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Althoff-McConnaughay Bill to Allow MCCD 50% Tax Hike with Referendum Passes 46-0
The bill that will allow the McHenry County Conservation District to hike corporate fund taxes 50% passed without opposition in the Illinois Senate. The roll call on Senate Bill 3342. It will allow...
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Conservation District Salaries
With the McHenry County Conservation District having enlisted the legislative help of State Senators Pam Althoff and Karen McConnaughay, plus (so far) State Rep. Mike Tryon, some readers have asked...
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As MCCD Plans for Referendums, County Board Pulled Back into Tax Hike Fight
The McHenry County Legislative Committee will make a second run at securing support for Pam Althoff and Karen McConnaughay’s tax hike bills for the McHenry County Conservation District Thursday. The...
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Tryon Sitting on Althoff’s MCCD Tax Hike Bills
Mike Tryon Before the McHenry County Republican Party’s Convention last month, State Rep. Mike Tryon and I spent some time talking about the bills that State Senators Pam Althoff and Karen McConnaughay...
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Local State Senators Don’t Support ERA
Pam Althoff Karen McConnaughay Democrats in Springfield are in a time warp, probably brought on by the financial mess that over thirty years of Mike Madigan rule has put us in. With an off-year...
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Karen McConnaughay’s Senate Floor Comments on ERA: Real Issues Before Symbolism
The following is what State Senator Karen McConnaughay prepared in anticipation of her comments for the Equal Rights Amendment: It is disturbing to me that we stand here today, with just over a week...
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McConnaughay Issues End of Session Report
A press release from State Senator Karen McConnaughay: Senator McConnaughay’s End of Session Round-Up This spring a number of issues were at play in the General Assembly including the budget, the...
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Republicans Dominate CL Indpendence Day Parade – Part 2
When we left Crystal Lake’s 4th of July Parade, the Crystal Lake Public Library entry had just passed. Next up was Congressman Peter Roskam. Peter and Elizabeth Roskam walked the length of Dole Avenue....
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Althoff-McConnaughy Bill Gives County Board More Power to Oust Ethically...
Fo Pam Althoff rmer Kane County Board Chairman Karen McConnaughy and State Senator Pam Althoff were among the lead sponsors of a bill to give County Board members more power to remove appointees from...
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Oct. 30th Heading on Dems’ State Aid to Education Redistribution Bill
A press release from State Senator Karen McConnaughay and State Rep. Mike Tryon: Senator Karen McConnaughay and Representative Mike Tryon to Partner on Senate Bill 16 Impact Forum McHenry County….....
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Legislature Set to Override Freedom of Information Restriction Veto
Former McHenry Mayor Pam Althoff is a sponsor of the bill. Governments like to keep secrets. It’s an attribute ingrained in the beast. Even outsiders elected to office vowing transparency get pushed in...
View ArticleTryon-Althoff-McConnaughay MCCD Tax Hike Bill Passes House
No roll call yet, but the bill to allow the McHenry County Conservation District to sell bonds without voter approval passed the Illinois House this afternoon by a vote of 91-23. At least no one voted...
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Roll Call for Bill to Allow Conservation District to Issue More...
The House roll call for SB 3341 has now been posted on the Illinois General Assembly web site. You can see it below: The House roll call on Pam Althoff’s and Karen McConnaughay’s bill to allow the...
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Althoff Comments on FOIA Modification Bill She Sponsored
From State Senator Pam Althoff: In response to recent e-mails and phone calls I have received regarding my yes vote on House Bill 3796, I would like to explain why this legislation, will in fact,...
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MCCD Admits Tax Hike Bill “Expands the District’s Authority to Incur...
Pam Althoff Karen McConnaughay Mike Tryon Those who don’t read the comments under articles often miss a great expansion of the information available on the subject. Take, for example, the articles on...
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Robo-Call Goes After McConnaughay and Tryon for MCCD Tax Hike Bill
Twice today I received a robo-call from something called “The Illinois Truth Team.” It came twice. In fact, it may have come three times, because one time there was so much dead air that I hung up....
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Reader Compares Althoff-Tryon Tax Hike Bill to Horse Race
Reader Susan’s mind is really occupied with Senate Bill 3341, the legislation successfully sponsored by State Senators Pam Althoff and Karen McConnaughay in the upper house and State Representative...
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Softening the Image of Tax Hike Goal of Conservation District
When I discussed the impact of Senate Bill 3341 with one its sponsors, I was told that out tax bill would not go up if more non-referendum bonds were issued pursuant to the legislation now awaiting...
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Have You Missed the Articles on the Conservation District Tax Hike?
OK. The holidays are over and it’s time to think about protecting your pocket book so you can pay Christmas bills now and in the future. This spring the McHenry County Conservation District sought...
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Keeping My Precinct Informed about Tax Hike Threats
My precinct is not a large one, but it does have a higher turnout than most. With Senate Bill 3341 still sitting on Governor Quinn’s desk, I decided to let residents of Algonquin 7 know that Senator...
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