When McHenry County was the fastest growing county in the United States for three decades, current residents complained loudly (and accurately) that new subdivisions were not paying their own way. The result was the imposition of developer impact fees to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Johnsburg School District
A letter for the editor of the Northwest Herald, reprinted here with permission of writer Stephen Willson of Lakewood: Run for Office Editor: Our government is supposed to be a system of checks and balances. Locally, that means school boards … Continue reading
What do you think of a public grade school teacher forcing her sixth grade students to watch this video on chakra? It was shown in a sixth grade Social Studies class taught by Mrs. Morse in the Johnsburg Junior High … Continue reading
Johnsburg Unit School District 12 has been put on the Illinois State Board of Education’s “financial watch list” a year ago. Last month the State Board notified the district it would “initiate a proper investigation of [its] financial integrity.” The … Continue reading
Petitions for school boards are being handed out by the McHenry County Clerk’s Office this year. Those getting them have an opportunity to sign their names and put other information on a legal pad. You see the results from earlier … Continue reading
There is an impasse between the school board and the teachers union in Richmond’s high school district. Each side had to submit the latest version of what it wants to a state web site. The union’s desires can be found … Continue reading
Last year McHenry County real estate taxpayers were billed $797,419,250.88. This year the McHenry County Clerk’s Office has determined that bills amounting to $809,385,180.76 will be issued. That’s a dollar increase of $11,965,930, a percentage increase of 1.5%. The Property … Continue reading
Not by a huge number, but it is the first school tax hike referendum to pass in several election cycles. Probably the Illinois Education Associations push to get teachers to vote in the GOP Primary Election for Kirk Dillard helped … Continue reading
Here are the results with 70% of precincts reporting: JOHNSBURG SD 12 BLDG BDS Vote for 1 Precincts Reporting 9/13 69.23% YES 921 51.68% NO 861 48.32% … Continue reading
A press release from Jim Tobin’s Taxpayers United of Illinois: Taxpayers Fight Back on Local Property Tax Increases Chicago – Illinois taxpayers are fighting local tax expansion and increase referenda with the help of Taxpayers United of America (TUA). TUA … Continue reading
That’s the question that the Northwest Herald’s Kevin Craver asks in a column. He is referring to referendums put on the ballot by the Huntley Park District and the Johnsburg School District. In the Huntley example, old bonds are being … Continue reading
A press release from Jim Tobin’s Taxpayers United of America in which he focuses on the tax hikes proposed by the Huntley Park District and the Johnsburg School District: Taxpayers Fight Back on Local Property Tax Increases Chicago – Illinois … Continue reading
You can see the data above. But, just to make sure people can use a search engine to find out how well each McHenry County College high school prepares its students who attend McHenry County College in math, I’ll type … Continue reading
The Chicago Sun-Times released a school teacher and administrator data base this week that some might find interesting. “Salary data includes base, summer-, after-school pay, benefits, vacation- or sick-day payouts, pre-retirement salary bumps. Average includes only full-time employees,” says the … Continue reading
“While Democrats say Teachers ‘Have Kept Their Part of the Deal?’“ is the title of an April 5, 2011, article by former Huntley School District 158 Board member Larry Snow. (The quote was in the Chicago Tribune Marcy 31, 2011. … Continue reading
That happened four years ago, too, when homeschoolers John O’Neill was elected to the McHenry Grade School Board and John Ryan won a District 300 seat. This year, O’Neill was re-elected without opposition and Steve Rooney won a seat on … Continue reading
A press release from Johnsburg School Board candidate Steve Rooney: “Steve Rooney is hosting a Meet the Candidate’s event in Johnsburg on Thursday the 31st. “Due to his commitment to the democratic process Steve, his own expense, is offering the … Continue reading
Johnsburg School District Board of Education candidate Steve Rooney and his band Plan-B played for a fundraiser for the Johnsburg High School Drama Club. Rooney’s two daughters are active members of the club. Several School Board candidates from surrounding … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog has surveyed school districts with major presences in McHenry County and discovered that union employees paid $3.8 million in dues during calendar year 2010. The total amount was $3,825,572. Contracts are typically for more than one year … Continue reading