tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23093111773994640852024-03-17T22:00:12.367-05:00Lake County EyeKeeping an Eye on<br>Lake County Illinois!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-33166423232484708912024-03-14T23:00:00.000-05:002024-03-15T00:10:48.652-05:00Eat and Run<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9B-paOsOlgVhmmEdqFXw2O3h_v2Ncdt5QvfTJxZyofymj4cz0AR3s8VKHPtc8xslUg5LcjXX8wdDmkDJLXjMrv5h3qPsKavsMEdHXxB0BzSNOJzkOz6K2f4iqUVlQwAWWT1qVKw80h-Z4T551xqo92sTeGunbp-dZ7PGn5Ps75zwrrL4oCT2L11akBeu/s1600/keepcalmeat.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 0em 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="food is good" border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9B-paOsOlgVhmmEdqFXw2O3h_v2Ncdt5QvfTJxZyofymj4cz0AR3s8VKHPtc8xslUg5LcjXX8wdDmkDJLXjMrv5h3qPsKavsMEdHXxB0BzSNOJzkOz6K2f4iqUVlQwAWWT1qVKw80h-Z4T551xqo92sTeGunbp-dZ7PGn5Ps75zwrrL4oCT2L11akBeu/s1600/keepcalmeat.jpg" title="food is good" width="128" /></a></div>
In Lake County, any politician who does not campaign on lunch bucket issues risks being handed their lunch. So it should come as no surprise that backbench State Rep Martin McLaughlin says inflation is making your grocery bill way too high:
<blockquote><a href="https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/629383085-mclaughlin-on-inflation-in-illinois-things-are-tough-for-people-and-there-s-no-relief-in-sight" target="_blank">McLaughlin on inflation in Illinois: 'Things are tough for people and there's no relief in sight'</a></blockquote>
And if McLaughlin has his way you will need to buy plenty of those groceries to feed a growing family. That's because Martin McLaughlin is anti-choice:
<blockquote><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">Each election cycle the Right to Life McHenry County puts out a list of candidates that support their pro-life position so voters can elect representatives that reflect their values. We're proud to say that Marty is on that list!</span><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/MartyForIL/status/1578773582158516224" target="_blank">Twitter</a></blockquote>
And be prepared to secure a loan before buying those groceries. Martin McLaughlin wants a sales tax on your grocery purchases:
<blockquote><a href="https://www.dailyherald.com/20240304/news/mayors-slam-pritzkers-proposal-to-eliminate-grocery-tax/" target="_blank">Mayors slam Pritzker’s proposal to eliminate grocery tax</a></blockquote>
Note to Ops: Be sure to clip those grocery coupons. They not only lower the cost of your groceries, but your grocery tax as well.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-80263619749807226952024-03-10T23:00:00.000-05:002024-03-11T00:30:58.503-05:00The Pillow Fight<i>Breaking News</i>: Easter Sunday 2024 has been cancelled nationwide. The Alabama Supreme Court just ruled that Easter eggs are children.<br /><br />
HaHa. Nowadays, couples who want to raise a family are going to have to go about it the old fashioned way -- with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillow_Talk" target="_blank">pillow talk</a>. One local expert on pillow talk is Lake County backbench State Rep Martin McLaughlin. Here McLaughlin is seen consorting with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Lindell" target="_blank">the pillow guy</a>, Mike Lindell:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">With all of the WOKE legislation proposed here in Springfield nice to see Mike Lindell at the state capital. Maybe we can finally put these bad policies to bed …. Comfortably of course! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/martyforillinois?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#martyforillinois</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ReturntoReasonable?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ReturntoReasonable</a> <a href="https://t.co/sekNi9OQSy">pic.twitter.com/sekNi9OQSy</a></p>— Martin McLaughlin (@MartyForIL) <a href="https://twitter.com/MartyForIL/status/1765486858664898703?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
Martin McLaughlin is anti-choice. Which means McLaughlin would deny any woman the freedom to make her own reproductive decisions. So if you buy a pillow from McLaughlin, be prepared to carry it all the way home -- even if it is full of bull feathers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-72082285224802499252024-03-06T15:57:00.002-06:002024-03-07T00:27:12.775-06:00Illusion Fields<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOgyPdlWhDUKWBEN24BFwr_zTQliauz6T4Qzcug_NMlI_SEdHFsJAeViqKN7uRAH7IBEYCWTGOPIlDBa6EbU-zc8Xbn8RxFxbMex4y1wBQl7DO__pww7h0g1AZcuJyjNA3nb750VLMYP3G7HTzaubjcwgDVJTjVVlUnTha8sLoWM2UX6GdObo4WJuFahS/s1600/ainatlparks.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 0em 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State" border="0" data-original-height="164" data-original-width="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOgyPdlWhDUKWBEN24BFwr_zTQliauz6T4Qzcug_NMlI_SEdHFsJAeViqKN7uRAH7IBEYCWTGOPIlDBa6EbU-zc8Xbn8RxFxbMex4y1wBQl7DO__pww7h0g1AZcuJyjNA3nb750VLMYP3G7HTzaubjcwgDVJTjVVlUnTha8sLoWM2UX6GdObo4WJuFahS/s1600/ainatlparks.jpg" title="Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State" width="228" /></a></div>
So there was a guy who liked to hike through the Forest Preserves, while wearing nothing -- except his virtual reality goggles. He didn't want to see any biting flies.<br /><br />
HaHa, the Lake County Forest Preserves are going all-in on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" target="_blank">AI</a>:<blockquote><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">The Lake County Forest Preserve District is using artificial intelligence to enhance the user experience for visitors to its website.</span><br />
<a href="https://www.dailyherald.com/20240305/news/how-ai-is-helping-lake-county-forest-preserves-engage-with-the-public/" target="_blank">How AI is helping Lake County forest preserves engage with the public</a></blockquote>
Are the Lake County Forest Preserves in urgent need of some electronic sprucing up? Or would that be gilding the lily? Discuss in the comments.<br /><br />
In related news, someone hacked into the Forest Preserves computers and installed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Flight_Simulator" target="_blank">Flight Simulator</a>. The Waukegan Airport was unavailable for comment.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-63072426207259180332024-03-01T13:20:00.001-06:002024-03-02T00:41:54.961-06:00Go for the Green<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSELlNFObaefYi4hXmfFWeNZmjmXemu9u-vMR10AsVyVD4EPKQnvH2YR0pqd8orUUNNPmENagd3KxzoU8oTv3rcC7wmbQiJF3ns6l57aAe8_TOPbyku-B_loU5QBU2Vez2xRfz1ZAN1qmrfD1VbidgAwEv88DKafSLZ-sTQmy3fp-d6TTYEdbY4ksO18CZ/s1600/greenwayday.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 0em 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="green eggs and ham" border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSELlNFObaefYi4hXmfFWeNZmjmXemu9u-vMR10AsVyVD4EPKQnvH2YR0pqd8orUUNNPmENagd3KxzoU8oTv3rcC7wmbQiJF3ns6l57aAe8_TOPbyku-B_loU5QBU2Vez2xRfz1ZAN1qmrfD1VbidgAwEv88DKafSLZ-sTQmy3fp-d6TTYEdbY4ksO18CZ/s1600/greenwayday.jpg" title="green eggs and ham" width="155" /></a></div>
Question of the Day:
<blockquote>Lake County will spend a million dollars to resurrect an old dinosaur. Does that mean Lake County is rebooting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park_(film)" target="_blank">Jurassic Park</a>?</blockquote>
Answer:
<blockquote>No. It is for the Route 53 Extension Greenway.</blockquote>
HaHa. The <i>News-Sun</i> says ...
