Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Reports: Judge Thomas Mueller cites "lack of evidence" in case accusing former Kane County Board Chairman Karen McConnaughay of dishing out raises to cronies.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
A Kane County judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a former County Board chairman candidate that accused Kane County Board Chairman Karen McConnaughay of dishing out hefty raises to high-level employees. The suit, filed by Jim MacRunnels, said McConnaughay didn't follow proper procedures in administering county personnel and salaries. The suit was filed in 2010, then dismissed, and was dismissed again Tuesday in appellate court, according to an article in the Daily Herald. A McConnaughay press release referred to the lawsuit as "politically motivated" and "frivilous." “While it is gratifying that the court has again found these allegations meritless, it is unfortunate that the county had to incur the cost of defending itself from what …
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Kane Board chairman pushes through zero-increase levy after Finance Committee chair suggests a tax increase.
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Saturday, October 6, 2012
After the Kane County Board Finance Committee Chairman proposed a 2013 budget that would raise the property tax levy in spite of declining real estate values, Board Chairman Karen McConnaughay countered with her own budget proposal that freezes the levy on existing property for the second consecutive year. "I could not stand by and watch an irresponsible budget increase the burden on the taxpayers," said McConnaughay, Republican candidate for state senate in the 33rd District. "When property owners are seeing values go down it is unconscionable to raise their taxes, especially without any coherent reason why." County Finance Committee Chairman Jim Mitchell wrote a budget that increased the county tax levy in spite of a 6.8 percent decrease…
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
Tom O'Neil: A Department of Defense directive prohibits members of the armed forces on active duty from “participating in any political activity while in military uniform.
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
To the Editor: Last weekend, my wife and I received a political advertisement from Chris Lauzen in the mail. It was a handsome political piece which contains, among other things, a color photograph of Sen. Lauzen and his family. Two of the senator’s sons are shown in their full dress uniforms, one from the Marine Corps and one from the United States Navy. Sen. Lauzen is justiflably proud of his two sons in the military. However, Department of Defense directive No. l344.10, effective Feb. 19, 2008, prohibits members of the armed forces on active duty from “participating in any political activity while in military uniform.” (DoDD 1344.10 E32) Political activity is defined as “activity supporting or relating to candidates representing, or …
Monday, February 13, 2012
U.S. Congressman Peter Roskam says Chris Lauzen is a "principled conservative with business acumen" and endorses Lauzen in the Kane County Board race.
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Monday, February 13, 2012
U.S. Congressman Peter Roskam, who represents the 6th District of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives has endorsed state Sen. Chris Lauzen for Kane County Board chairman. Roskam is the chief deputy majority whip, the fourth-ranking Republican leader in the House. “I am honored to wholeheartedly endorse Chris Lauzen for Kane County Board chairman. Chris is a principled conservative with business acumen who understands the challenges we face today," Roskam wrote. “He is committed to a bright future for Kane County and knows how to make government live within its means." Lauzen said he appreciates Roskam’s support and looks forward to continuing to work closely with him for the good of Kane County. SOURCE: Chris Lauzen campaign …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
The final part of our two-part look at the ballot for the March 20 primary election, focusing on county races and referendums. Check back with Patch in the coming weeks for more on these races.
Here is the second part of our handy guide to your March 20 ballot, focusing on the county races and the referendums. (For part one, which included congressional and state races, click here.) Between now and the start of early voting on Feb. 27, Patch will give you more information on each of these races and questions. (Note: We linked the campaign websites we could find. If we missed yours, let us know!) Montgomery is currently represented on the Kane County Board by Jesse Vazquez, who will go up against Greg Nelson in the fall. They are the only two candidates in District 8, so they’re both running without challengers on March 20. Of course, much of the attention will be paid to the contentious County Board Chair race—the two Republicans…
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Six Kane County Board members endorse the Geneva mayor in his bid to become County Board chairman.
Kane County Board chairman candidate Kevin Burns has gotten the endorsement of six serving members of the Kane County Board. Burns will face state Sen. Chris Lauzen in the March 20 primary for the Republican nomination. Board members Mike Donahue, District 11; John Hoscheit, District 12; Tim Haley, District 21; Tom Van Cleave, District 10; Mark Davoust, District 14; and Mike Kenyon, District 16, announced their support for the Geneva mayor. Hoscheit has been on the board since 1996 and currently serves as president of the Kane County Forest Preserve District. Kenyon is chairman of the Kane County Republican Party. "As a life-long resident of Geneva, and as Geneva’s representative on the County Board, I know first-hand that our mayor, …
G.Ryan
9:48 am on Monday, October 8, 2012
Mr. Loebel you raise a very valid point. Eventually, they will bankrupt us all with their trickery mathemical "tax to the max" scams. The fact that they have access to our funds like this and can attach any configuration system to it is a prime example of tyranny. I would like to know how they derived at this system along with the school district tax levy(the sky is the limit, spend, spend, spend… more ›