The Village Roads & Bridges Committee meets this afternoon at 4 PM to discuss, “Road Program 2024 Recommendation.” A copy of the agenda can be viewed here.
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Equestrian club embarks on roadside beatification initiative
Posted in Algonquin Rd, Equestrian Commission, Fox River Valley Hunt, FPDCC, FRVPC, Going green, Organizations, Real Estate, Resident Spotlights, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, TMI, Topics Of Interest, Village Government on April 1, 2024| 2 Comments »
Nepenthes holdenii
Long known for their roadside cleanups on Spring and Summer weekends, an equestrian group recently began planting, “Nepenthes holdenii,” seedlings along Algonquin and Bateman Roads as part of a roadway beautification initiative.
“The nepenthes holdenii’s (also known as pitcher plants) were our first choice to plant since they remind us so much of horses,” one group member said. “We’re hoping drivers of these roads will slow down and take a moment to appreciate horses and our proud equestrian heritage.”
The Village Roads & Bridges Committee chair and liaison to the Equestrian Commission added she plans to speak with the Village Board about planting nepenthes on Village Hall grounds. “Ever since I saw the nepenthes, I simply could not get it out of my head. We simply must have them at the entrance to Village Hall to let visitors know they have arrived at someplace very special!”
Roads & Bridges Committee meets today
Posted in Agenda, Appointments, Audio Recordings, Barrington Hills Country Club, Clown Car, Deception, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Dumb and Dumber, Ethics, Fundraisers, Mac's Property Management, One Barrington Hills, Politics, Property Taxes, Real Estate, Resident Spotlights, Road construction, Roads & Bridges Committee, TMI, Topics Of Interest, Traffic, Transparency, Trotter & Associates, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village President on March 7, 2024| 1 Comment »
The Village Roads & Bridges Committee meets this afternoon at 4 PM. Some of the topics on the agenda include:
- Road Program 2024
- Road Posting 2024
- Little Bend Culvert Replacement, and
- Donlea Road (Lacy Lake) Drainage Investigation Final Findings (Again)
A copy of the agenda can be viewed here.
Editorial note: We feel your pain, Steve.
Special Roads & Bridges Committee meeting today
Posted in Agenda, Audio Recordings, Big Red, Conflict of interest, Cuba Township Road District, Ethics, Goat Rodeo, Mac's Property Management, New Normal?, One Barrington Hills, Politics, Property Taxes, Real Estate, Roads & Bridges Committee, TMI, Traffic, Transparency, Trotter & Associates, Unions, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village President on November 13, 2023| 1 Comment »
The Village Roads & Bridges Committee meets this afternoon at 3 PM. The topics on the agenda include:
- [Vote] Minutes – September 20, 2023 Special Meeting
- [Vote] Minutes – November 8, 2022 Special Meeting (tabled from May 9, 2023 Special Meeting)
- Road Program: 2024 Planning
A copy of the agenda can be viewed here.
The Committee did not meet in October. Perhaps this was intentional to allow a cooling off period after the Chair seemingly lost her composure during the September meeting. The recording of that meeting can be found here.
Sexually explicit library books subject of Congressional hearing
Posted in 220, 300, Barrington Education Association, Barrington High School, Board of Education, Countryside Elementary School, Elgin Community College, Harper College, His Master's Voice, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, School Districts, Springfield, TMI, Topics Of Interest, Unions, What the Ficke (Bradford)? on September 13, 2023| 1 Comment »
The books being made available to children in public schools and libraries was the topic of a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, with an Illinois law thrust into the spotlight.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias testified before the committee to explain the legislation. Beginning next year, Illinois will withhold tax dollars from public libraries that limit what types of books are available.
“This legislation is important because both the concept and practice of banning books contradicts the very essence of what our country stands for and what our democracy was founded on,” Giannoulias said.
Republicans have taken issue with the definition of book bans adopted by Pen America, which said books being pulled off the shelves in schools for review constitutes a ban.
“This is not a ban. This is about schools deciding what’s appropriate for school children, and sexually explicit and obscene, pornographic material isn’t appropriate,” U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said.
The hearing took a racy turn when U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, read passages from a couple books, including a profane paragraph from “Gender Queer,” which has appeared on Pen America’s banned book list.
“No one is advocating for sexually explicit content to be available in an elementary school library or in the children’s section of the library,” said committee chair U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois. “That is a distraction from the real challenge.”
Read more and view the video here.
A celebrity bull (somewhere) in our midst?