<blockquote><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">Land once acquired to expand Illinois Route 53 is to be turned over to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to prepare to open the "greenway" for public use, after Gov. J.B. Pritzker included $1 million for the conservation project in his proposed budget.</span><br /><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/27/governors-budget-includes-1m-for-lake-county-greenway-this-is-a-landmark-moment-in-every-sense-of-the-expression/" target="_blank">Governor’s budget includes $1M for Lake County ‘greenway’</a></blockquote>
Then someone at the Waukegan Airport issued a statement: "We will earmark that $1,000,000 to defray our legal expenses when the Waukegan International Airport annexes the Route 53 Greenway for the runway expansion."
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-88973921510361801682024-02-25T23:00:00.128-06:002024-02-26T00:22:47.042-06:00Don't Bet on It<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-AlRJOJj-Rls56mf48LXXOstk8EDdUHXZk6lO_N-9OuZXXHtXZ7MRgDjm2JgJNQ1RgwOPUZ7u2NGcZDF-CfSFshPUwAeYVWxt2qcyS_ZFa_EVDKrEu4yiCxWDcGdntlyivl8c2hShAsmUNYDSF9SOjit-K57InTCnq7l4rnrsD-YfHzLW5sDAprE9FDK/s1600/gameover.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 0em 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Don’t push your luck. Pull it." border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-AlRJOJj-Rls56mf48LXXOstk8EDdUHXZk6lO_N-9OuZXXHtXZ7MRgDjm2JgJNQ1RgwOPUZ7u2NGcZDF-CfSFshPUwAeYVWxt2qcyS_ZFa_EVDKrEu4yiCxWDcGdntlyivl8c2hShAsmUNYDSF9SOjit-K57InTCnq7l4rnrsD-YfHzLW5sDAprE9FDK/s1600/gameover.jpg" title="Don’t push your luck. Pull it." width="305" /></a></div>
Today's Question of the Day is a story problem:
<blockquote>
Q: The 2024 Presidential horse race has left the gate, and Ron DeSantis already came in dead last. Would DeSantis have done better in that horse race if he had four legs?
<br /><br />
A: If Ron DeSantis had four legs, he'd be working for Disney.
</blockquote>
HaHa, Lake County Moneybags Richard Uihlein bet a million dollars on Ron DeSantis. And lost:
<blockquote><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">A billionaire couple from Lake Forest who are among the nation's top Republican donors gave more than $1 million to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' failed bid for the presidency in the final three months of 2023, federal records show.</span><br />
<a href="https://www.dailyherald.com/20240218/news/uihleins-spent-more-than-1-million-on-desantis-presidential-campaign-in-fall-will-they-now-back/" target="_blank">Uihleins spent more than $1 million on DeSantis’ presidential campaign in fall — will they now back Trump</a></blockquote>
This would not mark the first time that Richard Uihlein dropped a bundle on an also-ran. In 2022, he gave $3,500,000 to Darren Bailey's failed gubernatorial campaign. And Uihlein, that same year, pumped $1,000,000 into an effort to stop a Constitutional Amendment -- the Illinois Right to Collective Bargaining. That ballot referendum sailed to victory by 17 points.<br /><br />In related news, the Lake County GOP issued an urgent plea: "Please consider making a donation here in Lake County. We will have plenty of loser candidates on the primary ballot in March."
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-38778560055324043972024-02-20T23:00:00.058-06:002024-02-20T23:44:41.069-06:00Saturday Night Special CartoonsThe McHenry County man who shot himself in the foot was outdrawn last week. By the Creepy Tribune Cartoonist:
<blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRu-7VG2PvzjvY4MhywCyqtR5bPoj9jAZkSCpVvmTDuSk66n55HY6pqS710lZ3Mszh4w85GwVMGH6lleipc-xpkReFYp61hrU9C19we-inH_hwYJ-Bgvsx6k_agJ9mR_XPbeSblAYpg-m7oGxXJcYhiW7yhT0VfUemsTtp0IfPMhTuDYjeKdDQDXdIUEl/s1600/johnsonfootshot.jpg" style="display: block;" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="742" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRu-7VG2PvzjvY4MhywCyqtR5bPoj9jAZkSCpVvmTDuSk66n55HY6pqS710lZ3Mszh4w85GwVMGH6lleipc-xpkReFYp61hrU9C19we-inH_hwYJ-Bgvsx6k_agJ9mR_XPbeSblAYpg-m7oGxXJcYhiW7yhT0VfUemsTtp0IfPMhTuDYjeKdDQDXdIUEl/s1600/johnsonfootshot.jpg" width="371" /></a></div></blockquote>
Will there be more mash-ups for the <i>Chicago Tribune Creepy Cartoonist</i>™ and the <i>McHenry County Man Who Shot Himself in the Foot</i>™ any time soon? Not likely. One McHenry County MAGA man told your LakeCountyEye: "They bus in their pen-men from Chicago to make renditions of our Second Amendment patriots. And they bring with them their diseases and their crime into McHenry County. We need to build that paywall now."
