Jerry's Journal

Tweet OGLE COUNTY — No changes to wind farm ordinance (Daily Gazette) After almost 2 years of lengthy discussions and sometimes heated debates, the Ogle County Board Tuesday decided not to tighten wind farm restrictions on noise, setbacks and shadow flicker.

Tweet FRANKLIN COUNTY — County may limit number of ambulance providers (Southern Illinoisan) The Franklin County Board is working on an ordinance that would limit the number of ambulance services that can operate in the county.

Tweet DuPage County officials to take long look at viability of county fair (Chicago Tribune) The DuPage County Board should examine the long-term viability of its county fair and how distribution of state funding for the event is handled, a consultant has recommended.

Tweet BUREAU COUNTY — Offer made to turbine neighbors (Daily Gazette) A wind energy company is making an offer to neighbors of a proposed project in Bureau County – $1,000 or more a year.

Tweet COOK COUNTY — Tobacco Tax May Have Local Businesses Moving (The Patch) New and proposed taxes on tobacco products sales are projected to have a negative impact on Skokie retailers – and could force one local institution to move out of Cook County.

Tweet CHAMPAIGN COUNTY — County board to reconsider raises, other issues (News-Gazette) Champaign County Board members will meet Tuesday night to revisit three issues in a committee-of-the-whole session. Among the agenda items are pay raises for elected officials, mid-year funding requests for various county departments, and the establishment of a citizens’ advisory committee to look [...]

Tweet KANE COUNTY — Kane OKs bid to demolish old jail (Beacon-News) Thanks to two separate votes by the Kane County Board Tuesday, the old county jail site and landfill property along Fabyan Parkway in Geneva could end up with a different look soon. The County Board voted to approve demolishing the old jail site, [...]

Tweet MARION COUNTY — County raises bring questions (Southern Illinoisan) A longtime but unofficial pay practice in Jackson County caused “an untenable situation” among union employees in the assessor’s office and has drawn attention from the county’

Tweet MARSHALL COUNTY — Marshall County won’t be fining Lake Wildwood subdivision (Peoria Journal-Star) Marshall County State’s Attorney Paul Bauer threw cold water Thursday on the county zoning committee’s recent threat to fine a homeowners’ association for unspecified violations in a restricted-use campground.

Tweet PEORIA COUNTY — Peoria County approves Good Energy as electricity-buying consultant (Peoria Journal-Star) Though they reached the conclusion months after other area governments, Peoria County Board members voted Thursday to let Good Energy serve as a consultant ahead of the referendum in which voters will get to decide whether to join an electricity-buying cooperative.

Tweet Peoria County still pushing economic development (Peoria Journal-Star) Even though they’re still searching for a full-time individual to handle the work, Peoria County is stepping up its economic development efforts, County Board members heard Thursday night.

Tweet MACON COUNTY — County Board approves minimum one-acre lot size for development (Herald & Review) After surviving attempts to delay it, reduce it or put a time limit on it, an increase in the minimum lot size to one acre in rural Macon County goes into effect today for residential and . . .

Tweet KANE COUNTY — County ethics ordinance headed back to board after minor tweak (Kane County Chronicle) The Kane County Board could take another run at passing a new ethics ordinance next month, after the committee tasked with revising the proposed rules slightly tweaked the measure to remove ambiguity over whether the county would fund [...]

Tweet KANE COUNTY — County poised to OK jail demolition contract (Kane County Chronicle) Kane County has moved closer to demolishing its old county jail.