The following comes from McHenry County Historical Preservation Commission Chairman Jim McConnell in a comment under the story: McHenry County Historical Commission Chairman Justifies Coventry House Support by McHenry County Board “County Board Chairman Jack Franks wrote a letter yesterday … Continue reading
Category Archives: Motorola
A letter from James G. McConnell to McHenry County Board members about the historic house on the old Motorola property in Harvard: County Board Chairman Jack Franks County Board PED Committee Members County Board Members City of Harvard Mayor Michael … Continue reading
Comments from McHenry County Historical Society Exec Kurt Begalka to the McHenry County Board: I am here tonight to speak on behalf of the historic 1855 Coventry farmstead in Harvard – which this body landmarked nearly 18 months ago and … Continue reading
The op-ed piece, originally published in the Northwest Herald, is published here with the permission of author Steve Stanek: McHenry’s Steve Stanek’s Take on Tax Increment Financing Districts The Huntley Outlet Center was supposed to send a flow of tax … Continue reading
The biggest white elephant in McHenry County now has a new owner, although its identity has not been made public. The high bid in an online auction was $9.3 million. There was a bit of a bidding war, as the … Continue reading
The Motorola plant in Harvard is on the block again. Still empty, but no surprise there. Starting bid is $2.7 million Here’s the link. … Continue reading
In his latest campaign post, Republican State Rep. candidate Steve Reick points to the employment problems in McHenry County. Quoting Crain’s Chicago Business, he points out, “McHenry County wages were down 8.8 percent, the largest drop in Illinois and nearly … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: SUBURBAN CHICAGO WOMAN SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON FOR STEALING MOTOROLA TRADE SECRETS BEFORE BOARDING PLANE FOR CHINA CHICAGO — A former software engineer for Motorola, Inc., now Motorola Solutions, Inc., … Continue reading
The big news out of the Tampa’s Methodist convention for friends of Israel and for those who know the impact of Motorola and Caterpillar on the Illinois economy is the overwhelming defeat of liberal efforts to force Methodist investments out … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: SUBURBAN CHICAGO WOMAN CONVICTED OF STEALING TRADE SECRETS FROM MOTOROLA BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL TO CHINA CHICAGO — A former software engineer for Motorola, Inc., now Motorola Solutions, Inc., a telecommunications company … Continue reading
”White Elephant of Harvard” That was Thursday’s Chicago Tribune’s headline for an article on the Motorola complex in Harvard. Then, later yesterday, the Northwest Herald announced that the campus had been sold. No buyer was named at first. But, later, … Continue reading
”White Elephant of Harvard” That was Thursday’s Chicago Tribune’s headline for an article on the Motorola complex in Harvard. Then, later yesterday, the Northwest Herald announced that the campus had been sold. No buyer was named at first. But, later, … Continue reading
McHenry’s Steve Stanek shared two email attempts to persuade the Northwest Herald to provide balanced coverage on McHenry County College’s attempt to put a baseball stadium in Crystal Lake. In the first, sent on November 21st, Stanek finds an issue … Continue reading
McHenry’s Steve Stanek shared two email attempts to persuade the Northwest Herald to provide balanced coverage on McHenry County College’s attempt to put a baseball stadium in Crystal Lake. In the first, sent on November 21st, Stanek finds an issue … Continue reading