Electric Aggregation Referendum Results Decidedly Mixed

What I thought was going to be the most uncontroversial item on the ballot wasn’t. Having put together the bulk buying of natural gas for state government facilities across Illinois while working for the Department of Central Management Services, it … Continue reading

Lakewood’s Tax Rate Up Most, Richmond’s Only One Down

Because Lakewood Village Board members decided to require residents to pay off the last year of the golf course purchased the year before the Property Tax Cap went into effect, Lakewood has the highest percentage tax rate increase of any … Continue reading

Ingleside Man Arrested for 86 Plant Ringwood Inside Pot Garden

Here’s an interesting press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department telling about the arrests of Antonia H. Sadikoff, about 30 years old, of Ingleside. He was charged with Unlawful Production of Cannabis Sativa Plants (class 2). He paid $4,000 … Continue reading

How Is Your Town Ranked by Local Democrats?

McHenry County Democrats have sent out an imaginative post card based on the game of Monopoly. They obviously want people to think that McHenry County Republicans have a monopoly on local office. While that is not true—think of the Democrats … Continue reading

How Is Your Town Ranked by Local Democrats?

McHenry County Democrats have sent out an imaginative post card based on the game of Monopoly. They obviously want people to think that McHenry County Republicans have a monopoly on local office. While that is not true—think of the Democrats … Continue reading