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News from January 2017

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ILA: Hutchinson amendment threatens people's right to safety

By McHenry Times | Jan 31, 2017

If an amendment recently introduced in Springfield by state Sen. Toi Hutchinson (D-Chicago Heights) passes muster, Illinois dwellers could face what the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) considers taxation of citizens’ Second Amendment rights.

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Algonquin Committee of the Whole hears presentation on capital budget for 2017-18

By Louie Torres | Jan 31, 2017

Algonquin Committee of the Whole hears presentation on capital budget for 2017-18 at its meeting last week.

McHenry County Mental Health Board Regular hears director's report

By Jenie Mallari-Torres | Jan 31, 2017

McHenry County Mental Health Board Regular hears director's report at a recent meeting.

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McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals to review conditional use permit for landscape business with outdoor storage

By Lhalie Castillo | Jan 31, 2017

McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals will meet at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23.

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Crystal Lake City Council Regular approves rezoning of 6905 Cog Circle

By Lhalie Castillo | Jan 31, 2017

Crystal Lake City Council Regular approves rezoning of 6905 Cog Circle at a recent meeting.

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Thomas Cooper donates $500 to Committee to Elect Sue Draffkorn

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 31, 2017

Thomas Cooper, (4701 E Lake Shore Drive, Wonder Lake), donated $500 to Wonder Lake's Committee to Elect Sue Draffkorn on Jan. 4, 2016.

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Roger Naylor donates $250 to Citizens for Dan Regna

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 31, 2017

Roger Naylor, (7640 Somerset Drive, Marengo), donated $250 to Woodstock's Citizens for Dan Regna on Jan. 27, 2016.

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Algonquin Liquor Commission recommends license for Mandile's Italian Ristorante and Catering

By Lhalie Castillo | Jan 30, 2017

Algonquin Liquor Commission recommends license for Mandile's Italian Ristorante and Catering at a recent meeting.

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State responds to over 140 child trafficking charges in 2016

By McHenry Times | Jan 30, 2017

The United States is considered one of the top destination points for child trafficking with cases reported in all 50 states, including 143 investigated calls to the hotline for allegations of human trafficking in 2016 by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).

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McHenry County Transportation Committee to review awards for Franklinville Road bridge project

By Lhalie Castillo | Jan 30, 2017

McHenry County Transportation Committee will meet at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1.

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McHenry County Historic Preservation Commission to discuss landmark nominations, bus tour

By Lhalie Castillo | Jan 30, 2017

McHenry County Historic Preservation Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1.

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McHenry County Staff Plat Review Committee to hear application for landscape business with outdoor storage

By Lhalie Castillo | Jan 30, 2017

McHenry County Staff Plat Review Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1.

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Protests greet Madigan's controversial re-election as House speaker

By McHenry Times | Jan 30, 2017

In one of the first votes by the newly sworn-in Illinois House, long-serving House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) was re-elected to a 17th term in that seat.

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New House GOP Conference chair says voters have mandated reform

By McHenry Times | Jan 30, 2017

GOP legislators in Springfield received their marching orders in November's general election to keep pushing for reform, the newly named House Republican Conference chairman said during a recent interview.

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27 solutions offered to curb rising property taxes in Illinois

By Giovanni Whaley | Jan 30, 2017

People living in Illinois pay some of the highest property tax rates in the country, growing “three times faster than the state’s median household income since 1990.

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McHenry County Board shoots down Franks' advisory tax freeze referendum request

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 30, 2017

Referendum won't appear on April 4, ballot for McHenry County residents

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Mobile vet opens Lake in the Hills animal clinic

By Carol Ostrow | Jan 30, 2017

Dr. Jason Olech, who makes house calls for furry and feathered friends via his Chicagoland Mobile Veterinary Services, plans to launch a permanent Lake in the Hills location in February, the Northwest Herald stated recently.

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Rogers runs 'cleanup' campaign for Dundee top highway spot; appearing Feb. 9

By Carol Ostrow | Jan 29, 2017

'Time to put out campaign signs and start cleaning up Dundee Township,' Michael Rogers, a 12-year Carpentersville resident and GOP candidate for Dundee Township’s highway commissioner position, recently stated via Facebook.

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Water use survey in January water bill

By Keri Carbaugh | Jan 29, 2017

Every two years, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) requires the village of Algonquin to survey water customers.

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Some AFSCME members disapprove of union's negotiating tactics

By McHenry Times | Jan 27, 2017

Not all Illinois public employees who are members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) are gung-ho and in lockstep with the government-worker union's negotiating tactics.