A McHenry County judge ruled last week that a law passed and signed by Gov. JB Pritzker in 2019, allowing residents of only McHenry County to dissolve their townships in a referendum, is unconstitutional.
A McHenry County judge ruled last week that a law passed and signed by Gov. JB Pritzker in 2019, allowing residents of only McHenry County to dissolve their townships in a referendum, is unconstitutional.
Preliminary results point to rejection of referendum to abolish the McHenry Township Road District
Updated 4/7/2021 12:23 PM
A referendum to abolish the McHenry Township Road District was on track to be rejected by voters, preliminary election results show, the culmination of a hard-fought battle to eliminate the separate taxing body and place the responsibilities of maintaining the township s roads under the jurisdiction of the McHenry Township Board.
Unofficial election results reported by the McHenry County Clerk s Office showed voters rejected the referendum by a margin of 80.4% to 19.6%, as of 9:45 p.m. Tuesday night. The results do not include all mail-in or provisionally cast ballots.
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recent ruling in a McHenry County Township case may become problematic for DuPage Township and their administrator, Linda Youngs. We first wrote about the administrator making a change to the levy that was approved by the Board in
this article. With DuPage Township s history of being sued for excessive tax levies four years running, we understand another may be coming for the most recent levy. While the past levy suits have focused on excess funds being levied, a new suit may point to a levy not filed by the designated authority, a requirement in the law as well as one not approved by the board.
Judge rules against McHenry Township Highway Commissioner s challenge against huge tax levy cuts
Updated 12/22/2020 11:34 AM
A judge ruled against McHenry Township Highway Commissioner Jim Condon in a lawsuit Monday brought against the local government s trustees over their decision to cut road district property tax levies by about 30% this month.
With the decision by 22nd Judicial Circuit Associate Judge Kevin G. Costello, the township road district s total tax levy of $2,095,000 approved by the trustees will for now remain below the $3 million levy Condon originally sought.
The highway commissioner filed the lawsuit against the township s board of trustees last week after a motion to pass a levy far smaller than Condon s $3 million proposal carried 3-1 with the support of Trustees Bob Anderson, Steve Verr and Mike Rakestraw, the same trio that denied McHenry Township Supervisor Craig Adams from participating in the same meeting remotely despite a diagnosis of