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Village Board of Trustees meets tonight

Posted in Agendas, Algonquin Rd, BACOG, Barbarian Migrants in Busses at the Gate, Big Red, Building Department, Clown Car, Deception, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Dumb and Dumber, Elections, ePacket Agendas, Ethics, Financial Reports, Land Use, Mac's Property Management, Mad Cows, Mówimy po polsku, OMA, One Barrington Hills, Police Pension Board, Police Reports, Politics, Privacy, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Public Safety Committee, Real Estate, Roads & Bridges Committee, Topics Of Interest, Traffic, Transparency, Unions, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village Government, Village President, Village Treasurer, Zoning Board on July 22, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:

  • [Vote] A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Contract with Corrective Asphalt Materials LLC (CAM) for Pavement Rejuvenation Application on Select Village Maintained Roads Resolution 24 –
  • [Vote] An Ordinance Amending the Village’s Municipal Code Concerning Fireworks – Title 8, Chapter 2, Section 8-2-13 Ordinance 24 –
  • [Vote] An Ordinance Granting a Special Use Permit to Allow an Elementary School at 160J Bateman Road Ordinance 24 –
  • [Vote] Resolution of Proclamation Commending Police Chief Joseph Colditz on his 25 Years of Dedicated Service to the Village of Barrington Hills Resolution 24 –
  • [Vote] A Resolution Appointing David Kann to the Position of Interim Police Chief for the Village of Barrington Hills Resolution 24 –
  • [Vote] Personnel Manual Revisions

A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.

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Village Board of Trustees meets tonight

Posted in Agendas, Big Red, Building Department, Clown Car, Conflict of interest, Deception, ePacket Agendas, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Financial Reports, Fundraisers, Insurance Committee, Mac's Property Management, Minutes, Mówimy po polsku, One Barrington Hills, Plan Commission, Police Pension Board, Police Reports, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Resident Spotlights, Riding Club Commission, Road construction, Roads & Bridges Committee, Taxes, Topics Of Interest, Transparency, Unions, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village Government, Village President, Village Treasurer, Zoning Board on June 24, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:

A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.

Editorial note: This marks the 6,000th post to The Observer since this publication began in 2009.

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Illinois’ use of cameras that read license plates amounts to ‘dragnet surveillance,’ lawsuit alleges

Posted in Big Brother, Clown Car, Cook, County, Crime, Ethics, One Barrington Hills, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, Privacy, Public Safety, Springfield, Topics Of Interest, VBHPD, Village Government, WTF on June 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

A pair of Cook County residents are suing the Illinois State Police, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul over the state’s use of automated license plate readers (like this one in our Village) alleging they amount to “dragnet surveillance.” Similar devices are installed across the suburbs.

By  Emmanuel Camarillo | Chicago Sun*Times

A lawsuit accuses Illinois State Police and state officials of operating an unconstitutional “system of dragnet surveillance” through license plate-reading cameras that track motorist’s whereabouts.

The suit, filed last week by Cook County residents Stephanie Scholl and Frank Bednarz, names the state police, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul as defendants.

“Defendants are tracking anyone who drives to work in Cook County — or to school, or a grocery store, or a doctor’s office, or a pharmacy, or a political rally, or a romantic encounter, or family gathering — every day, without any reason to suspect anyone of anything, and are holding onto those whereabouts just in case they decide in the future that some citizen might be an appropriate target of law enforcement,” the suit said.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, “challenges the warrantless, suspicion-less, and entirely unreasonable” tracking as a violation of the Fourth and 14th amendments.

The cameras — known as automated license plate readers — are described by many in law enforcement as essential in their work, and they have been proliferating over the last decade. The devices use software to scan the license plates of every passing car, recording the date, time, GPS coordinates and even pictures.

The majority of large police departments in the country now use them. Automated license plate readers in Chicago log 200 million license plates a year, giving police a detailed pattern about the daily habits of motorists and offering real-time alerts about cars wanted in crimes.

Read more here.

Related: “Illinois sued over proliferation of license plate reading cameras”

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The first music festival in Illinois with legal on-site cannabis consumption returning in 2024

Posted in Entertainment, One Barrington Hills, Topics Of Interest on June 1, 2024| Leave a Comment »

By LMCS Staff Reporter

The “Miracle in Mundelein” music festival, famous in 2023 for being the first music festival in Illinois with legal on-site cannabis consumption, is returning in 2024.

The two-day event will return on Sept. 7 and 8 in front of RISE Dispensary at 1325 Amour Boulevard in Mundelein, concert promoters announced on their Facebook site.

Headliners for the concert for this year’s festival include Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Wiz Khalifa, Raekwon & GZA of Wu-Tang Clan, Steel Pulse and The Soul Rebels are expected to appear at the event on Saturday, September 7.

