A press release from the Village of Fox River Grove: Village Property Taxes Will Reduce 7% Fox River Grove property owners will pay less in taxes to the Village during calendar year 2019. The Village Board adopted an $18,882 (2.1%) … Continue reading
When the Metra train hit a Cary-Grove High School Bus in 1995, there were calls for seat belts in school buses. My brother-in-law, the doctor heading up the emergency room to which most of the teens were taken that horrendous … Continue reading
A July 24th press from the Sheriff’s Department updating the one below issued on July 16th: Boat/Swimmer Accident Reclassified as “Near Drowning” The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit has concluded its investigation into a boat/swimmer accident that occurred on … Continue reading
The Village of Fox River Grove has seven union members, all members of the Metropolitan Alliance of Police. They pay $468 a year in dues. Should they withdraw from the union they would take home $468 more a year. … Continue reading
The Wall Street Journal has found McHenry County. While the WSJ does not have a skier jumping off the Fox River Grove ski jump, as does McHenry County Blog, it has published a big article on the Norge Ski Club’s … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Fox River Grove Drug Arrests On November 9, 2017 the McHenry County Sheriff’s Police Narcotics Task Force (which includes Task Force Officers from Lake in the Hills PD and McHenry City … Continue reading
An email arrived from Algonquin Township Road Commissioner Andrew Gasser in reply to some criticism from Clerk Karen Lukasik. [I have emailed Lukasik for the content of her criticism, but have not received a reply.] Here is Gasser’s reaction: Edwards … 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
Fox River Grove’s Village President Robert J. Nunamaker has thrown in with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Here’s what a Chicago Sun-Times article says today: “Robert J. Nunamaker, mayor of Fox River Grove, was asked why he was supporting a bill … Continue reading
A message from the Village of Fox River Grove: Village Board Holds the Line on Village Property Taxes: No Increase Fox River Grove property owners should expect to pay the same amount in taxes to the Village during calendar year … Continue reading
There are three tax freeze referendums. Well, not exactly. They are actually advisory referendums in Lakewood, Fox River Grove and Cary. Lakewood’s asks, Shall each taxing body located partially or wholly within the corporate limits of the Village of Lakewood … Continue reading
Now, we have reports from three McHenry County towns that Jack Franks minions are putting up yard signs without people’s permissions. The latest news came from Fox River Grove. The person who brought me the letter you see below did … 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
McHenry County Board member and Algonquin Township Republican Party Chairman Andrew Gasser will be hosting a property tax petition drive at the Fox River Grove Panera Bread this Sunday. This petition mirrors what Village of Lakewood Trustee Paul Serwatka has … Continue reading
Just thought you’d like to know the mayors and village presidents who have endorsed Jack Franks as of 7-12-16: City of Harvard Mayor Jay Nolan City of McHenry Mayor Susan Low City of Woodstock Mayor Brian Sager Village of Algonquin … Continue reading
Chicago Reader’s Ben Joravsky’s take on Chicago Tax Increment Financing Districts: “As you know, TIFs are, in effect, a surcharge added to your property tax. “The proceeds are used to pay for pretty much anything the mayor wants.” He adds … Continue reading
While we were on vacation, Crystal Lake High School Board 155 approved a Tax Increment Financing District in Fox River Grove. Over ten years ago, McHenry County Blog’s first article was one critical for the Crystal Lake City Council’s proposal … 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
From an email from the Village of Fox River Grove: Village Officials recently announced plans to conduct a business district study The $8,000 study, to be conducted by Teska Associates of Evanston, will analyze the feasibility of a business district … 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
