With Governor Bruce Rauner bragging about the number of new jobs in DeKalb County, this story about new jobs in Will County caught my attention. The main speaker was Intersect Illinois President and CEO Mark Peterson. “If everyone did what Will … Continue reading
Back in the late 1970’s future Congressman and then-State Rep. John Porter conceived of a commission to consider how Illinois should approach the year 2000. Ironically, Porter was not appointed to the commission, but I was. The following press release … Continue reading
1.7% of the voters in McHenry County have cast their ballots as of April Fool’s Day, 2017. Will County, on the other hand, having over twice as many residents, has seen 6,624 early votes. … Continue reading
The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform has calculated average salaries paid by Illinois county governments. McHenry County came in third highest: Ten Counties with the Highest “Average Salary” for Employees … Continue reading
A Bloomberg News analysis of Census data shows that the Chicago Metropolitan Area is losing a higher percentage of its residents than any other Midwest metropolitan area. The time period was between July 2013 and July 2014. The loss was 69/100 … Continue reading
Having read Kevin Craver’s article about the changes in the County Board’s rules after the 2016 at-large election of a McHenry County Board Chairman, I have concluded that were we in the 1770’s most members would have been Loyalists to … Continue reading
The following message was written by Woodstock resident Jayson Hemphill. His family’s farm lies in the path of the Illiana Tollway planned across Will County by soon-to-be former Governor Pat Quinn. During his campaign, winner Bruce Rauner was not heard … Continue reading
The vote was 13 Will County Board Democrats voting “Yes” and 11 Will County Republicans voting “No” when the budget was passed. That’s what the SouthtownStar reported yesterday. The County Board’s budget vote took the maximum amount allowed by law … Continue reading
Tea Party activists are prominent in Will County. Tea Party folks aren’t keen on any level of government prying into what they consider their private affairs. Maybe that explains why there was a County Board movement to ban the use … Continue reading
At Monday’s meeting of the McHenry County Republican Central Committee DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan reported that he had put the checkbook of his county on the internet. Now comes this press release from Will County Auditor Duffy Blackburn about … Continue reading
You think there is drama in McHenry County politics. It cannot compare to what is going on in Will County. A former female County Board member is trying to obtain compromising photos of herself taken by a former flame. She … Continue reading
Last week, McHenry County Blog ran a press release from Kane County Board Chairman Karen McConnaughay (who is running unopposed for State Senate) concerning her Executive Committee’s recommendation that the Board pass a levy that is the same as last … Continue reading
I asked for a Will County take on Democrat Jack Franks’ claim that Will County taxes were lower than McHenry County taxes and Republican Party Chairman Edward Ronkowski sent me the following email: “In a nutshell, Will County taxes are … Continue reading
The Tax Foundation has some remarkable work comparing property tax burdens across the United States. Want to know what part of the country to look at for retirement, if cutting your property taxes is one of your goals? Take a … Continue reading
In view of the recent acquittals of McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi and Joyce Synek on charges of having used the office for political purposes, I thought readers might be interested in this stepping over the line in Will … Continue reading
Yesterday I wrote about how Winnebago County’s board had decided they, as part-time employees didn’t deserve to have pensions. Today, the Sunday Chicago Tribune has a front page article by Christy Gutowski, Joe Mahr and Joseph Ryan entitled, Quite a … Continue reading
McHenry County popped up as number one in front page stories in the Chicago Sun-Times Sunday and the Chicago Tribune Monday. News about food stamp use increasing was the page one story in the Sun-Times. Foreclosures on homes was the … Continue reading
A big story starting on the front page of Sunday’s Chicago Tribune asks the question, Why do people falsely confess? Experts: It happens more than you think It’s starts with Kevin Fox, the father of daughter Riley, found dead in … Continue reading
Update of June 15, 2012. There is now a way to find people in the McHenry County Jail. Look here for the link. = = = = = A friend of McHenry County Blog was trying to find out if … Continue reading
Let’s assume everything is on the square at the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board. OK. Forget about the fixing of the new hospital that Wisconsin’s Mercy Health Care System wanted to build in Crystal Lake to compete with local biggie … Continue reading
