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Village Board of Trustees meet tonight

Posted in Aunt Blabby, BACOG, Clown Car, County, Dinky, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Dumb and Dumber, ePacket Agendas, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Going green, Heritage and Environs Committee, Hill ‘n Dale Farm, Insurance Committee, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Disconnection, McHenry, Minutes, Open Meetings Act, Pension Funding, Plan Commission, Police Reports, Politics, Privacy, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Real Estate, Road construction, Roads & Bridges Committee, Taxes, Topics Of Interest, Traffic, Transparency, Unions, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village President, Village Treasurer, Yabba Dabba Doo, Zoning Board on July 28, 2025| 1 Comment »

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

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

*“Commercial development planned off Ridge Road in unincorporated McHenry County“

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Zoning Board of Appeals public hearing and meeting tonight

Posted in ePacket agendas, Going green, Public Hearing, Village Attorney, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Zoning Board on July 21, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Our Zoning Board of Appeals will be holding public hearing and regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:

Public Hearing

Text Amendment – Definitions 5-2-1, Solar Energy Regulations 5-3-15, Energy System Removal 5-3-17

Public Meeting

[Vote] Text Amendment – Definitions 5-2-1, Solar Energy Regulations 5-3-15, Energy System Removal 5-3-17 Recommendation

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

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Plan Commission meets this evening

Posted in Agendas, Comprehensive Plan, Dinky, Going green, Plan Commission, Tree Preservation Ordinance, Village Code on July 14, 2025| Leave a Comment »

The Plan Commission will have a special meeting this evening at 6:30 PM to discuss the Village Tree Preservation Ordinance.  A copy of their agenda can be viewed here.

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Zoning Board Public Hearing (rescheduled) July 21st

Posted in Going green, Public Hearing, Village Clerk, Zoning Board on July 6, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Before the Zoning Board of Appeals Village of Barrington Hills Text Amendment Definitions 5-2-1, Solar Energy Regulations 5-3-15, Energy System Removal 5-3-17

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, July 21, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Barrington Hills at the Village Hall, 112 Algonquin Road, Barrington Hills, Illinois, concerning the Zoning Boad of Appeals proposed text amendments to the Villages Zoning Ordinance, Title 5 of the Village Code, specifically to add definitions and regulations related to solar energy systems.

A copy of the Zoning Ordinance and the text amendment application is available for examination by appointment at the office of the Village Clerk at the Village Hall, weekdays during business hours, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

All interested parties are invited to attend the Public Hearing and will be given an opportunity to be heard. Written comment on the proposed amendment will be provided to the members of the Zoning Board of Appeals but will not be part of the public record of the public hearing. Written comment will be accepted in the Office of the Village Clerk through 3:00 PM, July 18, 2025.

By: Village Clerk
Village of Barrington Hills
clerk@barringtonhills-il.gov
847-551-3000

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Special Plan Commission meeting this evening

Posted in Agendas, Going green, Plan Commission, Tree Preservation Ordinance, Village Code on June 16, 2025| Leave a Comment »

The Plan Commission will have a special meeting this evening at 6:30 PM to discuss the Village Tree Preservation Ordinance.  A copy of their agenda can be viewed here.

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TLC hosts Learning Circle for women farmers and farmland owners June 17

Posted in Education, Going green, The Land Conservancy of McHenry County, Topics Of Interest on June 12, 2025| Leave a Comment »

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is hosting a Learning Circle for women farmland owners at Teshuva Fields Flower Farm and Tsedah Farms in Crystal Lake June 17. | Courtesy Teshuva Fields Flower Farm and Tsedah Farms

By The Land Conservancy of McHenry County

Women who own or manage farmland or who have an interest in farming are invited to a Learning Circle hosted by The Land Conservancy of McHenry County.

The Learning Circle will be held Tuesday, June 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The day will start with tours at neighboring farms Teshuva Fields Flower Farm and Tsedah Farms, 2708 Walkup Road in Crystal Lake, and transition to the Rotary Shelter at Veteran Acres Park, 431 Walkup Road in Crystal Lake, for lunch and discussion.

Participants can register at ConserveMC.org/women-farmland-owners/ or email chodge@conservemc.org. The event is $5 per person. Morning refreshments and lunch are included. The deadline to register is Monday, June 16.

This Learning Circle will focus on topics such cut flower production, native flower and shrub integration, diversified market gardens, high tunnels and more.

Nearly half of all farmland in Illinois is owned or co-owned by women, and many women manage farmland on their own.