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-44677008091672371882024-02-15T23:00:00.080-06:002024-02-15T23:00:01.570-06:00Ash from a Hole in the Ground<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxolGeYs8hTNK8fIy_GKv00owa_Wfoh1WSg2pm9A2Bznz2II1SSLaBlqFJMXMKLF4sPjtqM3sq3dG57EbPOw0fThxzNdoshtY12bUTrRUL4DnpF0yNGTdPnjrpAzyMAzRh8W1WQd_ozq_-4NtZjIC4YRAGfVx8-eHiL2asqDtthVb-TVpU5c_5wEMJDdT/s1600/xmascoal.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 0em 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="beautiful clean coal" border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxolGeYs8hTNK8fIy_GKv00owa_Wfoh1WSg2pm9A2Bznz2II1SSLaBlqFJMXMKLF4sPjtqM3sq3dG57EbPOw0fThxzNdoshtY12bUTrRUL4DnpF0yNGTdPnjrpAzyMAzRh8W1WQd_ozq_-4NtZjIC4YRAGfVx8-eHiL2asqDtthVb-TVpU5c_5wEMJDdT/s1600/xmascoal.jpg" title="beautiful clean coal" width="225" /></a></div>
Question of the day:
<blockquote>
Q: How rich is rich?
<br /><br />
A: Rich is when you donate your Tesla to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kars4Kids" target="_blank">Kars4Kids</a> because the ashtray is full.
</blockquote>
HaHa, the City of Waukegan's ashtray is full. With coal ash:
<blockquote><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">
As <a href="https://midwestgenerationllc.com/" target="_blank">Midwest Generation</a> seeks modification of its handling of coal ash at its decommissioned Waukegan power plant from the Illinois Pollution Control Board, it is reconsidering its earlier proposal to cap one coal ash pond and remove the other. Local officials, including Waukegan Mayor Ann Taylor, have pushed Midwest to remove both ponds. State Sen. Adriane Johnson, D-Buffalo Grove, and state Rep. Rita Mayfield, D-Gurnee, introduced legislation in the Illinois General Assembly requiring removal.</span><br />
<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/13/coal-ash-ponds-the-subject-of-pollution-control-board-hearing-waukegan-residents-deserve-better/" target="_blank">Coal ash ponds the subject of Pollution Control Board hearing; 'Waukegan residents deserve better'</a></blockquote>
You can add toxic coal ash to the list of expensive environmental messes in the upper right corner of Lake County. Waukegan Mayor Ann Taylor said ...<blockquote><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">the company has refused to cooperate with the city removing the pollution its coal furnaces have spewed for nearly a century. Waukegan already has five Superfund sites from other polluters in its industrial past, much of it along the lakefront. "The residents of Waukegan cannot bear the financial cost of yet another environmental catastrophe caused by a private company," Taylor said "This company is failing to address its environmental mess adequately. Waukegan residents deserve better."</span><br /><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/13/coal-ash-ponds-the-subject-of-pollution-control-board-hearing-waukegan-residents-deserve-better/" target="_blank">Coal ash ponds the subject of Pollution Control Board hearing; 'Waukegan residents deserve better'</a></blockquote>
The Waukegan Airport quickly released a statement: "No, the Waukegan International Airport will absolutely not be annexing the coal ash for its runway expansion. Whatever gave you that idea?"
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-48796961296804881162024-02-10T23:00:00.070-06:002024-02-10T23:32:11.084-06:00School of Hard Knocks<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPpAuIjFkk98rDQeYmUF14WLSnepG6oEtmlO63VMlIgvrVSKrLdzhrxfn1yG_B2v4gQKfePxDnHXtYm5G__-D5WI_7ORkuIo5TH_yH77mFPv5b_lXSw5KnyhcpR2tqeS-tVct8G2LgBBw2qMTeceuleTHJldRhU-vDhOofy7qKJgwt6P-46nNjliljlyT/s1600/nocrtschools.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 0em 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="CRTs are radioactive. Always use LED monitors." border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="660" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPpAuIjFkk98rDQeYmUF14WLSnepG6oEtmlO63VMlIgvrVSKrLdzhrxfn1yG_B2v4gQKfePxDnHXtYm5G__-D5WI_7ORkuIo5TH_yH77mFPv5b_lXSw5KnyhcpR2tqeS-tVct8G2LgBBw2qMTeceuleTHJldRhU-vDhOofy7qKJgwt6P-46nNjliljlyT/s1600/nocrtschools.jpg" title="CRTs are radioactive. Always use LED monitors." width="220" /></a></div>
How about a quick run of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_football_(gridiron)" target="_blank">fantasy football</a> before the Super Bowl?<br /><br />
This is the line up: Your quarterback is the Antioch Village Trustee who wants to direct school policy even though she does not sit on the school board:<blockquote><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">Trustee Petrina Burman began objecting last year to certain materials dealing with gender identity being made available to students in Antioch School District 34. That sparked an investigation by an outside agency. The citizens group and Burman have since taken to social media to express their viewpoints.</span><br /><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2023/03/01/antioch-officials-want-to-focus-on-plans-rather-than-gender-identity-debate-this-is-a-distraction-from-getting-these-projects-completed/" target="_blank">Antioch officials want to focus on plans rather than gender-identity debate; ‘This is … a distraction from getting these projects completed’</a></blockquote>
Suddenly there is a wide opening far downfield:
<blockquote><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 is accepting applications from candidates to fill a school board vacancy.</span><br /><a href="https://www.dailyherald.com/20240201/local-politics/district-95-seeking-applicants-for-school-board-vacancy/" target="_blank">Lake Zurich Dist. 95 seeking applicants for school board vacancy</a></blockquote>Is this an opportunity to pick up a seat on a school board? Not so fast -- applicants must reside in the school district. This means that Antioch Village Trustees are ineligible and would need to find other means to exert their influence. Perhaps by waging a social media campaign against that school district.<br /><br />
