Yesterday, McHenry County Blog showed the negative mailing directed at State Senator Karen McConnaughay and State Rep. Mike Tryon. Today, take a look at the version sent to criticize State Senator Pam Althoff and State Rep. Jack Franks. Same design … Continue reading
Category Archives: Roads
A message from State Rep. Mike Tryon: Many of you may have received an inflammatory mailing within the last few days about funding for Illinois’ road and bridge projects. The mailing takes aim at legislators who voted last month to … Continue reading
The Village of Greenwood put the following question on the ballot: The voters decided not to approve the tax increase for road maintenance. As you can see very, very few people voted: … Continue reading
The following comment was posted about township government’s consolidation of power in township boards over the years: I do not support the creation of laws that divert attention from the real problem. Townships have become targets for elimination because Springfield … Continue reading
John Reichert and the Chevy Volts he drives and sells in Woodstock are part of the reason that Federal and some state and local officials are looking at forcing motorists to have devices that will measure how far they drive. … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Mike Tryon: More than $18 Million in Transportation Improvements Coming to District 66 SPRINGFIELD….. State Representative Mike Tryon (R-Crystal Lake) announced Wednesday that more than $18 million in state and federal funding is headed … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Department of Transportation: McHenry County Division of Transportation 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan Open House WOODSTOCK, IL – The McHenry County Division of Transportation (MCDOT) is working on the 2040 Long Range Transportation … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune ran a long articleabout a deal that had been cut with the Village of Northfield and the Illinois Department of Transportation to finally widen Willow Road to four lanes. It bought back memories of the horse trading … Continue reading
The results for the $1 million were not even close in Dunham Township. 63% of the electorate voted to allow the Road District to borrow money to fix local roads. … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Randy Hultgren: Kirk, Lipinski, Hultgren Call for Extension of Surface Transportation Legislation Longer-term bipartisan bill could mobilize $100 billion in new public-private partnerships Chicago, IL – In a show of bipartisan, bi-cameral unity United States … Continue reading
And, this isn’t an April Fool’s Day story. Rather it is a press release from the McHenry County Transportation Department: The McHenry County Division of Transportation is proud to announce the 2010 interactive construction map at mchenrycountydot.org. This map will … Continue reading
Congressman Don Manzullo (R-16) has a message for newly sworn in Governor Pat Quinn. He wants Quinn “to immediately focusing on passing a capital bill that would improve roads and rail throughout the sate and put thousands of Illinois residents … Continue reading
Congressman Don Manzullo (R-16) has a message for newly sworn in Governor Pat Quinn. He wants Quinn “to immediately focusing on passing a capital bill that would improve roads and rail throughout the sate and put thousands of Illinois residents … Continue reading
Here is an email received from Crystal Lake’s State Rep. Mike Tryon: Dear Resident: A statewide construction program has not been passed in the last nine years and failure to pass one now could result in the loss of $9 … Continue reading
Here is an email received from Crystal Lake’s State Rep. Mike Tryon: Dear Resident: A statewide construction program has not been passed in the last nine years and failure to pass one now could result in the loss of $9 … Continue reading
When I was in the General Assembly, I used to muse that schools didn’t care where more money would come from. If it came from the syndicate, well, no problem. That thought came to my head when I read former … Continue reading
When I was in the General Assembly, I used to muse that schools didn’t care where more money would come from. If it came from the syndicate, well, no problem. That thought came to my head when I read former … Continue reading
Below is the press release that Gurnee’s Ken Arnold sent out Tuesday. It contains ideas of how to stop wasting road construction money on multiple contracts when a single project is possible, a second way to stretch federal road dollars … Continue reading
Below is the press release that Gurnee’s Ken Arnold sent out Tuesday. It contains ideas of how to stop wasting road construction money on multiple contracts when a single project is possible, a second way to stretch federal road dollars … Continue reading
Regan Foster of the Northwest Herald wrote a story Thursday about the McHenry County Transportation Committee’s having approved a 5-year highway plan to be financed with $50 million of borrowed money. The theory is that people using the new and … Continue reading