“The inaugural Miracle in Mundelein was brought to life by a simple thesis that many of us have known for a long time: good music plus good weed equals a good time,” said Ben Kovler, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Green Thumb Industries told Fox Chicago. “Building on the positive feedback from last year, we look forward to putting on an even better event this year with legendary artists like Wiz Khalifa and fun on-site experiences such as joint-rolling contests.”

Pre-sale ticket registration is currently open at www.themiracleconcert.com.

More here.

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Village Board of Trustees meets tonight

Posted in Agendas, BACOG, Barbarian Migrants in Busses at the Gate, Barrington Hills Polo Club, Clown Car, Countryside Elementary School, Deception, Dumb and Dumber, ePacket Agendas, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Financial Reports, Fox River Valley Hunt, FRVPC, Horizon Farm, Horse Boarding, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Mówimy po polsku, MOOBS, One Barrington Hills, Open Meetings Act, Organizations, Pension Funding, Plan Commission, Police Pension Board, Politics, Privacy, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Real Estate, Riding Club Commission, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, Roads & Bridges Committee, Taxes, TMI, Topics Of Interest, Unions, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Government, Village President, Village Treasurer, Zoning Board on May 28, 2024| 2 Comments »

Our Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:

  • [Vote] Ordinance Repealing and Replacing Section 9, Chapter 7, Competitive Races or Events of the Village Code Ordinance 24 –
  • Village Code Enforcement Report (Cases reported open on Bateman, Dunlea, Dundee, Spring Creek, Sutton and West Cuba roads)
  • [Vote] A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Cable Television Franchise Agreement with Comcast of Illinois IX, LLC Resolution 24 –
  • [Vote] Police Pension Board Trustee Appointment: 2-year Term Christopher Krzyko (Renewal)
  • [Vote] Plan Commission Chairman Appointment: 1-year Term Matt Vondra (Renewal)
  • [Vote] Zoning Board of Appeals Appointment Eric Humbert (Resident since 2022. Brief bio here, LinkedIn here.): to fill vacancy, term expiring April 2027
  • The Land We Love Run – 5K/10K + 2-Mile Walk

A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.

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Touch-A-Truck tomorrow at the Barrington Area Library

Posted in Barrington Area Library, Clown Car, Cuba Township Road District, Fundraisers, One Barrington Hills, Resident Spotlights on May 20, 2024| Leave a Comment »

“Drop in and explore the Village of Barrington Public Works Department’s fleet of vehicles at the Library! Dump trucks, excavators, and front loaders – oh my! In celebration of National Public Works Week.

New this year: help us FILL a truck with non-perishable, non-expired food to benefit the Barrington Township and Cuba Township food pantries. Bring your donations to the event. Donations appreciated but not required.

10 AM or 11 AM: kids and families can also enjoy a fun, construction-themed story time!”

More Info!

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Barrington Hills Park District hosting the 2024 Fox River Valley Pony Club Mini Event and Combined Test this weekend

Posted in Barrington Hills Park District, Barrington Hills Polo Club, Community Alerts, Entertainment, Equestrian Commission, Fox River Valley Hunt, FPDCC, FRVPC, Massbach Hounds, One Barrington Hills, Organizations, Property Taxes, Riding Center Advisory Committee, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, Unions, Your Barrington Hills on May 17, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Per the Barrington Hills Park District calendar, the following events and facility rentals begin today:

  • Fri, May 17 – Mini Event (Outdoor Jump, Dressage Arena, and Round Pens Open to the public until Noon) Stadium Field closed all day.
  • Sat, May 18 – Mini Event-Outdoor -Full Facility rental
  • Sun, May 19 – Mini Event-Full Facility Rental

The Fox River Valley Pony Club website and Facebook page contain more information.

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Brazen election interference: Illinois Democrats retroactively change law to knock out Republican challengers. Surely, lawsuits must follow.

Posted in BOHICA, DARCHED, Deception, Ethics, Girlie man, One Barrington Hills, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, Property Taxes, Springfield, Taxes, Unions, Wirepoints, WTF on May 8, 2024| Leave a Comment »

By Mark Glennon, founder of Wirepoints

As an alternative to a primary election, Illinois law allowed for a party to get its candidates on the ballot for General Assembly spots by party slating procedure, along with collection of a requisite number of public signatures on nominating positions. A number of Republican challengers have been proceeding accordingly.

But over the course of just 30 hours on the first days of this month, the Democratic supermajority changed the law to retroactively disallow that procedure, thereby barring challengers from the November ballot as Republican party candidates.

The new law almost certainly gives Democrats a win in races in which Republicans did not run a candidate in the primary and could result in dozens of unopposed races.

Gov. JB signed the new law the day after it was passed, hours after telling reporters he didn’t know all the details. He also claimed it was an “ethics” bill. “It really does make sure that we don’t have backroom deals to put people on the ballot and run as a result of some small group of people in a smoke-filled room making the choice,” Pritzker said at an unrelated news conference in Bloomington. “So I think to me, more transparency is better.” It’s not like Illinois Democrats ever line up their chosen candidates to run for the party, right?