Posted in Clown Car, Deception, Goat Rodeo, News Media, Politics, TMI, Topics Of Interest, VBHPD on August 29, 2023| Leave a Comment »
A mad bull has gone rogue and is loose in a small town – 100.9 The Eagle
Know a good matador? 1,600-pound bull loose in Barrington Hills – WBBM 780
1,600-pound bull missing, on the loose in a Chicago suburb, officials say – NBC Chicago
Baffled by a bovine: Bull found roaming in Barrington Hills – CBS2 Chicago
Bull on the loose in Barrington Hills (In more ways than one) – CBS2 Chicago
Bull missing after escape from Barrington property – ABC7 Chicago
‘Have you seen this bull?’ Escaped bull on the loose in Barrington Hills – WGN-TV
Bull on the loose in Barrington Hills – CNN – Regional
Stray bull on the loose in Chicago suburb caught on camera – FOX 32 Chicago
Bull Still On The Loose In Barrington Hills – Algonquin Patch
Escaped bull caught on security camera in Illinois – UPI
Village Board of Trustees meets tonight
Posted in Agendas, BACOG, Barrington Children's Charities, Big Red, Building Department, Clown Car, Conflict of interest, Cuba Township Road District, Entertainment, ePacket Agendas, Ethics, Financial Reports, Fundraisers, Legal Expenses, Minutes, One Barrington Hills, Organizations, Pension Funding, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Resident Spotlights, Roads & Bridges Committee, TMI, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village Government, Village President, Village Treasurer on June 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Our Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting beginning this evening at 6:30 PM. A copy of the agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.
District 220 Board of Education meets tonight
Posted in 220, Agendas, Barrington Education Association, Board of Education, Conflict of interest, District 220 referendum, Ethics, His Master's Voice, New Normal?, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, Property Taxes, Real Estate, School Districts, TMI, Unions, Video Streaming, What the Ficke (Bradford)? on June 6, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The District 220 Board of Education meets this evening at 7:00 PM at the District Administration Center, 515 W. Main Street. Topics on their agenda include:
- Consideration to Approve BHS Athletic Program Donation Agreement
- Consideration to Approve Strategic Plan, and
- Consideration to Approve BSEO Job Reclassification
A copy of the agenda can be viewed here. The meeting will be livestreamed on the district YouTube channel.
Bill blocking libraries from state funding if they ban books clears General Assembly
Posted in 220, 300, Barrington Education Association, BOHICA, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, Property Taxes, School Districts, Springfield, Taxes, TMI, Topics Of Interest, Unions, What the Ficke (Bradford)?, WTF on May 5, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Pritzker has voiced support for measure backed by secretary of state
SPRINGFIELD – A bill that would block libraries from receiving state grants if they ban books cleared the Illinois Senate Wednesday and will soon be sent to Gov. JB Pritzker, who is expected to sign it.
House Bill 2789 is an initiative of Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, whose office oversees the Illinois State Library and administers several grant programs for public and school libraries.
It would require that as a condition of qualifying for those grants, libraries adopt either a written policy prohibiting the practice of banning books or the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights, which includes a statement that “(m)aterials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.”
“This right-to-read legislation will help remove the pressure that librarians have had to endure from extremist groups like the Proud Boys who have targeted some of our libraries and their staff,” Giannoulias said during a news conference after the Senate vote. “This first-of-its-kind legislation is important because the concept of banning books contradicts the very essence of what our country stands for.”
In June 2022, the Community High School District 99 school board came under pressure to remove the book “Gender Queer” from its library shelves. According to a Chicago Sun-Times article, that pressure came from a group of conservative parents as well as members of the far-right Proud Boys. The book, written and illustrated as a graphic novel, is a memoir about a nonbinary person grappling with issues of gender identity and sexuality as a teenager and young adult.
According to the American Library Association, “Gender Queer” was the most frequently challenged book in 2022, drawing 151 requests for its removal because of its focus on LGBTQ issues and allegedly explicit sexual content. All told in 2022, the ALA said it documented 1,269 demands for books and other resources to be removed from libraries, the largest number of attempted book bans since the organization began collecting data more than 20 years ago.
Senate Republicans, however, argued that the bill would put too much power in the hands of the ALA and that putting the group’s Library Bill of Rights into law would force local libraries to enact extreme policies.
For example, Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, cited a provision that said libraries that also provide exhibit spaces and meeting rooms to the public “should make such facilities available on an equitable basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or groups requesting their use.”
Read more here.
Illinois State University set to hold segregated graduation ceremonies
Posted in BHBB, Organizations, TMI, Topics Of Interest, WTF on April 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Illinois State University is set to hold segregated, identity-based graduation ceremonies for the class of 2023.
The ceremonies will be hosted by registered student organizations in collaboration with the school’s Multicultural Center over the course of a month.
According to the school, these ceremonies provide “opportunities for our underrepresented students to celebrate their successes and graduation in a unique way.”
The first of these, called the “Lavender Graduation,” is scheduled to occur on April 22, and according to a press release, will honor “LGBTQIA+ lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and ace-identified graduates.”
The following week, the school plans to hold a “Nuestros Logros” ceremony, which will recognize “Latino/a/x graduates.”
Following this is the “MAPS” ceremony which will take place on May 6 and include “Middle Eastern, Asian, Pacific Islander, and Southeast Asian graduates.”
The final ceremony, the “Umoja: Black Graduation Celebration,” will honor students “of African descent and from the African diaspora” on May 11.
More here.
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