Hike!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-56325656790625801042024-02-05T23:00:00.065-06:002024-02-05T23:00:00.560-06:00People Unclear on the Contempt<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdN9SsEPjckMecQ-ncJjz8jWnIQOEDzW-uZY1T6enEYPBrLaU5sjaaW4hvcvGGGotFOpeDeGDT7E_DgsRDQQcmsNVyYsEQKHddpaQ6PrmyRtuKfR_QRPqEFTPk_Q3sGbqCEf4kWPsevHpbQxqvRNw0tVlkuyrTSTHgoFB4WGBE039Qw3sDJxOIpaJNjyCK/s1600/keepcalmfineprint.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 0em 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="not to put too fine a point on it" border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdN9SsEPjckMecQ-ncJjz8jWnIQOEDzW-uZY1T6enEYPBrLaU5sjaaW4hvcvGGGotFOpeDeGDT7E_DgsRDQQcmsNVyYsEQKHddpaQ6PrmyRtuKfR_QRPqEFTPk_Q3sGbqCEf4kWPsevHpbQxqvRNw0tVlkuyrTSTHgoFB4WGBE039Qw3sDJxOIpaJNjyCK/s1600/keepcalmfineprint.jpg" title="not to put too fine a point on it" width="150" /></a></div>
Did you hear the one about the candidate who filed a nominating petition for school board? However, she failed to check her paperwork. And was elected village trustee instead. HaHa, true story.<br /><br />
One Antioch Village Trustee was so unhappy with her school district that she took to social media in a big way:
<blockquote><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">Trustee Petrina Burman began objecting last year to certain materials dealing with gender identity being made available to students in Antioch School District 34. That sparked an investigation by an outside agency. The citizens group and Burman have since taken to social media to express their viewpoints.</span><br /><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2023/03/01/antioch-officials-want-to-focus-on-plans-rather-than-gender-identity-debate-this-is-a-distraction-from-getting-these-projects-completed/" target="_blank">Antioch officials want to focus on plans rather than gender-identity debate; ‘This is … a distraction from getting these projects completed’</a></blockquote>
Things became embarrassing to a degree that the Village Board censured their Trustee:
<blockquote><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">Antioch trustees have reprimanded one of their own, saying it's time to move on from social media distractions and focus on village business.</span><br /><a href="https://www.dailyherald.com/20240126/news/antioch-village-trustee-censured-for-disruptive-conduct/" target="_blank">Antioch village trustee censured for ‘disruptive’ conduct</a></blockquote>
Note to Ops: You can exert more influence over school district policy by sitting on that school board. And not your village board.<br /><br />
Just sayin!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-87539996851396839322024-01-31T23:00:00.036-06:002024-02-01T01:34:54.018-06:00Thunder from Down Under<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFiWGoZf3JwXldwA9D2gpieJ8Ql5HRTSEFzdpjOZs8YSHHhW6ZKk8ss2I1gEHUTWZqU6KPEjdsgFGqTdCbbu70bq-UOb1ObdyiwdYghpFeu9AB26PaZea5V3BLuEu2VXd090IXXlY6L6sFydVjjGzFns-aay7hfohyysIgb61lwVBytQ0jB27jYt-bsRw/s1600/bombtrainoverpassflip.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 0em 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Where's the Fire?" border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFiWGoZf3JwXldwA9D2gpieJ8Ql5HRTSEFzdpjOZs8YSHHhW6ZKk8ss2I1gEHUTWZqU6KPEjdsgFGqTdCbbu70bq-UOb1ObdyiwdYghpFeu9AB26PaZea5V3BLuEu2VXd090IXXlY6L6sFydVjjGzFns-aay7hfohyysIgb61lwVBytQ0jB27jYt-bsRw/s1600/bombtrainoverpassflip.jpg" title="Where's the Fire?" width="350" /></a></div>
It's been so cold in backwoods Kane County that some people are hoping the exploding bomb train can warm things up in their town.<br /><br />
HaHa, Kane County is building an underpass for the exploding Lake County train:
<blockquote><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">Things are looking up for motorists who suffer multiple daily delays waiting for slow-moving freight trains to cross Randall Road on the border of Elgin and South Elgin. Kane County officials have announced the county has been awarded $25 million in federal funding for a new overpass that will allow drivers to travel over the Canadian National railroad tracks.</span><br /><a href="https://www.dailyherald.com/20240129/news/relief-in-sight-for-randall-road-drivers-in-kane-county-frustrated-by-freight-trains/" target="_blank">Relief in sight for Randall Road drivers in Kane County frustrated by freight trains</a></blockquote>
One regional functionary told your LakeCountyEye that anyone craving winter entertainment won't need to drive through an expensive holiday light show. They will be able to drive over the exploding bomb train instead. And all for free.<br /><br />
In related news, Friday is Groundhog Day. Do you ever have déjà vu?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-17017555468311133812024-01-26T23:00:00.070-06:002024-01-26T23:00:11.309-06:00Flight Payment<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrzeNAKknBBh1mQqj4rgzhgzHVaovhecf8rAUhFkVrhSWF6tqFFbXuTcBY2LYjzalS3NNzBMUJcpBAqUMNkfNvaPmWu90Qdx25357l_vK8Y7n7g3HjrOpzSS0sYjHJbrIpi-CrRPFKBXRiLtqsOpI1LFUJyJjHriJokaBDtoWbQZfXJYFU7fR3utxVK4r/s1600/airtoll.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 0em 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="it pays to fly" border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrzeNAKknBBh1mQqj4rgzhgzHVaovhecf8rAUhFkVrhSWF6tqFFbXuTcBY2LYjzalS3NNzBMUJcpBAqUMNkfNvaPmWu90Qdx25357l_vK8Y7n7g3HjrOpzSS0sYjHJbrIpi-CrRPFKBXRiLtqsOpI1LFUJyJjHriJokaBDtoWbQZfXJYFU7fR3utxVK4r/s1600/airtoll.jpg" title="it pays to fly" width="240" /></a></div>
Did you hear the one about the Illinois County that built a bridge through terrain that saw no traffic at all? They paid for it with a toll both.<br /><br />
HaHa true story. Which may explain how this story happened:
<blockquote><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">one thing motorists won't meet when they drive over the Longmeadow Parkway bridge is a toll taker, electronic or otherwise. With construction nearly complete and the bridge across the Fox River expected to open later this year, it's now official that the span will be toll-free.</span><br /><a href="https://www.dailyherald.com/20240123/transportation/longmeadow-parkway-bridge-will-be-toll-free-when-its-expected-to-open-this-fall-after-much-controve/" target="_blank">Longmeadow Parkway bridge will be toll-free when it's expected to open this fall after much controversy</a></blockquote>
Enjoy it while you can, however. One ostensibly regional authority told your LakeCountyEye: "The minute that parkway is annexed for the Waukegan International Airport runway expansion, the toll booth goes back up. It costs money to run an airport."
