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
Category Archives: Holiday Hills
Louis French beat Dan Drury 170-72 to win the race for Holiday Hills Village President. … Continue reading
Lots of municipalities have decided to appoint, rather than elect Village Clerks. That is not the case in Holiday Hills, however. Cayla Mullins has announced her candidacy for Clerk. She is running as a write-in candidate. … 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
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
The McHenry County Board has a vote coming up that conservationists are watching. It is whether to condemn sensitive property just north of Island Lake in order to construct a roundabout. The vote was supposed to have happened already, but … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: MCSO DEPUTY WOUNDED IN 2014 PASSES AWAY SUDDENLY It is with profound sadness that the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) notes the untimely passing of Deputy Dwight Maness on Monday, September 14. … Continue reading
Looking at the McHenry County Historical Commission agenda for June 3rd (6:30 PM Administration Building in Woodstock), I discovered that it does not allow the public to view minutes from past meetings without a secret password. But that may not … 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
A press release from McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi: SCOTT PETERS FOUND GUILTY OF SEVEN COUNTS OF ATTEMPT FIRST DEGREE MURDER OF A PEACE OFFICER, THREE COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED BATTERY WITH A FIREARM TO A PEACE OFFICER AND FIVE COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim concerning the conviction of Holiday Hills shooter Scott Peters: Sheriff Bill Prim’s media statement regarding the events of October 16, 2014 If ever someone can truly state that justice was served, … Continue reading
The following letter was sent to State Rep. Jack Franks by the Villa Vaupell Country Club community asking for “help to stop the actions of the Nunda Township Road Commissioner, Mike Lesperance on my community, Le Villa Vaupell Country Club, in unincorporated … Continue reading
Five people ran for three spots in Holiday Hills. Placing first, second and third were Cheryl Thompson, Donald Powell and Louis French. Also on the ballot were Ken Anderson and .Jennifer Osterman-Keys. … 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
No details yet except word from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department that the Holiday Hills man who shot two deputies has been taken into custody. About an hour ago, Sheriff Keith Nygren faced cameras and promised that Scott Peters would … Continue reading
The following message was delivered by robo-call from Crystal Lake District 155 Superintendent Johnnie Thomas: Code Yellow Lockdown – 10/16/14 As you may be aware, there was a shooting this morning in nearby Holiday Hills, and the suspect is still … Continue reading
From the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Shooting Suspect Wanted Armed & Dangerous: Scott B Peters. Do not approach. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, on October 16, 2014, at 1:16 am responded to 1313 W Northeast Shore Drive, Holiday Hills, following … Continue reading
A message from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Active Police Incident going on in Holidays Hills, 2 deputies shot while responding to Domestic Incident Today, Oct 16 at about 1:30 AM Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 1300 block of N … 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