember, Barrington Hills has opposed turning Route 62 into four lanes. When Jim Kempe was Village President and I served as State Representative and was Republican Spokesman on the Appropriations Committee that handled the … Continue reading
The way Mike Madigan cut Crystal Lake up, I’m living in a non-combatant zone. My legislators, State Senator Pam Althoff and State Rep. Barb Wheeler, have no primary opponents. Except for State Rep. Steve Andersson’s district, which is basically Sun … Continue reading
This past week I finished Michael Connelly’s cold case novel, “The Drop.” We in the Chicago area are about to be treated to a real life cold case emanating out of Barrington Hills. Saturday’s Chicago Tribune puts it on its … Continue reading
A press release from Barrington Hills Village President Martin McLaughlin: McLaughlin Announces Campaign for State Senate Proven Fiscal Conservative Ready to Be Part of the Solution BARRINGTON HILLS, IL – Today, in the wake of Senator Dan Duffy’s announced retirement, Martin … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: Woodstock Woman Pleads Guilty To False Statements In Bankruptcy ROCKFORD — SOULA APOSTOLOPOULOS, 46, of Woodstock, Ill., formerly of Barrington Hills, Ill., pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard … Continue reading
Yesterday, we took a look at what school districts requested to be collected last year and this year. Today we’ll look at municipalities. A number of McHenry County municipalities overlap into adjacent counties. If you see “McH only,” that is … Continue reading
