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The Safety Subcommittee of the DeKalb Safe/Quality Housing Task Force released a report on statistical analysis of crime and nuisance offenses in DeKalb. The subcommittee consisted of Brett Brown, Ed Wilcox and Herb Rubin. It’s comprehensive and should provide solid information for the professionals to make improvements in public safety and reduce personal safety threats. Read More...
Editor’s note: Mac McIntyre is a member of Stop the Mega Dump. The following is an abbreviated version of the full document which can be viewed here (Stop the Megadump Brief). Must read material.
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Here we go again. The DeKalb city council will address, in public session, a contract with consultants (the Chicago-based law firm Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins) hired to help “the City restructure its building and housing code enforcement procedures to more effectively deal with the issues brought about by current economic conditions.” At least that was the understanding as portrayed in a letter from the firm to Mark Biernacki on September 14, 2011.
Don’t be surprised if the city council has already discussed the item in closed session. The City denied a FOIA request filed by Lynn Fazekas for records involving communications between Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins and city staff. The city claimed an exemption under attorney-client privilege in its denial. The Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor is reviewing the case. Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins billed the city $58.50 for discussing the FOIA request with Steve Kapitan on November 4. (more…) Read More...
Google will officially announce its online information hub for political elections on Monday, a day before the Iowa Caucuses, the first major Republican contest of the 2012 presidential election. The new website has both Egyptian and U.S. editions. Google will post content from the U.S. version on a large screens throughout the Media Filing Center at the Iowa Caucuses on Tuesday.
It is the first website Google has dedicated exclusively to elections. The election site, allows Google users to easily locate stories and information on the basis of candidates or issues. Information on the site includes news articles sorted by candidate and issue, links to voter resources such as the political calendar and YouTube politics channel and a trends dashboard that shows search trends, news mentions and YouTube views for each candidate. Read More...
More than 200 new laws, covering everything from local library boards to murder, have gone into effect on January 1, according to State Sen. Christine Johnson (R- Shabbona).
Among the more notable measures are bills that will increase government transparency through the internet, encourage the use of alternative energy sources, establish a Purple Heart Day for veterans and allow motorcyclists to proceed through a red light if the tripping device fails to turn the light green after a reasonable time. Read More...
On Friday, December 30, 2011, the DeKalb County Electoral Board will convene to decide the objection to the ballot question petitions submitted by Gary Grandgeorge, (petitioner), a resident of Somonauk, Illinois, of which his petitions seek to have the question of whether the Somonauk Fire Protection District should have an Elected Board, rather than appointed.
Ballot questions can be submitted to the voters in two ways; the first being that an elected or appointed board can decide whether to seek input on, or ask voters a question during any given Election. The second is that any resident of a jurisdiction can gather petitions, (usually 5 to 10% of the Electorate’s signatures), to place an advisory or binding question on the ballot. Read More...
Put the following search terms in The Google: “electrical aggregation illinois ballot”
There’s 4,280 results. Hinsdale, Cary, Darien, Lincoln, Franklin Grove, Lake County are all on the first page of results for having a referendum on electrical aggregation on their 2012 elections ballot. There’s a couple of consulting experts that made the first page. If you are a municipality or county board they’ll probably accept rush orders for their services to help you get a referendum for your community. Everybody’s in unless you personally Opt Out if the referendum passes. Read More...
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