Thick, black smoke can be seen for miles and evacuations have been ordered after a train derailed in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis.One industry spokesman said engineers are working on the problem and you may expect to see the trains exploding again in Lake County at a later date.
Schools, homes evacuated after a train derails in Illinois suburb of St. Louis
Granted truth may be stranger than fiction, but that doesn't change the fact that the Lake County Gazette is your #1 source of fiction in Lake County.
Sen. McConchie-sponsored law amending the State Treasurer Act goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2020
McConchie was added as a sponsor to HB2237 four days after it was signed into law!
Bill Status of HB2237 :: 101st General Assembly
The Law of Remunerative ReturnsSome residents were none too pleased when the Crystal Lake Park District passed an ordinance restricting access to their lake.
Not exactly a cease and desist letter, the Village of Lakewood sent a NIMBY letter:
Re: Ordinance 11.41.1 amending Parks and Property Owned or Controlled by the Crystal Lake Park District
Note to Ops: When you're in Crystal lake, ask for bottled water. Just Sayin!
David McSweeney is out as a state representative but not out of politics. The Barrington Hills Republican announced Thursday he won't run for re-election next year and instead will pivot to a statewide bid in 2022. "I'll serve out the rest of my term and very likely will run for secretary of state (in 2022) if Jesse White doesn't run," McSweeney said referring to the popular Democrat incumbent, "or U.S. Senate depending on the circumstances."Highly observant observers say McSweeney had only one option: to quit while he's ahead: "What would he do if he lost his seat in 2020? Run for
McSweeney sets sights on statewide office, won't seek re-election
"I think I can add value to the state's major problems," McSweeney said.So true it is. So true.
State Rep. McSweeney plans to run for new office in 2022
This concludes your installment of Barrington the Beautiful®.
Joe Walsh: Trump Needs a Primary ChallengeEx-Lake County Congressman Joe Walsh declared there is no time for testing the waters, and that he is running for President of the United States. Of America:
Ex-GOP rep calls Trump an 'unfit con man,' says he's sorry for helping elect him
Walsh says he is 'strongly, strongly considering' challenging Trump in Republican primary
Why is Joe Walsh threatening to run against Trump in 2020?
'THIS WEEK' EXCLUSIVE: Joe Walsh announces Republican primary challenge against Trump
The last time banty rooster Joe Walsh appeared on this blog was 2009, where he was observed testing the waters in the Eighth Congressional District:
Joe Walsh 2020: Be Brave
Note to Ops: 2009 must've been a dry run.
A Fresh Face in the 8th Congressional District
Another odd connection in this case concerns a lawyer named Scott Puma. He is paid as Zion's city attorney. But he has also been hired to defend the city and the mayor in the lawsuit filed by Ehrenreich. And according to disclosures filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections, Puma is also treasurer for Mayor Harrison's campaign committee.The Fielders may be gone but the attorney Scott Puma is not. Puma is legal counsel to the Crystal Lake Park District:
Abandoned Stadium Project Costs Taxpayers Millions
Last month, the Crystal Lake Park District voted on an ordinance limiting access to the lake:
Crystal Lake Park District Board of Commissioners
Regular Meeting Minutes
July 18, 2019
only members of the homeowners' associations who have lakefront property and residents who live on the 230-acre lake – with property that includes a portion of the lake bed owned by the park district – have permission to place piers, moorings, swim rafts and boat lifts into the lake.The ordinance was approved in spite of the Park District's questionable legal authority to do so. At least according to some of the comments made at the board meeting:
Crystal Lake Park District approves new lakebed ordinance with 6-1 vote
If a suit is filed against the ordinance, Scott Puma presumably will be hired to defend the Crystal Lake Park District.
- Crystal Lake is a private lake, as Shoreline Property Owners Association of Crystal Lake has been asserting all along. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources definitively confirmed that Crystal Lake is not a public lake.
- Crystal Lake Park District has no authority to control or regulate the use of the water. Crystal Lake Park District has acknowledged and admitted that, although the first draft of this ordinance contained provisions that tried to exert some control over the use of the water/lake.
- The Crystal Lake Park District ordinance does not pertain to the lakebed to which it does not have title. So it cannot be enforced on the entire lake.
- The shoreline property owners that own property up to the shoreline, even where the park district property owns the lakebed, still have riparian rights. The ordinance, while stating that it respects riparian rights of those people, is in direct contradiction to that statement by seeking to direct how the shoreline owners can use their water adjacent to their property. Crystal Lake Park District is not the governmental body to determine whether those property owners' use of the lake access to the lake is "reasonable."
- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is not sure you have this authority, questions whether you really understand what you are trying to accomplish and more importantly it is outside their jurisdiction to decide that issue.
- Questionable enforcement powers.
- Likely lead to litigation. Suggested the Crystal Lake Park District keep all emails and correspondence.
Crystal Lake Park District Board of Commissioners
Regular Meeting Minutes
July 18, 2019
The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest (BLFC) is a tongue-in-cheek contest, held annually and sponsored by the English Department of San Jose State University in San Jose, California. Entrants are invited "to compose the opening sentence to the worst of all possible novels" – that is, deliberately bad.Here is your LakeCountyEye's submission to the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest:
Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
On August 13, six defendants, most of whom have significant criminal histories, decided to come to Lake County with their sole intention to commit a series of residential and vehicle burglaries. In order to commit these crimes, they drove into the county in a stolen Lexus automobile, and armed themselves with a large 10-inch long hunting knife with a stainless-steel blade.According to the rules, the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest has ...
