State Rep. Allen Skillicorn asked the Legislative Research Unit to detail what power at Annual Town(ship) Meetings by the General Assembly since 1960. I have written previously about how the power to set township budgets was taken away from voters … Continue reading
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State Rep. Allen Skillicorn asked the Legislative Research Unit to detail what power at Annual Town(ship) Meetings by the General Assembly since 1960. I have written previously about how the power to set township budgets was taken away from voters … Continue reading
I have been following Algonquin Township government since I was in college. In fact, my first public meeting was one on non-dedicated subdivision roads for Silver Lakes. The township used a law passed by State Rep. George Lindberg (R-Crystal Lake) … Continue reading
A third compilation of data from a Friend of McHenry County Blog about McHenry County townships compiled from 2017 reports to the Illinois State Comptroller’s Office. … Continue reading
The following information was compiled from 2017 reports to the Illinois State Comptroller by a Friend of McHenry County Blog. … Continue reading
Today, let’s look at what McHenry County Townships appropriated, as reported to the State Comptroller in 2017 reports: Thanks to a friend of McHenry County Blog for compiling the information. … Continue reading
Thought I’d share with you what an anonymous commenter thinks should be in a township abolition by referendum bill: (1) The County and/or municipalities must be given express authority to levy taxes for services previously provided by the township; (2) … Continue reading
Here it is: McHenry County Residents Should Be Allowed To Dissolve Their Townships A bill in the Illinois legislature would allow McHenry County residents to dissolve their townships. Government consolidation is a key priority for the BGA and the bill … Continue reading
Below is the letter that McHenry County Board member and former Grafton Township Supervisor Jim Kearns circulated among his colleagues. All signed it but Yvonne Barnes, Michael Rein and Craig Wilcox. The letter, addressed to the State Senate, was handed … Continue reading
When the budget for the Algonquin Township Road District was considered by the Township Board on Monday night, the Board voted 4-1 to reduce the line item for legal fees from $250,000 to $150,000. Trustee David Chapman made the reduction … Continue reading
Comments are filtering out about what occurred at the handpicked and screened Republicans allowed to meet with Governor Bruce Rauner last Saturday. It is evident that at least GOP Chairman Diane Evertsen (whose husband was Hartland Township Supervisor) and County … Continue reading
A commenter to one of the articles about State Rep. David McSweeney’s bill that would allow voters to abolish their township by referendum suggested that McHenry County Senators were opposed to the legislation. Word has come from State Senator Karen … Continue reading
Here are the comparisons for taxes collected in 2016, 2017 and 2018 for McHenry County’s seventeen townships. In all, the townships cut the amount being taken out of our checkbooks by 3%. Each township has the cost of highway departments … Continue reading
The following email was sent to township officials by the Township Officials of Illinois last Wednesday from its statewide organization: Memorandum To: Township Officials From: Bryan E. Smith, Executive Director Date: May 2, 2018 Re: House Bill 4637 URGENT LEGISLTIVE … Continue reading
The following comment from WizBang might be of interest: I’ve been reading about the recent carnival of activities at the townships. I sometimes turn to the front page to make sure that I didn’t pick up a grocery store tabloid. How … Continue reading
McHenry County Treasurer Glenda Miller mailed property tax bills on Friday. Since they didn’t come Saturday, I’m guessing they will arrive in most mailboxes Monday. McHenry County Blog will present some analysis, the first portion of which compares what categories … Continue reading
From Algonquin Township Trustee Rachael Lawrence, who was elected Treasurer of the McHenry County Republican Party without opposition last week, gives her views on State Rep. David McSweeney’s bill to allow voters to put referendums on the ballot to abolish … Continue reading
In a reverse twist on former McHenry County Republican Party Chairman Sandra Salgado’s push to consolidate townships, newly-elected Chairman Diane Evertsen has sent an email to some Precinct Committeemen calling for opposition to State Rep.David McSweeney’s bill to allow voters … Continue reading
Tim Peters of the Illinois Department of Transportation writes that MFT funds are distributed to local agencies in the following breakdown: 49.10% goes to the municipalities – apportioned in proportion to population; 16.74% goes to the counties having a population … Continue reading
In yesterday’s article showing expenditures and revenues for McHenry Townships, McHenry Township was omitted. 2017 data for all seventeen townships are shown below, this time the difference has been calculated. The source is the Illinois State Comptroller’s web site. … Continue reading