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-80693277673226628262024-01-21T23:00:00.002-06:002024-01-22T01:19:41.194-06:00Bomb Trains Bursting in Air<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nmp63Y2YHSj3eD7LDgIDlNAu5WG9PCjNAAxTORgAJNuUnfmD-vJ6DokALbOG1AYjsuJnu6reliRvSc8hZkfJr08wCFpd_PQPOJFxDbUzkKb4hlwLwqS4C-kEG-JFm4ZBcTNRue00wmPCqXBkeCmti1wlDRtU8xhvPJplu4vyTVm7zxNT5-yhiiF5fBP2/s1600/bombtrainoverpass.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 0em 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="artist's rendition" border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8nmp63Y2YHSj3eD7LDgIDlNAu5WG9PCjNAAxTORgAJNuUnfmD-vJ6DokALbOG1AYjsuJnu6reliRvSc8hZkfJr08wCFpd_PQPOJFxDbUzkKb4hlwLwqS4C-kEG-JFm4ZBcTNRue00wmPCqXBkeCmti1wlDRtU8xhvPJplu4vyTVm7zxNT5-yhiiF5fBP2/s1600/bombtrainoverpass.jpg" title="artist's rendition" width="350" /></a></div>
It's been so cold in Lake County that some people are hoping the exploding bomb train can warm things up in their town.<br /><br />
HaHa, the Village of Barrington is building an overpass for the exploding Lake County train:
<blockquote><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">Drivers traveling through Barrington along Northwest Highway know what it’s like to suffer long delays as they wait for freight train traffic to clear along the Canadian National Railway tracks near Route 59.
But relief is on the horizon. Work begins this year on a $94.1 million project to build a long-awaited underpass carrying Route 14 traffic between Route 59 and Valencia Avenue below the railroad tracks.</span><br /><a href="https://www.dailyherald.com/20240106/news/long-awaited-and-longed-for-underpass-work-in-barrington-set-to-begin/" target="_blank">'Long awaited and longed for': Underpass work in Barrington set to begin</a></blockquote>
One regional functionary told your LakeCountyEye that anyone craving winter entertainment won't need to drive through an expensive holiday light show. They will be able to drive under the exploding bomb train instead. And all for free.<br /><br />
In related news, the Waukegan International Airport is expected to file a legal claim on the overpass for its runway expansion project.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-79497577619414047982024-01-16T23:00:00.000-06:002024-01-17T00:04:34.413-06:00Growing Tree Preschool Open House<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFQVWUoR1dJGQdaqbZvvhyKAAcLZKPu7flQSmKwtV5HBj8-WoTN3ZPWbNKpl5dLxnXQQqpArHKJDWMUHjOc2mISoXVcXSJYdLATwew8WZb7BkjgooiVBgTqhtm1TmnvX43-cv3Zv2erw_YnSgUu9skHz6Mu03o-xTPyuZNRH7I9rl-NP31fpQp8AlDPoY/s1600/gurneegrowingtree.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFQVWUoR1dJGQdaqbZvvhyKAAcLZKPu7flQSmKwtV5HBj8-WoTN3ZPWbNKpl5dLxnXQQqpArHKJDWMUHjOc2mISoXVcXSJYdLATwew8WZb7BkjgooiVBgTqhtm1TmnvX43-cv3Zv2erw_YnSgUu9skHz6Mu03o-xTPyuZNRH7I9rl-NP31fpQp8AlDPoY/s1600/gurneegrowingtree.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<a href="https://www.gurneeparkdistrict.com/events/special-events/50530/growing-tree-preschool-open-house" target="_blank">
Growing Tree Preschool Open House<br />January 17 Hunt Club Park Community Center 6:30-7:30 pm<br /></a><br /><a href="https://www.gurneeparkdistrict.com/events/special-events/50531/growing-tree-preschool-open-house" target="_blank">Growing Tree Preschool Open House<br />January 18 Viking Park Community Center 6:30-7:30 pm</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-31113631804755039942024-01-12T23:00:00.062-06:002024-01-12T23:00:00.143-06:00Boom Town<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5xfVQ7y0topdVrgVGDpuNimQGT4AaOtb-XF9wHw5HkKAeXHHyYcHfuhVikkD7BeFyVlG8dxeKejNIM5r4gUNSVeYjCIwC26pQENTiUJNrGIlb5b6K8ip8AwXcCt_JTqLu6-8NPUaC_qHf2DojoAHLif-GS29J8ds8NDvSO4Z8HmoS7jTGZ_znCgYiAks/s1600/boomtown.gif" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 0em 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="boom and bust" border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5xfVQ7y0topdVrgVGDpuNimQGT4AaOtb-XF9wHw5HkKAeXHHyYcHfuhVikkD7BeFyVlG8dxeKejNIM5r4gUNSVeYjCIwC26pQENTiUJNrGIlb5b6K8ip8AwXcCt_JTqLu6-8NPUaC_qHf2DojoAHLif-GS29J8ds8NDvSO4Z8HmoS7jTGZ_znCgYiAks/s1600/boomtown.gif" title="boom and bust" width="240" /></a></div>
Pyrophiles will not have to wait until the Fourth of July this year. The Village of Fox River Grove wants to blow up part of its downtown in April:
<blockquote><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">Fox River Grove is one step closer to revitalizing its downtown as the village plans to start demolition on a full block along Route 14 in the spring.</span><br /><a href="https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2024/01/05/fox-river-grove-aims-to-start-demolition-on-downtown-block-in-april/" target="_blank">Fox River Grove aims to start demolition on downtown block in April</a></blockquote>
The Village of Fox River Grove will demolish 6 heirloom storefronts on Rte 14 to make room for a 5 story apartment building. The properties were acquired by eminent domain:
