The County Board members who voted “no” to the landfill expansion proposal are: Ken Andersen, Kevin Chambliss, Eileen Dubin, John Gudmundson, Pat LaVigne, Scott Newport, Mark Todd, and Derek Tyson. The purported environmentalists on the Board who were outed last night as being nothing of the sort are: Julia Fauci, Paul Stoddard, Ruth Ann Tobias…
Happy Mom’s Day
[H/T S.A.]
City Budget: Mulling Over Police, Fire and More
In 2008, in the midst of a self-proclaimed fiscal crisis, City Council voted to allow the (former) Community Development Department to obtain a new SUV. This is symbolic, see? The Police and Fire departments have had to put off replacing vehicles and some equipment since then. The Police Department, in particular, is getting nickel-and-dimed on…
Group Urges Postponement of County Landfill Vote So Cortland Twp. Can Weigh In
The following is a (very slightly edited) press release sent by the Stop the Mega-Dump group. The Stop the Mega-Dump citizens’ group is asking the DeKalb County Board not to turn their backs on the citizens of Cortland again. Citizens of Cortland Township have petitioned the Cortland Township Board of Trustees for a special meeting…
Lincoln Highway Association Seeks Memories, Art, and Photos
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Kay Shelton, Illinois State Director Lincoln Highway Association 1006 N. 15th St. DeKalb, IL 60115 Phone: 815-748-7211 E-mail: kayshelton@hotmail.com Lincoln Highway Association Seeks Memories, Art, and Photos
City Budget Open Thread…Mayday! Mayday!
The proposed City of DeKalb FY 2011 budget has total expenditures going up by about $5 million over last year, mostly due to increased spending on the downtown TIF, health insurance and the airport. The budget as drafted will be balanced IF: there are cuts of 25-30 staff (or, alternatively, everyone takes a 12% pay…
Eliminating Health Insurance a Good Move
Looks like DeKalb is on track to eliminating the life and health insurance benefits for City Council members. This is an important move, and not just for the savings. When Council prepares to vote on health insurance plans and premiums for management employees and union workers, its own participation creates conflicts of interest. We’ve also…
Brady & His Tax Returns
While the hoo-ha over State Sen. Bill Brady’s reluctance to disclose his tax returns is understandable — we are the transparency crowd here, after all — I also understand his reluctance under the circumstances. Additionally, the actual content of the returns don’t concern me much. We all are careful to pay only what we have…
The March 17 Liquor Charges
The following comes from the April 13 City of DeKalb Notice of Hearing and Charges against O’Leary’s Irish Pub & Grill and its agent, Melvin P. Witmer, Jr. I’ve fixed a tiny typo and emboldened key information. The hearing shall relate to the following incidents: 1. That the licensee, UNIVERSAL RESTAURANT GROUP, INC. d/b/a O’LEARY’S…
Hearings on Liquor Code Violations Set
[Update: Added Krystal’s info 11:30 a.m.] The last post contained a prediction that hearings on liquor code violations from last January would be scheduled when NIU’s academic year ended. What do I win? They are scheduled for Thursday, May 13. From the Notice of Hearing and Charges issued by the City of DeKalb’s Legal Department…