“This is nothing more than a brazen attempt by Illinois Democrats to disenfranchise voters and eliminate political competition. To hide behind the guise of ‘ethics,’ is laughable,” said Sean M. Morrison, Chairman of the Cook County GOP.

The new law originated as a “shell bill” – one on an entirely different subject with a different label, before being changed in the 30-hour cram-through.

Read more here.

Related: “Editorial: State lawmakers in Springfield pass bill to cut off competition in 78 races,” “Candidates feel ‘cheated, violated, robbed’ after Pritzker enacts law ending slating,” “Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs election bill that would favor Democrats in November,” “(With cheshire grins) Democrats muscle through changes to ballot access, advisory questions”

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Fuhgeddaboudit

Posted in BACOG, Barbarian Migrants in Busses at the Gate, Big Red, Clown Car, DARCHED, Deception, Ethics, Immigration, Land Disconnection, Land Use, MOOBS, Newsletters, OMA, One Barrington Hills, OP/Ed, Organizations, Politics, Privacy, Property Taxes, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, Road construction, Roads & Bridges Committee, SNAFU, Transparency, VBHPD, Village Code, Village Government, Village President, Zoning Board on May 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Current Barrington Hills President Brian Cecola

Our Village recently posted their ”Spring 2024” newsletter. This issue includes:

  • President’s Letter
  • Police Chief Colditz Retires in July
  • HAVE A CUP O’ “JOE” WITH CHIEF COLDITZ
  • Police Department Earns Reaccreditation
  • Lunch with a Cop
  • Arbor Day and Earth Day! How did you observe these days?
  • Road Program 2024
  • Soon to make an appearance…2024 Cicadas, and
  • June 29 Land We Love Run

What the newsletter lacks is a considerable number of updates from Q-1 2024 that residents should be aware of, including:

  • In a special meeting January 3, the Board voted to amend our code to, “Create a license requirement for (migrant) chartered transportation drop-off services (no doubt to prevent the godless hoards if immigrants from soiling the new floor in the lobby of Village Hall)).”
  • Increased penalty amounts for Code violations.
  • Any information whatsoever on the Board’s vote in February to annex seven (7) parcels of land into Barrington Hills.
  • The Village is purchasing and replacing security video recording and management systems in Village Hall, and
  • The Zoning Board is reviewing significant updates and addition to codes including fence/berm allowed heights, regulations for roof and/or ground mounted solar panels and wind energy systems and codes covering anything mobile residents might store on their property.

Further, minutes from the February meeting of BACOG include, “Cecola reported the Village recently annexed two landscaping businesses.” Why didn’t “Cecola” bother to drop this and other meaningful nuggets content into his message to residents?

The answer is simple. The Cecola administration does not want informed residents. Sure, this publication and others have done their best to inform residents. But clearly when it comes what we share with our readers, our president would rather you just fuhgeddaboudit.

A copy of the newsletter can be found here.

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Village Board of Trustees meets tonight

Posted in Agendas, Animal Welfare, Appointments, Audio Recordings, Barbarian Migrants in Busses at the Gate, Big Brother, Big Red, Clown Car, Dumb and Dumber, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Financial Reports, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Legal Expenses, Mac's Property Management, Minutes, Newsletter, OMA, One Barrington Hills, Open Meetings Act, Plan Commission, Police Pension Board, Police Reports, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Public Safety Committee, Real Estate, Riding Center Advisory Committee, Riding Club Commission, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, Road construction, Roads & Bridges Committee, Taxes, Topics Of Interest, Unions, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village Government, Village President, Village Treasurer, Zoning Board on April 25, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Village of Barrington Hills Board of Trustees (L-R): JC Clarke, Darby Hills, President Pro Tem/Trustee David Riff, President Brian Cecola, Laura Ekstrom, Thomas Strauss, Jessica Hoffmann

Our Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:

  • [Vote] A Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Notice of Award for the 2024 Road Program Project by the Village of Barrington Hills, Illinois Resolution 24 –
  • [Vote] An Ordinance Amending the Village’s Municipal Code Title 8 Police Regulations, Chapter 4 Animal Regulations
  • [Vote] Plan Commission Appointments: 3-year term
    • Curt Crouse
    • Maggie Topping
  • [Vote] Equestrian Commission: 1-year term
    • Jane Clement, for both Chairwoman and Member
    • Jeryl Olson
    • Tricia Wood
    • Jill Zubak
  • [Vote] Police Pension Board Trustee: 2-year Term
    • George Panos
  • [Vote] Zoning Board of Appeals: 5-year Term
    • Arnold Cernik
  • The Land We Love Run – 5K/10K + 2-Mile Walk – Saturday, June 29

A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.

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