The development of the Grayslake T5 data center could soon face a legal challenge after a local opposition group issued a litigation hold against the village.With a nearby data center sucking up all of your ground water and electricity, what's to hate?
Legal challenge to Grayslake data center project likely: 'The juice isn't worth the squeeze'
A political dinner that was scheduled for Thursday in the northwest suburbs to benefit Republican governor candidate Darren Bailey was postponed after the Tribune raised questions about whether the event complied with a 4-year-old Illinois law prohibiting candidates from holding fundraisers anywhere in the state when the legislature is in session in Springfield.Bailey was caught red handed violating a statute -- one he voted for as a legislator -- that prohibits campaign fundraising when the legislature is in session:
Fundraiser for Illinois GOP governor candidate Darren Bailey delayed after Tribune raised ethics law questions
The Barrington Township Republican Organization had invited supporters in an online advertisement to "a very private dinner" Thursday at a South Barrington restaurant with Bailey and running mate Aaron Del Mar. The $500-per-plate dinner, limited to 25 seats, would have been "paid for by the BTRO with all NET proceeds from dinner benefiting Bailey for Illinois".This comes after Bailey had violated the same law by holding a fundraiser in Joliet:
Fundraiser for Illinois GOP governor candidate Darren Bailey delayed after Tribune raised ethics law questions
GOP governor candidate Darren Bailey held fundraiser on legislative session day in apparent violation of banHow extensive is Bailey's ignorance of campaign finance law? Bailey recently held a fundraiser in the Broadview Six grand jury room -- and while US Attorney Andrew Boutros was improperly influencing that same grand jury:
U.S. attorney acknowledges speech to ‘Broadview 6’ grand jury as calls for his resignation mountComing up: You are cordially invited to a fundraiser to benefit Darren Bailey. Address to be provided by the Nuclear Power Agency of Iran.
Oh for the days after Republican Governor Richard B. Ogilvie signed legislation preventing open burning.There was a time, back in the day, when leaf burning was banned:
Where McHenry County Allows Those with Asthma To Suffer
That was when we could sleep with our windows open.They are also fuming over something else -- mosquito spraying. They are fuming because their municipality is -- wait for it -- not polluting the air with insecticides:
Richmond Leaf Vacuuming Making Me Envious Again on Friday
The mosquito abatement of unincorporated areas in Algonquin Township, but not in municipalities has been a pet peeve of mine for years. Why should those living outside municipalities get spraying, but not my neighborhood in Lakewood?Note to Ops: Repeated exposure to compromised air may lead to long-term cognitive impairment. In related news, the weather man says when in McHenry County to watch out for dense brain fog.
Algonquin Township Board Considering Cessation of Mosquito Spraying in Unincorporated Areas
In a well-attended Shields Township meeting last month, residents voted "overwhelmingly" to strip Shields of the ability to purchase, sell or lease property, according to township staff.It's looking like Shields Township won't be making any capital expenditures, at least before the courts sort everything out. One local businessman told your LakeCountyEye: "We might as well just abolish township government, if it can't be relied on any more to spread around the wealth."
Residents strip Shields Township of leasing power: 'The public made their point'
Ela Township's "peace pole" — etched with the word "peace" in 60 different languages — has become the center of community strife. At Wednesday's Committee of the Whole meeting, about a dozen residents voiced support for the peace pole and more than 30 emails were included in the agenda packet endorsing it and criticizing Trustee Larry Bowman for allegedly raising the possibility of its removal.Legally speaking, the pole belongs to the Township, and as such the Township would bear any legal liabilities.
Ela Township peace pole becomes subject of community strife: 'Symbol of peace and justice'
An untutored choice of words coming from the tinfoil theocrats at the McHenry County Blog -- who, in their defense, are coming from McHenry County. The correct choice of words is: DEI Hires
the E.P.A. replaced the 2024 regulations with a less stringent set. It justified this action by saying that it had been wrong to reëvaluate the risks of ethylene oxide in the first place, because it lacked the authority to do so. Coincidentally or not, the sterilizer industry's trade group had made this same argument in a 2024 legal filing.Moreover, companies that didn't want to comply with even those relaxed restrictions could simply ...
Can the E.P.A. Survive Lee Zeldin?
apply for exemptions. All they had to do was send an e-mail to the agency. (The Administration described the waivers as necessary for "national security interests.")One environmental watchdog said: "An industry member can always voluntarily observe the stronger ethylene oxide emission standards. But don't hold your breath."
Can the E.P.A. Survive Lee Zeldin?
All those mugshots are pictures of Dr Mehmet Oz. He is the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Dr Oz first rose to fame hawking patent medicines on the Oprah Show.
Q: When asked about the Catholic Church, this wartime dictator famously said: "How many tank divisions does the Pope have?"If you named Joseph Stalin, that was a good guess -- but you are wrong. The correct answer is Donald Trump.
"Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy," Trump posted on social media. In other interviews, the president said, "I'm not a big fan of Pope Leo. If I wasn't in the White House, Leo wouldn't be in the Vatican."Soon afterward, the State Department issued a travel advisory against visiting the Vatican City: "Hostile military operations shall commence there momentarily."
Column: President Trump targets pope in latest crude attack
North Chicago mayor part of delegation meeting Pope Leo XIV: 'I asked him to pray for our city'Soon afterward, the State Department issued a travel advisory against visiting North Chicago: "Hostile military operations shall commence there momentarily."
The Arts & Entertainment section of Lake County Gazette is chock-full with notices of Mass times and other religious services. This in effect lumps together religion with other forms of entertainment, such as sports betting.
A spokesman for the Lake County Gazette said (translated from Russian): "Our editorial board regards this as a step in the right direction. These stories used to be published in the Business section of the newspaper."
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JD Vance savagely attacks Joe Biden when asked about record gas pricesHaHa. Gas is way too expensive to spend idling your non-EV at a Lake County red light. Consider instead a Lake County roundabout, where your idle time is reduced to zero:
Lake County's affinity for roundabouts continues with three more to be built this summerFor the record, 2 roundabouts are being built along the Wisconsin border.
3 roundabouts in Lake County's 2026 construction program
