Aug
23
Saturday Protest at Melissa Bean’s Office
Category: Budget, Cook County, IL-8, Illinois Senate, Kane County, McHenry County, U.S. House, federal, suburbs | 
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I dropped in and took some photo’s of this hearty gathering in Schaumburg. Here’s an embedded slide show from flickr:
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-Drew
Jul
15
Red Light Cameras = Big Dollars For Towns
Category: McHenry County, Other, transportation | Leave a Comment
By State Sen. Dan Duffy
Everyone favors making our roads safer for citizens, but “Red Light Cameras” put revenue above safety. These cameras are supposed to help prevent accidents by taking pictures and issuing tickets to people who speed through intersections while the light is red. Instead they are being used as ATMs by some towns, [...]
Jun
12
Northwest Herald Sues McHenry County Blog for Defamation
Category: McHenry County, Party Politics, suburbs | Leave a Comment
-crossposted from the Daily Herald:
A prominent local blogger said Thursday he is being sued by the Northwest Herald over a June 3 blog post that included his commentary about the McHenry County newspaper. In the post, Cal Skinner Jr. wrote that McHenry County gave the Northwest Herald a multimillion-dollar loan at submarket [...]
Jun
12
Dr. Packard… Full-time President Emeritus?
Category: Crystal Lake, Education, McHenry County | Leave a Comment
-crossposted from the Northwest Herald:
MCC ponders Packard duties
CRYSTAL LAKE – Under fire for continuing to pay former President Walt Packard, the McHenry County College Board discussed ways Thursday to put him to work.
“We need to maximize the value that Dr. Packard could be providing to this institution,” trustee Donna Kurtz said.
Packard stepped [...]
Aug
17
Manzullo Fights Red Take to Help Local Businesses: Earns Praise From the Aerospace Industry
Category: IL-16, McHenry County, U.S. House | Leave a Comment
-crossposted from the Northwest Herald
The Aerospace Industries Association praised Illinois Congressmen Don Manzullo on Friday for his efforts in clarifying rules that made it hard for U.S. manufacturers of civil aircraft, parts and components to sell overseas.
Since the Export Administration Act of 1979 expired in 2001, the State Department – which has jurisdiction over exports [...]
Aug
2
-crossposted from the The Courier News
HEBRON — Cannabis plants valued at nearly $4 million were eradicated from the Hebron area in two unrelated operations this week, authorities said.
A Michigan man was arrested Wednesday after police eradicated more than 2,000 cannabis plants from a field southeast of Hebron. Miguel Talavera-Lopez, 25, of Battle Creek, Mich., was [...]
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