<blockquote><a href="https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/news/local/2021/10/13/fox-river-grove-uses-eminent-domain-to-buy-downtown-properties-meaning-possible-redevelopment-but-also-new-chinas-closure/" target="_blank">Fox River Grove uses eminent domain to buy downtown properties, meaning possible redevelopment but also New China’s closure</a></blockquote>
In related news, the Waukegan Airport issued a cease-and-desist order: "Not so fast, there, Village of Fox River Grove. The Waukegan International Airport shall be exercising eminent domain authority to seize that land for its runway expansion project."<br /><br />
Your LakeCountyEye will keep you apprised when further developments warrant.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-90674944437235731222024-01-07T23:00:00.046-06:002024-01-08T10:48:21.781-06:00No One Ever Went Broke Underestimating Artificial IntelligenceHas the <i>Lake County Gazette</i> been downloading its content from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatbot" target="_blank">AI ChatBots</a>? The evidence indicates the <i>Lake County Gazette</i> (Lake County's #1 fakenews source) got ChatBot to fabricate this story:<br /><br />
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Who are these people?<br /><br /><i>
Major General John Smith</i>, possibly "(May 7, 1750 – March 5, 1836) was a Virginia planter and politician who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly as well as the United States House of Representatives."<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(Virginia_representative)" target="_blank">John Smith (Virginia representative)</a><br /><br /><i>
Lieutenant Colonel Sarah Johnson</i> MBE RLC, might be the Commander of the 154 (Scottish) Regiment British Army's Royal Logistic Corps.<br />
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/154_%28Scottish%29_Regiment_RLC" target="_blank">154 (Scottish) Regiment RLC</a><br /><br />
It's anybody's guess who <i>General Mark Johnson, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</i> is. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is U.S. Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr.<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Q._Brown_Jr." target="_blank">Charles Q. Brown Jr.</a><br /><br />
Finally, the <i>Lake County Gazette</i> gave a H/T to <i>State Representative Tom Weber</i> for the stiory idea:<br /><br />
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Who is <i>Tom Weber</i>? No doubt some rando that ChatBot pulled out of the Internet.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-53250319413091273712024-01-03T23:00:00.003-06:002024-01-03T23:39:26.249-06:00Frosty Fest in Gurnee<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkcsGWD0K7kUpHEBfIukH5gjMDUIEU494tAdBcYS44KYFVH7TI8EEeSmg4xSyZ2QToj9ZVJ2kgrgRrr8mIT-18Ozc-96zybkADV7iFShFba98pk2xvbe08QRIRVuhyphenhyphenraVXPkgnYoGyBgrdZrMYMmq0B74zzHrjvbytjMP1wFCwxmWSaGo0xubd9-_oc-I/s1600/gurneefrostyfest.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em 0px;" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkcsGWD0K7kUpHEBfIukH5gjMDUIEU494tAdBcYS44KYFVH7TI8EEeSmg4xSyZ2QToj9ZVJ2kgrgRrr8mIT-18Ozc-96zybkADV7iFShFba98pk2xvbe08QRIRVuhyphenhyphenraVXPkgnYoGyBgrdZrMYMmq0B74zzHrjvbytjMP1wFCwxmWSaGo0xubd9-_oc-I/s1600/gurneefrostyfest.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<a href="https://www.gurneeparkdistrict.com/events/special-events/50519/frosty-fest" target="_blank">Frosty Fest in Gurnee</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-88697145803358672082023-12-31T23:00:00.115-06:002023-12-31T23:00:00.143-06:00Cooked Up ConfectionsGiven Donald Trump's penchant for filing frivolous lawsuits, it should be no surprise that the <i>Lake County Gazette</i> has a story about orange tortes:
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The <i>Lake County Gazette</i> asked one real person about pumpkin pie. He said:
<blockquote><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">Speaking about the significance of this day, <b><span style="color: red;">John Doe</span></b>, a pumpkin pie enthusiast, shared his enthusiasm, saying, "Christmas and pumpkin pie go hand in hand for me."</span><br /><br />
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And the <i>Lake County Gazette</i> asked another real person about pumpkin pie. She said:
<blockquote><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: red;">Jane Smith</span></b>, a resident of Illinois, expressed her pride, stating, "Pumpkin pie holds a special place in our hearts here in Illinois."</span><br /><br />
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And the <i>Lake County Gazette</i> (aka Lake County's #1 fakenews source) sent a H/T to Tom Weber for the story idea:
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For the record, that is State Rep Tom Weber. If that is his real name.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-62286288293340195892023-12-27T23:00:00.000-06:002023-12-27T23:08:21.316-06:00Santa's Coming to TownIs there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about? The <i>McHenry County Blog</i> knows, courtesy good ol' Charlie Brown:
<blockquote>"Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger."
