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Yesterday, it was pointed out that a good number of votes in McHenry County did not show up in the race for Governor. Bruce Rauner won McHenry County with the following results: A Friend of McHenry County Blog found the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Kane County
$10,000 is the maximum amount that income tax filers will be able to deduct in property taxes under the proposed income tax reform being pushed by U.S. House Republicans. In McHenry County, as was reported Friday, there are 15,122 real … Continue reading
If you just read the Temporary Restraining Order against the Lake in the Hills Sanitary District by Judge Thomas Meyer Monday morning, it sounds like a great victory for McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks. The approximately 13 acres of … Continue reading
Below is the summary provided legislators of Senate Bill 1518, a bill sponsored by McHenry County legislators State Senator Pam Althoff and State Rep. Barb Wheeler. [The duplicative language has been removed, but may be seen at the link above.] … Continue reading
A referendum is on the ballot in Kane County to borrow $50 million to finance the purchase of land for the Kane County Forest Preserve District. Committees have to file with the State Board of Elections when they raise or … Continue reading
The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform has calculated average salaries paid by Illinois county governments. McHenry County came in third highest: Ten Counties with the Highest “Average Salary” for Employees … Continue reading
Look what a Friend of McHenry County Blog shared with me recently: Lying Jack Franks continues to make the pitch that he will “reduce property taxes in McHenry County 10%.” The message is a bit milder than previously. Now it is … Continue reading
August 20th is the date for Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen’s annual fundraiser. Called the “Porky Picnic,” it has been held indoors since a rainy day a couple of years ago. The price is $35. … Continue reading
On Monday, the McHenry County Board’s Law and Justice Committee is set to approve a two-year continuation of its arrangement with Kane County to house minors in its Juvenile Justice Center. For the use of up to twelve beds the … Continue reading
Probably because I have contributed to Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen, I received a letter inviting me to his 11:30 AM January 19th announcement of his candidacy for re-election. Lauzen notes that four years ago he promised to freeze … Continue reading
More appointments from Governor Bruce Rauner: Governor Announces Appointments CHICAGO – Governor Bruce Rauner announced today he has made appointments at the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Illinois Finance Authority. He also reappointed the Kane County … Continue reading
A Bloomberg News analysis of Census data shows that the Chicago Metropolitan Area is losing a higher percentage of its residents than any other Midwest metropolitan area. The time period was between July 2013 and July 2014. The loss was 69/100 … Continue reading
A press release from Allen Skillicorn: Prevailing Wage Is A Bum Deal For The Collar Counties Prevailing Wage is supposed to set a minimum hourly wage for skilled labor based on the cost of living for each of Illinois’ 102 counties. … Continue reading
The Show You Care for the Developmentally Disabled Political Action Committee campaign to hike taxes in Kane County has the following post-election day results (a few absentee ballots yet to be counted): Yes 14,805 36% No 25,826 64% I have … Continue reading
There’s a committee in Kane County trying to impose a new tax that has taken in some new money. But, before looking at the new “Show You Care Kane” contributions, let’s look at what the organization started the year with. … Continue reading
A press release from Jim Tobin: Kane County Taxpayers Fight Back North Aurora – Kane County taxpayers are fighting local tax expansion and property tax increase referenda with the help of Taxpayers United of America (TUA) and Kane Cares About … Continue reading
Kane County voters will see the following question on the ballot in March: Shall Kane County levy an annual tax not to exceed 0.1% upon the equalized assessed value of all taxable property in the county for the purposes of … Continue reading
This past November’s election saw a question on the McHenry County ballot to establish a 377 Board, complete with taxing authority. The proceeds would have gone to agencies caring for the Developmentally Disabled. It was defeated Now a group called … Continue reading
The Illinois Policy Institute conducted transparency audits with all 102 Illinois counties and the one to the south of us–Kane County–took top honors with a score of 100%. McHenry County was singled out for comment as follows: ‘The largest county … Continue reading
If you live in central Kane County, you get to cross the Fox River on bridges that don’t charge tolls. Two have been opened in recent years: Red Gate Road Bridge (2012) Stearns Road Bridge (2010) Prairie Street Bridge (1994) … Continue reading