The McHenry County Council of Governments (McCOG) has calculated how much money each village and city in the county would lose in state subsides should Governor Bruce Rauner’s budget recommendations be enacted. The Govenror suggests cutting the subsidy in half. … Continue reading
I’ve finally pinned down all who are running for municipal office in cities and villages having all or part of their boundaries within McHenry County. The names have been listed in ballot order. That makes little difference unless there are … Continue reading
Here’s my best effort to find out who filed for village and city offices in McHenry County’s thirty municipalities. Most who didn’t file last week probably waited until late Monday afternoon. Why? Best place on the ballot is first. With … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: DENTIST AND WIFE CHARGED WITH BANKRUPTCY FRAUD ROCKFORD — A husband and wife, both formerly of Barrington Hills, Ill., were indicted today by a federal grand jury in Rockford on separate counts … Continue reading
I don’t begin to understand Barrington Hills politics, but I have been told that former Village President Robert Abboud backed the loser in the recent Appellate Court zoning fight. At issue, as the Chicago Tribune points out in its lead … Continue reading
Another view of the bike lane controversy in Barrington Hills in which the opponents’ web site is linked to former Village President Robert Abboud’s company. (This is reprinted with permission of the web site The Barrington Hills Observer.) Of Bikes … Continue reading
This message from a group called “Don’t Change Barrington Hills” popped into my email inbox today: MEETING ALERT Barrington Hills Village Board Meeting Date: Monday, July 28, 2014 Time: 6:30 PM Location: Barrington Hills Village Hall The President and Board … Continue reading
Municipal elections were last spring. The next ones are not until next spring. Perhaps that explains why the City of Crystal Lake decided to hike taxes so much this year–a non-election year. There will go up 9.8%. McHenry, on the … Continue reading
Next month, Martin McLaughlin will take two-term Barrington Hills Village President Robert Abboud’s place at the spot with the gavel in front of it. There will also be some changes on the Barrington Hills Village Board. Let’s look at the … Continue reading
A press release from Barrington Hills Village President candidate David Stieper. He is challenging Robert Abboud. Barrington Hills Trustee Candidate, David Stieper, invites all candidates to Open Public Forum David Stieper, an independent candidate for Village Trustee of Barrington Hills, … Continue reading
Martin McLaughlin and Colleen Hannigan introduce their candidacies for Barrington Hill Village Trustee in this mailing. They are the opposition to Village President Bob Abboud. The mailing is dated March 11th. … Continue reading
Here’s Barrington Hills Village President’s first mailing. It is well ahead of the start of early voting on March 25th. … Continue reading
It’s time for mail to start coming in hotly-contested, well-financed campaigns. (Candidates who want to share their efforts and those receiving them who would be kind enough to scan and send them to McHenry County Blog can expect to see … Continue reading
All in all, it was a very bad night for traffic. Route 62 was worse than that part of Algonquin Road east of Route 31, which is a county road. Maybe it was the beet juice mixed with the salt. … Continue reading
The Cook County Treasurer’s Office has put online all sorts of financial information that was previouisly virtually impossible to a taxpayer to find. Let’s look at the Home Rule municipality of Barrington Hills as an example. Let’s look at the … Continue reading
A press release about the dedication of historical plaques in Barrington Hills: TWO BARRINGTON AREA SITES UNVEILING STATE HISTORICAL MARKERS BARRINGTON HILLS: On Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 1 p.m., two Illinois State Historical Markers will be unveiled, a first … Continue reading
After looking at the mailing that arrived today for Dee Beaubien (Ind.-Madigan) from the Democratic Party of Illinois, I continue to wonder if the Barrington Hills resident is suggesting that windmills should be allowed in her hometown. And, if the … Continue reading
I see the mention of the Village of Barrington Hill’s failure to answer Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas’ request for debt information in Tuesday’s Chicago Tribune editorial. That failure was noticed and memorialized by The Barrington Hills Observer. On that … Continue reading
A local blog called “The Barrington Hills Observer” offers a suggestion as to why the electric aggregation referendum failed in Barrington Hills. Deepening the mystery are favorable referendum results in the neighboring villages of Barrington and South Barrington. “Why did … Continue reading
Actually, it’s a little past time, but better late than never. “Preserve Barrington Hills” has a story pointing to its seven top articles: The Village form of government is a “Village-Trustee” form The 3 candidates of the Save5Acres slate violated … Continue reading
