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220 Board plans to place referendum on March 2020 ballot

Posted in 220, Board of Education, Politics, Property Taxes, School Districts on July 31, 2019| 2 Comments »

At its July 30 meeting, the Barrington District 220 Board of Education discussed which projects should be included in a future school district referendum question. The Board plans to place a referendum question on the March 2020 ballot.

The statutory deadline for the Board to approve a referendum question on the March ballot is December 30, 2019, however Board members are preparing to make that decision in advance of the deadline. The referendum discussion will continue at the next Board meeting on August 13, as the Board prepares to vote on which projects should be included and the total dollar amount.

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Villages, IDOT debate whether section of Algonquin Road needs widening

Posted in Algonquin Rd, Cook, County, IDOT, Kane, Land Use, Longmeadow Parkway, Public Safety, Roads & Bridges Committee, Village Government, Village President on July 31, 2019| Leave a Comment »

The village of Barrington Hills is making plans to improve the 5-mile stretch of Algonquin Road between Routes 25 and 68. 

Algonquin Road, also known as Route 62, is being studied to determine whether it should be widened.

The project is in Phase 1, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2020. Phase 1 should cost about $3.5 million, said Guy Tridgell, director of communications for the Illinois Department of Transportation.  

The improvements are in response to the construction of the Longmeadow Parkway Tollway Bridge, Barrington Hills Village President Martin McLaughlin said. The bridge will span the Fox River and connect Randall Road in the west to Algonquin Road in the east, increasing traffic by about 8,000 cars on Algonquin Road.

Read more from the Northwest Herald here.

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Shout Out: Ron Hawking, Grammy-nominated singer who has performed his tribute to Sinatra over a thousand times

Posted in Resident Spotlights on July 29, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Award-winning entertainer and Grammy nominee Ron Hawking has performed his hit show, “His Way—A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra” over 1,000 times. He followed that with “Ron Hawking Celebrates—The Men & Their Music,” which honored legendary singers, songwriters and performers.

The Barrington Hills resident is bringing his latest show, “Ron Hawking: The Song is You” to the Cabaret Room at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace for three performances, Aug. 9-11.

Read the Barrington Courier-Review profile here.

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Are suburbs going to allow sale of marijuana? So far more say ‘no’ or leaning no

Posted in Politics, Taxes, Topics Of Interest on July 27, 2019| Leave a Comment »

The effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Illinois was a hot and, at times, divisive topic for months, with opposition from law enforcement and ultimately bipartisan support from the state legislature.

Now, it’s the suburbs’ turn.

Elected officials in towns big and small are starting to decide if they want to open the doors to marijuana sales in their towns — and, so far, more are saying “no,” or leaning that way.

In Lake Barrington, Village Administrator Karen Daulton Lange said the board wants to preserve the village as a quiet community.

“Our residents have made it very clear that their desire is to maintain a peaceful atmosphere,” she said. “I don’t think our residents see marijuana sales as consistent with that atmosphere.”

Read the complete Daily Herald story here.

 

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Joe Ahern is awarded Chicago Police’s Top Honor

Posted in Resident Spotlights on July 26, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Joe Ahern

On Wednesday, May 29, Joseph J. Ahern, CEO of the 100 Club of Chicago and Barrington Hills resident, was awarded the Richard J. Daley Police Medal of Honor by the Chicago Police Department, its highest honor given to a citizen.

An award presented annually by the Superintendent of Police in memory of Mayor Richard J. Daley’s outstanding service and dedication to the residents of Chicago, this award is conferred upon exempt members, state, county, or municipal officials, or residents whose accomplishments or services have brought credit to the City of Chicago and/or the Chicago Police Department.

Read the full Quintessential Barrington article here. To learn more about the 100 Club of Chicago, click here.

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Algonquin Founder’s Days Festival begins today

Posted in Topics Of Interest on July 25, 2019| Leave a Comment »

For some residents, Founder’s Days in Algonquin represents an opportunity for a second Fourth of July celebration. It even including a, “Founder’s Fireworks Extravaganza,” concluding the festival on Sunday, July 28. The only differences are the dates, and some say it’s got more of an edge than folks are used to in Barrington.