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The tinfoil theocrats at the <i>McHenry County Blog</i> also want you know something else -- that a busload of migrants from Texas were dropped off in Fox River Grove:
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Note to Texas Migrants: Move along. There is no room at the inn, here.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-26163320483830403672023-12-23T23:00:00.130-06:002023-12-23T23:06:30.886-06:00A Republian in Name Only<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuIwi8UO6ngTZeDN1bYs-_z8-411dXmUFWQCSw-5r1TaHoR_zLP3oNlmJbVWHmQSAkyfUFpLtB4W4jmiFqANUSI83c0tYlM-dSMprQpY0sDNOcKKxByfp8zjwsm6y1gakA1Ky9m3nSeA5P_9VQL_ymFZwmODpaNxVTCzcW6Kq3u8-an5DL1NfrcIkzTNm/s1600/magacheese.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 0em 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Say CHEESE" border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuIwi8UO6ngTZeDN1bYs-_z8-411dXmUFWQCSw-5r1TaHoR_zLP3oNlmJbVWHmQSAkyfUFpLtB4W4jmiFqANUSI83c0tYlM-dSMprQpY0sDNOcKKxByfp8zjwsm6y1gakA1Ky9m3nSeA5P_9VQL_ymFZwmODpaNxVTCzcW6Kq3u8-an5DL1NfrcIkzTNm/s1600/magacheese.jpg" title="Say CHEESE" width="200" /></a></div>
The McHenry County man who misspelled <i>REPUBLICAN</i> on his nominating papers will get to run as a Republican anyways:
<blockquote><a href="https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2023/12/19/candidate-who-had-typo-in-paperwork-for-mchenry-county-board-can-stay-on-ballot-county-panel-rules/" target="_blank">Misspelling won't keep candidate for McHenry County Board off ballot</a></blockquote>
Officials do concede there are ways to get thrown off the ballot in McHenry County -- even with a misspelled Party name. Ten of them by your LakeCountyEye's count:
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<b><span style="color: white;">10 Commonly Misspelled Party Names<br />Seen on a McHenry County Ballot Petition</span></b>
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Repugnican
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RepubliConMan
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The GOOP
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The Party of Nixon
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<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election_Night_Special" target="_blank">The Silly Party</a></li>
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RepuliThisIsWhyYouShouldBeInvestingInBitCoin
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The Know Nothing Party
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RePutinsPuppet
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The Stag Party
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The Guilty Party
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Look for your LakeCountyEye at a hollyday party near you.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-41970595157044344222023-12-18T23:00:00.000-06:002023-12-19T00:32:16.608-06:00Grand Old Prat<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkMe_ITgBBwtyyXETDzunxyDfM3FbrVgYN3cDLAVPZCxuM2sYKc5VEOeRqg5asH9iZ5MGmKfj6OTW7xRPu_B6lPevwzQSCkxQ6kWnbi-h1SAgqItbABn9oZD4di64LP6P6_6o4NmqGmGP4A32e9vNgOcoJEtLkcxu81eJ3d3IsU2EZlSICKjamtY3k8vU/s1600/keepclam.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 0em 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="quahog" ata-original-width="297" border="0" d="" data-original-height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkMe_ITgBBwtyyXETDzunxyDfM3FbrVgYN3cDLAVPZCxuM2sYKc5VEOeRqg5asH9iZ5MGmKfj6OTW7xRPu_B6lPevwzQSCkxQ6kWnbi-h1SAgqItbABn9oZD4di64LP6P6_6o4NmqGmGP4A32e9vNgOcoJEtLkcxu81eJ3d3IsU2EZlSICKjamtY3k8vU/s1600/keepclam.jpg" title="quahog" width="100" /></a></div>
The McHenry County Man who filed nominating papers for the McHenry County board failed <s>to shoot himself in the foot</s> to correctly spell <i>REPUBLICAN</i>:
<blockquote><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">A county board incumbent in Illinois wants election officials to disqualify his primary opponent because he misspelled "Republican" on his nomination papers. McHenry County Board member Eric Hendricks has filed an objection to primary opponent Bob Nowak's candidacy</span><br /><a href="https://wgntv.com/news/northwest-suburbs/illinois-county-board-incumbent-wants-primary-opponent-disqualified-for-misspelling-republican/" target="_blank">Illinois county board incumbent wants primary opponent disqualified for misspelling 'Republican'</a></blockquote>
Note to Ops: Don't be pennywise and pound foolish. Sure, homeschooling is more economical, but you end up paying for it in the long run.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-24186317939525701572023-12-14T23:00:00.104-06:002023-12-14T23:00:00.144-06:00The Fontainhead
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It's true, Mundelein water is piped in from Lake Michigan, but don't expect to see it any time soon. A public fountain will not be built outside of Mundelein Village Hall. Mundelein Trustees deep-sixed the idea:
<blockquote><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">Plans for a public gathering space in the now-vacant oval outside Mundelein's village hall will progress without a water feature - to the apparent frustration of Mayor Steve Lentz.</span><br />
<a href="https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231201/mundelein-plaza-plan-now-wont-include-fountain/" target="_blank">Mundelein plaza plan now won't include fountain</a></blockquote>
All of this, even though the Mayor of Mundelein wanted a fountain:
<blockquote><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">Lentz talked glowingly about the public fountains in Kansas City, Missouri, and in Rome and the prospect of such a feature at Plaza Circle. "Fountains are a thing," Lentz said.</span><br />
<a href="https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231201/mundelein-plaza-plan-now-wont-include-fountain/" target="_blank">Mundelein plaza plan now won't include fountain</a></blockquote>
Going as far as securing a proposal and cost estimate from a contractor:
<blockquote><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">"The village hired Deerfield engineering and design firm Kimley-Horn to develop plans for the oval." Lentz said.</span><br />
<a href="https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231201/mundelein-plaza-plan-now-wont-include-fountain/" target="_blank">Mundelein plaza plan now won't include fountain</a></blockquote>