At 1:15 a.m. in the morning, they drove into a dark and secluded area on West Edwards Road, awakening a 75-year-old resident who saw headlights in the area of his driveway. When several people started to walk up his driveway towards a car parked near his home, the elderly resident armed himself with a gun and went outside. The elderly resident had a lawful Illinois Firearms Owner Identification card and was the lawful registered owner of the gun.
As the resident went outside of his own property, he saw multiple strangers approaching him. He ordered the strangers to get off his property and leave, but these strangers continued to advance on him. The resident saw that one of the strangers had something in his hand, and believing he was in danger of death or, at the very least, great bodily harm, he fired his gun several times to try and scare them away. One of the shots unfortunately struck one of the offenders, and the offenders all ran back to the stolen Lexus and drove away.
Lake County state's attorney statement on charges in Old Mill Creek shooting
several subcategories, such as detective fiction, romance novels, Western novels, and purple prose.Which genre would you go with?
Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
Operatives are asked to vote for one of the above!Detective Fiction
Romance Novel
Western Novel
Purple Prose
have no idea they are ingesting "huge amounts of a highly addictive chemical and carcinogens," Nerheim said.The suit calls the practice of spraying the chemical chlorpyrifos from pickup trucks and ...
Lake County suing Juul over "predatory" marketing to teens
other efforts a "smokescreen."The suit exposes industry marketing and branding strategies that distract the public from the dangers of the indiscriminate use of outdoor insecticide foggers:
Lake County state’s attorney sues e-cigarette maker Juul Labs, accusing it of 'creating a public health crisis'
"You look at this new product, Mr Fog"Regarding the true peril posed by insects, the suit says Clarke ...
Lake County state’s attorney sues e-cigarette maker Juul Labs, accusing it of 'creating a public health crisis'
"succeeded in creating a public health crisis in order to line their pockets with cash," Nerheim said a news conference Tuesday afternoonDoes a lawsuit against an extermination company with financial ties to Lake County expose the motives of a lone-wolf State's Attorney with ants in his pants to go to court in a big way? You decide:
Lake County state’s attorney sues e-cigarette maker Juul Labs, accusing it of 'creating a public health crisis'
Nerheim said he decided to move ahead without area counties because he didn't want to wait any longer.Haha, j/k.
Lake County state’s attorney sues e-cigarette maker Juul Labs, accusing it of 'creating a public health crisis'
In a move environmentalists denounced as yet another case of the Trump administration putting industry profits over public health, the Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday that it will not ban chlorpyrifos, a pesticide linked to brain damage in children.As you read this, Lake County is breathing chlorpyrifos:
'A Total Disgrace': Outrage as Trump EPA Says It Won't Ban Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage in Children
Clarke Mosquitomist™ AdulticideClarke uses the insecticide to kill mosquitoes:
One industry honcho advised your LakeCountyEye to move along, there is nothing to see here: "If chlorpyrifos was toxic then the drivers would all have brain damage and they would be driving their trucks into trees. You don't see that happening, do you?"
Mosquitomist Two U.L.V.
Lake County Sheriff's Office said 75 gallons of a pesticide spilled onto the ground in North Barrington Tuesday after a mosquito abatement company vehicle hauling the liquid crashed into a tree.Your LakeCountyEye will keep you apprised when further developments warrant.
Truck Crash Causes Pesticide Spill In North Barrington
"The consensus is I would be a Tier One candidate," he said, noting his suburban background could help Republicans in a region that is shifting Democratic.Additionally, the consensus is Curran will be elected the next GOP Senator from Illinois. And he will switch to the Democratic Party after two years.
Days after giving up on a recount for reelection, former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran to seek GOP nomination for U.S. Senate
A "small" chlorine leak at a Barrington water treatment facility drew a large response over the weekend, with about 50 fire and police personnel from 24 agencies helping to find and fix the leak with no injuries to residents or fire personnel.Last month a Clarke mosquito truck hit a tree in North Barrington and dumped 75 gallons of insecticides. For the record, this insecticide spill failed to draw a large response, with about zero fire and police personnel from zero agencies helping to find and fix the leak.
Barrington chlorine leak brings large hazardous materials response over weekend
Lake County District 3 Board member Dick Barr fears the doubling of the state's gas tax, making Illinois home to the second-highest overall gas tax burden in the country, is just the tip of the iceberg.The news stories you see on the Lake County Gazette are all sourced from a Russian Troll Factory. And it should be no surprise that the facts presented in this particular story all diverge, to some degree, from reality.
Wisconsin thanks Illinois' gas tax, legislators for its business, laments Lake County Board's Barr
Illinois does not have the second-highest gas tax burden in the country. Illinois ranks 7th in the nation, behind Pennsylvania, Washington, California, Connecticut, New Jersey and Ohio:Fact Check #2
Fuel taxes in the United States
Wisconsin is not thanking the Illinois gas tax for business. Wisconsin's diesel tax is nearly 10 cents higher than Illinois. If you average the gas and diesel taxes, Wisconsin fuel taxes are higher than Illinois:Fact Check #3
Fuel taxes in the United States
Who is Lake County District 3 Board member Dick Barr? No one knows. No one can think of anyone serving on the Lake County Board that goes by the name Dick Barr. Doubtless, this is the kind of made-up prank name that gets paged at an airport.Your LakeCountyEye will keep you apprised when further developments warrant.
"The rapid increase just this year in those being hit or fatally killed is extremely concerning," said Sen. McConchie.When asked for a comment, Dan McConchie said: "Could you repeat that again?"