The event is open to women with all levels of experience, whether they are actively managing a farm, or they have recently inherited a farm and are learning about how to run a sustainable operation.

The Learning Circle will provide women the opportunity to meet other landowners, share their farm successes and challenges, discuss goals for their land, and get advice and technical assistance.

The Land Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the health and preservation of natural and agricultural land in McHenry County.

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Zoning Board of Appeals public hearing and meeting tonight

Posted in Agendas, ePacket agendas, Going green, Public Hearing, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Zoning Board on June 9, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Our Zoning Board of Appeals will be holding public hearing this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:

Public Hearing

Text Amendment – Definitions 5-2-1, Solar Energy Regulations 5-3-15, Energy System Removal 5-3-17

Public Meeting

[Vote] Text Amendment – Definitions 5-2-1, Solar Energy Regulations 5-3-15, Energy System Removal 5-3-17 Recommendation

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

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Local tomato grower to speak on heirloom varieties

Posted in Going green, Topics Of Interest on June 2, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Submitted by University of Illinois Extension-McHenry County

Join the University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners in McHenry County for a presentation by Bob Zeni “The Chicago Tomato Man” on Tuesday, June 3.

Zeni has had numerous speaking engagements and television appearances regarding his business and non-profit charitable donations. In 2024, he donated more than 1,200 heirloom tomato plants to more than a dozen charities.

Zeni will be talking about many of the heirloom varieties he grows and offering tips on transplanting and the general ongoing care of these plants.

The program, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the McHenry County Farm Bureau office, 1102 McConnell Road in Woodstock. Arrive at 5:15 p.m. so it can start promptly at 5:30 p.m.

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Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing June 9th

Posted in Community Alerts, Going green, Public Hearing, Village Clerk, Village Director of Administration, Zoning Board on May 22, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Before the Zoning Board of Appeals Village of Barrington Hills Text Amendment Definitions 5-2-1, Solar Energy Regulations 5-3-15, Energy System Removal 5-3-17

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, June 9, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Barrington Hills at the Village Hall, 112 Algonquin Road, Barrington Hills, Illinois, concerning the Zoning Boad of Appeals proposed text amendments to the Villages Zoning Ordinance, Title 5 of the Village Code, specifically to add definitions and regulations related to solar energy systems.

A copy of the Zoning Ordinance and the text amendment application is available for examination by appointment at the office of the Village Clerk at the Village Hall, weekdays during business hours, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

All interested parties are invited to attend the Public Hearing and will be given an opportunity to be heard. Written comment on the proposed amendment will be provided to the members of the Zoning Board of Appeals but will not be part of the public record of the public hearing. Written comment will be accepted in the Office of the Village Clerk through 3:00 PM, June 6, 2025.

By: Village Clerk Village of Barrington Hills, clerk@barringtonhills-il.gov, 847-551-3000

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ComEd electric bills set to surge in June

Posted in Chicago Sun*Times, Economy, Going green, Politics, Springfield, Taxes, Unions on May 20, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Electric bills are about to jump by an average of $10.60 a month due to increased power demand across the country. A consumer organization also blames the electric grid operator. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times file

By Brett Chase | Chicago Sun*Times

ComEd customers are about to see a big spike in their electric bills.

As the Chicago Sun-Times reported in November, the demand for power from big data centers and a delay in connecting new power sources, such as solar and wind, to the electric grid is resulting in ComEd customers seeing their monthly bills go up $10.60 a month on average.

Most customers won’t see this increase until their July bills are delivered, a spokesperson for the utility said. The higher prices may remain until May of next year.

Power demand across the country has skyrocketed as big data centers and artificial intelligence operations have created huge demand. Meanwhile, new sources of renewable energy, including wind and solar power, have been slow to get connected to an electric grid that spans from Northern Illinois to the East Coast, said Jim Chilsen, a spokesperson for the consumer watchdog Citizens Utility Board.

“Those generators could bring down prices,” Chilsen said of the solar and wind projects.

Coal plants in Illinois and across the country have been closing, and the state has promoted cleaner renewable sources under a 2021 law aimed at fighting climate change. The problem is that new renewable energy isn’t getting connected fast enough to meet surging demand at the very time older sources of power, such as coal, are being shut down.

Chilsen blamed policies set by the electric grid operator, an organization known as PJM, for the difficulty bringing renewables on line.

“Of course data centers that drive up demand play a role,” Chilsen said, “but the No. 1 reason is poor policy.”

State lawmakers also need to pass legislation that will help get renewable energy projects up and running, he added.

Read more here.

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