From State Rep. Tom Weber: Rep. Weber Responds to Passage of FY24 State Budget SPRINGFIELD – Following the passage of the fiscal year 2024 budget in the Illinois House of Representatives, State Representative Tom Weber (R-Lake Villa) issued the following … Continue reading
From State Rep. Jeff Keicher: Rep. Keicher Responds to Passage of FY24 State Budget 70th State Representative District where Jeff Keicher serves. The upper righthand corner is in Crystal Lake. SPRINGFIELD – Following the passage of the fiscal year 2024 … Continue reading
From State Senator Don DeWitte: DeWitte Criticizes Democrats’ Budget On Thursday night, the Senate approved a Fiscal Year 2024 budget that spends over $50 billion. After receiving bipartisan opposition, State Senator Don DeWitte, who voted against the budget, issued the … Continue reading
From State Rep. Joe Sosnowski: Rep. Sosnowski statement on FY24 state budget SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Representative Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford, issued the following statement today on the FY24 Illinois state budget: “The biggest takeaway from this budget is that the … Continue reading
From the U.S. Attorney: Chicago Bank Robber Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison Reginald Deberry. CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for robbing a downtown Chicago bank. REGINALD DEBERRY and a co-defendant, … Continue reading
From the McHenry County Circuit Court: CYNTHIA D. LAMB APPOINTED ASSOCIATE JUDGE (Woodstock, IL) Michael J. Chmiel, Chief Judge, announces the appointment of Cynthia D. Lamb as an Associate Judge in the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit. The appointment fills the vacancy … Continue reading
Because Lakewood Village President David Stavropoulos brought the topic up at the beginning of the Board meeting in the second week of May, I filed a Freedom of Information request for “documents showing and village payments for legal expenses.” There … Continue reading
From State Senator Craig Wilcox: Senator Wilcox Rejects Democrats’ FY 2024 Budget Springfield, IL— On Thursday night, the Senate approved a Fiscal Year 2024 budget that spends over $50 billion. After the 34 to 22 vote, State Senator Craig Wilcox, who … Continue reading
Moving on to clery connected to McHenry… HARLAN B. CLAPSADDLE Ordained: 1977Diocesan: Rockford, ILIllinois Assignments• Saint Anne, Dixon, IL• Saint Thomas More, Elgin, IL• Saint Mary, McHenry, ILReported Survivors: 6Date/Location of Reported Abuse• 1960s: Winnebago County, IL• 1977-1979: Kane County, … Continue reading
From the Lake in the Hills Police: … Continue reading
From Chris Covelli, Chief Deputy Sheriff of Lake County: “We were requested to respond to the area of Mulberry Lane and Holly Drive, Crystal Lake, for a report of two missing juveniles on May 21, 2023 at approximately 12:15 a.m. Mulberry … Continue reading
From the Democrats’ budget grab bag: $1,000,000 to the Mechanics Local 701 Training Center for costs associated with capital improvements … Continue reading
Thanks to the Democrats’ budget, $15,000 is being allocated to the following police departments: Bannockburn Buffalo Grove Deerfield Highland ParkHighwoodWheeling Northbrook Northfield Glenview Glencoe Lake Forest Lake Bluff Lincolnshire Arlington {Heights] North Chicago RRiverwoods Mt. Prospect Prospect Heights … Continue reading
$50,000 is being appropriated to unnamed “Local governments, school districts and community based providers” for costs associated with infrastructure improvements. = = = = = Just found another $70,000 to local governments, school districts and community-based providers for costs associated … Continue reading
From Cairn’s Chicago Business: … Continue reading
Below are some more instances of money inserted in the Fiscal Year 2024 state budget by legislators unspecified: $200,000$100,000 to the City of Danville for costs associated with Laura Lee Building Renovations$160,000 to the City of Danville for costs associated … Continue reading
From the Democrats’ budget comes $175,000 to the City of Champaign for costs associated with welcoming plan initiative for foreign born residents. … Continue reading
$250,000 for tiny homes to be administrated by Health Care Consumers. I’m wonderingi f this could be an approach to housing homeless folks. … Continue reading
Here’s an interesting line item: $500,000 for high resolution mapping of the Mahomet Aquifer in Champaign County, the money going to Champaign County. … Continue reading
1,498 population Venice in Madison County scored $300,000 for a splash pad. Chicago is getting a skate park: $400,000 to the Chicago Park District for costs associated with infrastructure improvements to Logan Square Skate Park … Continue reading