The fest is open from 4 to 10 PM today, from 4 to 11 PM on Friday, from 2 to 11 PM on Saturday, and from 9 AM to 10 PM on Sunday.

For more information, visit the Founder’s Days website here. 

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Annual Barrington Sidewalk Sale Days start tomorrow

Posted in Topics Of Interest on July 24, 2019| 1 Comment »

The annual Barrington Sidewalk Sale Days will return throughout Barrington July 25-27, when dozens of retailers will be participating by offering special sales, deals and events.

Among the participants will be merchants at Cook and Station streets, Ice House Mall, the Foundry of Barrington, the Shops on Lageschulte and other retailers in the Northwest Highway corridor.

Most participating merchants will be open Thursday and Friday from 10-6, and Saturday from 9-4.

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ZIP code breakdown shows where the money is in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated income tax plan

Posted in Politics, Springfield, Taxes on July 22, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker has pitched his graduated-rate income tax plan by emphasizing that only a tiny sliver of Illinois residents would pay more if voters approve a change to the state constitution in November 2020.

Those residents, as might be expected, are concentrated in a handful of wealthy enclaves in the city and suburbs. In fact, a quarter of all taxpayers statewide who would be hit by the higher rates — those earning more than $250,000 a year — reside in just 15 of the state’s more than 1,500 ZIP codes, covering places like Lincoln Park, Wilmette, Barrington and Elmhurst, according to a Tribune analysis of Illinois Department of Revenue income tax data from 2016, the most recent year available.

Read the full Chicago Tribune article here.

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Applicants to Replace Melissa Victor as Algonquin Township Trustee revealed

Posted in 2019 Trustee Elections, Appointments, Cook, County, Deception, McHenry, Politics, Village Board on July 19, 2019| 3 Comments »

Last week we reposted an article from the McHenry County Blog announcing, “Elaine Ramesh appointed to Algonquin Township Board”.

We omitted that a total 13 candidates filed for the position created when Melissa Victor stepped down according to the Blog (see “Applicants to Replace Melissa Victor as Algonquin Township Trustee“), and two of those candidates are Barrington Hills residents as seen below:

“Elaine Marie Ramesh, Barrington Hills, patent attorney, former BH Village Clerk and Trustee, member of the McHenry County Republican Women’s Club, member of McHenry County Conservation District Advisory Committee, equestrian advocate, raised $40,000 local private match to Federal Recreational Trails program grant to install a horse trailer parking lot to support five miles of multi-use trails. 

Linda H. Cools, Barrington Hills, Citizens Advisory Group for IDOT re widening of Route 62, advocates lowering the required bid level for Highway Department, advocates countering negative publicity, ran twice for the BH Village Board, advocate of transparency, records and posts BH Village Board meetings on Facebook, endorsed by BH Trustees Fritz Gohl and Robert Zubak.”

Fritz Gohl is not a Barrington Hills trustee, although he was in some darker times in our past history. He is now in a paid position as trustee for Barrington Township (he ran unopposed) where he can inflict far less damage to the taxpayers of this Village than he did in his too many years on the Barrington Hills Board of Trustees.

Apparently, the resident who filed for consideration is not up on current events, or decided on their own that accurate facts should not matter in the trustee’s consideration. 

Robert Zubak

Our larger concern is the apparent endorsement by Trustee Robert Zubak of this resident’s filing to fill the vacancy (“apparent” due to the fact that the applicant has  “misstated” facts before).  If Zubak did endorse this applicant, does that imply an endorsement as a potential running mate in the 2021 Village Trustee elections?

Perhaps we’ll learn the answer at Monday evening’s Board of Trustees meeting. If not, only time will tell.

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Barrington Hills man identified as pedestrian killed in crash

Posted in Accidents, Cook, County, Traffic, VBHPD on July 16, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Daily Herald reports: A Barrington Hills resident has been identified as the man who died Monday afternoon after he was struck by a car in the village, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Nick Santoro, 86, was dead after the collision which occurred about 5:45 p.m. Monday at Dundee Road near Potter Lane. Santoro was pronounced dead at 5:59 p.m., according to the medical examiner. An autopsy is scheduled for later today.

Dundee Road was closed for several hours between Bateman and Healy roads as authorities investigated the crash. Police said the driver was cooperating with the investigation.

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