Note to Ops: Make sure to count your votes ahead of time. You never know which of your Trustees are wet blankets.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-40320236480718281842023-12-09T23:00:00.002-06:002023-12-11T09:48:18.981-06:00If You Lie with DogmatistsLake County backbench staterep Martin McLaughlin was seen consorting with <i>We the People of McHenry County</i>:<br /><br />
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<i>We the People</i> is a network of McHenry County tinfoil theocrats:
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<i>We the People</i> are election deniers:
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<i>We the People</i> want to take over the public schools:
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<i>We the People</i> do not believe women can make their own reproductive decisions:
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And if that don't beat all, <i>We the People</i> has a happy for Martin McLaughlin:
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Note to Ops: You can't spell Martin McLaughlin without <i>MAGA</i>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-3195706543123873912023-12-05T23:00:00.009-06:002023-12-06T10:32:02.664-06:00Holiday Lights in Gurnee<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqeQhRx2UagiWuGxuttSkQQociQZZoIj8Mw3QzhG2s4YtkkZzgEfyjnUg3YzAAMRHBhYyhFjLOKmOvr8vq-F07c-6WSmVIsfMomWTzGf2IerwZwroQOoWkGVL0DLZoS2gUqEVIp1Xb_2BrrTW0zXQc6F5Ez4Djc6OEWiJssnMoJUIRXL7EXc_v1ScvIZh/s1600/gurneeholidaylights.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 0em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqeQhRx2UagiWuGxuttSkQQociQZZoIj8Mw3QzhG2s4YtkkZzgEfyjnUg3YzAAMRHBhYyhFjLOKmOvr8vq-F07c-6WSmVIsfMomWTzGf2IerwZwroQOoWkGVL0DLZoS2gUqEVIp1Xb_2BrrTW0zXQc6F5Ez4Djc6OEWiJssnMoJUIRXL7EXc_v1ScvIZh/s1600/gurneeholidaylights.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><a href="https://www.gurneeparkdistrict.com/events/39877/holiday-lights" target="_blank">Holiday Lights in Gurnee</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-58312668483136579612023-12-03T23:00:00.078-06:002023-12-03T23:56:00.664-06:00Raze the Roofs<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWeZXhws-nJ8iW6DmutsQInwkjKoDXyljmtKPrMoa_GHnfEtbG7c-x_mcq4_Q-emjyzdJYNqHy6uaQj7YZnUtW06lXQFBQC5uFSES2cTIqqjzQh7eTRfVlgxtoYSIm6VCp1GCnMd-PM94Q6goXqg_I1e27cCteHd0Ims62uZVSZTTgNywgIwP9Ah7jXvy/s1600/keepcalmcoveredbridge.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 0em 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="fixed overhead costs" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWeZXhws-nJ8iW6DmutsQInwkjKoDXyljmtKPrMoa_GHnfEtbG7c-x_mcq4_Q-emjyzdJYNqHy6uaQj7YZnUtW06lXQFBQC5uFSES2cTIqqjzQh7eTRfVlgxtoYSIm6VCp1GCnMd-PM94Q6goXqg_I1e27cCteHd0Ims62uZVSZTTgNywgIwP9Ah7jXvy/w200-h200/keepcalmcoveredbridge.jpg" title="fixed overhead costs" width="200" /></a></div>
The truck that crashed into the Long Grove bridge failed to hit the Long Grove bridge this time. The truck demolished a covered bridge in Princeton IL, instead:
<blockquote><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">despite multiple signs warning against doing so, the driver of an 18-wheeler tried to cross the bridge, causing extensive damage to the structure.</span><br />
<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-red-covered-bridge-damaged-princeton-20231128-o52si3osjndzfhzgim5p55ul34-story.html" target="_blank">‘Devastated’: 160-year-old covered bridge, one of few left in Illinois, severely damaged by truck</a></blockquote>For the record, Princeton is an exurb South of I-80, North of Peoria, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Pecos" target="_blank">West of the Pecos</a>.<br /><br />A Lake County traffic safety officer told your LakeCountyEye: "Our decoy program is working better than expected. Every truck that hits a downstate covered bridge is one less truck crashing into the Long Grove bridge."<br /><br />
The McHenry County Man who shot himself in the foot who failed to shoot himself in the foot in McHenry County was unavailable for comment.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309311177399464085.post-30370724704865948352023-11-28T23:00:00.107-06:002023-11-29T12:50:13.946-06:00Wheels of Fire<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRVo6wfRBW7FUMjJMTigTqW9hCM2vwER09pAXbv6Hl1Gis4KhpWF0P7e0caWnxTixb12ru-PGcDoJRZWlUK0AngNw_UZev9vtQApTnSl8TVKVTPwH15V9IyK0GxzgHbiypXqCK8DWUWrbtRZanJ2W3OOYBw6oNuBFPhTHV6mxMViHblVQKzQkBqj4tMTM/s1600/thisisfine.jpg" style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; padding: 0em 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="arf arf" border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRVo6wfRBW7FUMjJMTigTqW9hCM2vwER09pAXbv6Hl1Gis4KhpWF0P7e0caWnxTixb12ru-PGcDoJRZWlUK0AngNw_UZev9vtQApTnSl8TVKVTPwH15V9IyK0GxzgHbiypXqCK8DWUWrbtRZanJ2W3OOYBw6oNuBFPhTHV6mxMViHblVQKzQkBqj4tMTM/s1600/thisisfine.jpg" title="arf arf" width="250" /></a></div>
Late fall in Lake County is a time when the trees and the foliage and the people and their vehicles all converge for a wondrous display of color. Of course your LakeCountyEye refers to the combustible combination of yard waste and hot catalytic converters and the resulting street fires:
<blockquote><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: small;">A suburban fire department has advised residents to keep their vehicles away from fallen leaves after a car parked on leaves ignited, causing the car to burst into flames. The Mundelein Fire Department said that firefighters responded to a fully involved vehicle fire late Sunday evening, with the car and surrounding leaves completely engulfed in flames upon arrival of firefighters. Officials said that the blaze was quickly extinguished and that no injuries were reported.</span><br /><a href="https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mundelein-fire-department-advises-residents-to-keep-leaves-away-from-vehicles-after-parked-car-ignites/3284574/" target="_blank">Mundelein Fire Department advises residents to keep leaves away from vehicles after parked car ignites</a></blockquote>
In related news, you're invited to a drive-thru holiday festival of lights. Please fire up your engines and take a cruise through the open field site of last summer's outdoor marijuana festival in Mundelein. For best results, drive slow and roll your windows down.
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