CL Library Board President Asked for Referendum Tabling

The following email was sent Tuesday afternoon from Crystal Lake Librarian Kathryn Martens to Crystal Lake City Manager Gary Mayerhofer less than three hours before the City Council met: Per instructions from Terri Reece, Library Board President, the Library is … Continue reading

Judge Rules in Favor of CL Tax Protesters in 3-2 Passage of Levy

Judge Michael Caldwell has issued a preliminary ruling that the City of Crystal Lake did not legally pass its tax levy in 2013 (for taxes that were paid in 2014). At issue was whether having only three of the seven … Continue reading

Huntley School District Transparency – Through a Glass Darkly

I have cited Huntley School District 158 as a model of transparency. I did so most recently for all to see at a Crystal Lake City Council meeting when I was perturbed that I could not find the council packet … Continue reading

Questions Steve Stanek Would Like the MCC Board and Staff To Answer

Tonight at 7 at the McHenry County College campus board room, people will be able to offer advice to trustees as to what instructions should be given its “due diligence” analyzer of Equity One’s Mark Houser’s and his buddy baseball … Continue reading

Questions Steve Stanek Would Like the MCC Board and Staff To Answer

Tonight at 7 at the McHenry County College campus board room, people will be able to offer advice to trustees as to what instructions should be given its “due diligence” analyzer of Equity One’s Mark Houser’s and his buddy baseball … Continue reading

College Still Covering Up Baseball Stadium Details

I had your basic, “When did this baseball stadium idea originate?” on September 25th. So, I sent a Freedom of Information request to McHenry County College asking for “the last document in which the Fitness and Wellness Center complex was … Continue reading

College Still Covering Up Baseball Stadium Details

I had your basic, “When did this baseball stadium idea originate?” on September 25th. So, I sent a Freedom of Information request to McHenry County College asking for “the last document in which the Fitness and Wellness Center complex was … Continue reading

New Bureaucratic Rule – Keep Nothing (Important) in Writing

When I saw the following in Tim Kane’s Chicago Tribune article about McHenry County College’s approval without allowing informed public debate—let alone competition–on a new minor league baseball stadium, I said, “Ah, ha.” Read this and tell me what would … Continue reading

New Bureaucratic Rule – Keep Nothing (Important) in Writing

When I saw the following in Tim Kane’s Chicago Tribune article about McHenry County College’s approval without allowing informed public debate—let alone competition–on a new minor league baseball stadium, I said, “Ah, ha.” Read this and tell me what would … Continue reading