Posted in Algonquin Rd, County, Kane, Land Use, Longmeadow Parkway, News Media, Press Release, Road construction, Topics Of Interest, Traffic, Uncategorized on April 5, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Starting the week of April 9, 2018, weather permitting, intermittent temporary daily lane closures along IL 62 between Regan Boulevard and north Autumn Trail will occur to allow crews adequate room to safely unload supplies and equipment needed to begin storm sewer installation along IL 62. These closures will take place during non-peak travel times.
You can read the entire KDOT press release here.
Posted in Algonquin Rd, County, Illinois Tollway, Kane, Longmeadow Parkway, News Media, Press Release, Resident Surveys, Road construction, Topics Of Interest, Traffic, Uncategorized on March 15, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Illinois Tollway Regional Mobility Survey
The Illinois Tollway is offering I-PASS customers in the Kane County region an opportunity to provide input on a Kane County project to improve regional mobility through the development of the Longmeadow Parkway Bridge Corridor improvement. The Longmeadow Parkway project is designed to alleviate traffic congestion in northern Kane County and relieve pressure on the existing bridges crossing the Fox River. While the Illinois Tollway is not directly involved in the development of the improvement, we are hoping that our I-PASS customers can provide valuable feedback regarding their travel habits and preferences.
The Longmeadow Parkway Bridge Corridor improvement is 5.6 miles in length and includes a new four-lane Fox River Bridge crossing and four-lane roadway with a median that passes through portions of the Villages of Algonquin, Carpentersville and Barrington Hills, as well as unincorporated areas of Kane County.
For completing the survey, Kane County’s consultant is offering entry into a drawing to win a $500 check card.
Posted in Algonquin Rd, Community Alerts, Kane, Land Use, Longmeadow Parkway, News Media, Press Release, Topics Of Interest, Traffic, Uncategorized on January 20, 2018| Leave a Comment »
From a Kane County Department of Transportation press release:
The next stage of right-of-way work for the Longmeadow Parkway Corridor will take place in Barrington Hills, starting next week.
On Jan. 22, 2018, weather permitting, right-of-way preparation and tree removal will begin along the Longmeadow Parkway Corridor from east of IL Route 25 to IL Route 62 and along IL Route 62 in the village of Barrington Hills.
During the work, there may be temporary single-lane closures with flaggers directing traffic. Construction work hours will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The work is anticipated to take two weeks to complete.
Right-of-way preparation is being done in advance of the roadway improvements that will start in spring 2018.
The above-mentioned roads will remain open during treatment, but may be reduced to one lane of travel using temporary daily lane closures.
Motorists need to be prepared to reduce their speed, exercise caution and be extra alert. Watch for and obey flaggers and other traffic control devices within the work zone.
Drivers should expect delays while traveling through the work areas. You may want to add additional time to your commute and consider the use of alternate routes while this work is being completed.
KDOT officials remind drivers that it is illegal to talk on a cell phone while driving through a highway construction work zone.
Questions and concerns may be directed to Patrick VerHalen at 630-208-3138. For all Kane County traffic advisories, see the KDOT Traffic Alerts page on the KDOT website.
SOURCE: KDOT news release
The entire press release can be read on the Kane County website here.
Posted in Cook, County, Finance Committee, Kane, Lake, McHenry, News Media, Pension Funding, Taxes, Topics Of Interest, Uncategorized, Village President on November 22, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Illinois’ General Assembly, which had finally approved a budget but failed to act on an amendment regarding property tax freezes, should take a harder look at itself, Barrington Hills Village President Martin McLaughlin said during a recent interview.
“What is ridiculous is the General Assembly that hasn’t had the ability to deliver a balanced budget in years and refuses to address the public pension debacle that is a large contributor to the tax burden are the ones pointing to other entities as the problem,” McLaughlin told the Lake County Gazette.
McLaughlin said he has some experience doing what lawmakers in the Illinois General Assembly need to be doing. “As a village president that has reduced our Barrington Hills levy four out of my five years in office I am all for a freeze,” he said.
“However I would prefer a 15 percent reduction from all taxing bodies that make up our property tax bills – school districts, townships, community colleges, library districts, fire districts, abatement districts and others,” he said. ” Elected and appointed officials need to understand that Illinois taxpayers are in serious trouble. We are declining in population as people give up and move out of our state.”
To read the full article in the Lake County Gazette, click here.
Posted in County, Kane, News Media, Topics Of Interest, Uncategorized, Village Government on September 6, 2017| 1 Comment »
KaneCountyConnects.com recently published an article summarizing tax levy information for all municipalities within the county.
According to the website, the total Kane County levy went up less than 1 percent — about .85 percent, to be precise — according to information provided in the county’s annual Property Tax FAQ document. As a possibly not-so-fun fact, this is the first increase in Kane County’s extended levy since 2010.
So, how did your individual city or village government do year over year? As you can see by the chart below, some went up quite a bit, some actually went down.
Leading in percentage increase this year is Sleepy Hollow, whose levy went up from $537,188 to $772,502. Obviously, that’s not a lot of dollars in comparison to big cities like Aurora, but the percentage increase of 43.99 percent is tops in Kane County this year.
Barrington Hills’ levy actually went down — from $6,197,303 to $5,32,440, a decrease of $14.12 percent. Others that were lower year-over-year include the villages of Algonquin and East Dundee. Four Kane County communities — Big Rock, Campton Hills, Kaneville and Lily Lake — don’t levy any taxes at all, so their percentage change gets the highly touted “not applicable” designation.”
To see all the Kane County tax levy information and the full article, click here.
Posted in 2017 Elections, Cook, County, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Press Release, Uncategorized, Unite Barrington Hills, Village Board, Village Government, Village President on April 27, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Announced on the Village of Barrington Hills website today:
“All 4 counties have now released certified results for the April 4, 2017 election. We can now officially announce that President Martin J. McLaughlin has been elected to another term as Village President.
Trustee Colleen Konicek Hannigan was also reelected to another term as Trustee.
The election for the remaining two Trustee positions came down to three Trustees separated by only 4 votes.
The Village congratulates our new Trustees Robert M. Zubak and Paula Jacobsen.
We hope you’ll attend the Special Board Meeting Tuesday May 2nd at 6:30 pm where the elected will take their oath of office.”
The final vote totals for Village President by county are as follows.
The final vote totals for Village Trustee by county are as follows.
Posted in Algonquin Rd, Kane, Land Use, Longmeadow Parkway, Road construction, Traffic, Uncategorized on April 18, 2017| Leave a Comment »
The potential presence of an endangered bumblebee species in the Longmeadow Parkway project area has temporarily brought construction on the road to a halt.
Work on Longmeadow Parkway near Randall Road in Algonquin started Monday morning; however, later in the afternoon, crews had cleared out following an emergency motion that issued a temporary restraining order for the project.
The restraining order, issued by Judge Sharon Coleman in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division, is in effect until 5 p.m. April 28.
The full article in the Northwest Herald can be read here.
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