Politics

Duckworth lucky she didn’t take Walsh’s bet

Turns out, U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh would have won the bet. Democrat Tammy Duckworth didn’t take the Republican congressman up on a wager he laid out at their Tuesday night debate — but if she had, it sounds like she would have lost. The proposed bet involved Chicago Prime Steakhouse in Schaumburg.

Walsh, Duckworth square off in raucous Super Bowl of debates

U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh and Tammy Duckworth went head-to-head in a debate Tuesday night as the weeks close in on one of the most contentious congressional races in the state — if not the nation. Illinois’ Super Bowl of political debates went down in Rolling Meadows, complete with hundreds of whistling, booing and screaming fans.

Pricey race pits Dold vs. Schneider

It isn’t too tough to get U.S. Rep. Bob Dold going. Just ask the 10th Congressional District Republican representing the North Shore whether he’s affiliated with the Tea Party, as his opponent, Brad Schneider, a Democrat, has repeatedly said in mailings throughout the district. Dold …

Rep. Walsh rejects religious leaders’ call for apology for Muslim comments

Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) stood his ground on Friday — warning that radical Islamic terrorists pose threats to the Chicago suburbs and the rest of the U.S. — as an Illinois Muslim group demanded an apology following remarks he made at an Elk Grove Village town hall. Through his spokesman, Justin Roth, Walsh declined an apology. “The threat we are facing from homegrown jihadist terrorist is real, and Congressman Walsh will not bow down to political correctness and ignore the issue,” Roth said.

TIF ahead of original projection so far

BARRINGTON — Despite a drop in revenue in a tax increment financing district, Barrington is still ahead of its yearly projections. A report released last week by Cook County Clerk David Orr showed most of suburban Cook County suffering a dip in TIF dollars in …

Lake County planning committee votes down Dimucci variances

KILDEER—The Lake County Regional Planning Commission voted not to recommend the controversial so-called Dimucci property on Wednesday as the rezoning and variance requests make their way through the county review process. The 5-to-3 vote was a setback for the site plan for the 109-acre site …

Walsh expresses disappointment with Supreme Court decision

U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, R-8th, expressed disappointment Thursday in the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold most of the Affordable Care Act.

“Today, I, along with most Americans, am disappointed with the Supreme Court decision,” Walsh was quoted as saying in a statement released Thursday. …

Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District trustees re-elected

Fire Protection District trustees re-elected Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District trustees re-elected Tom Rowan to serve a second consecutive term as board president during the May 21 meeting. Board members also re-elected Marvin Hill as vice president, Walter Dalitsch as secretary and Thomas Long as …

Barrington closer to adopting aggregation plan

Barrington officials approved and adopted a draft of the village’s Electricity Aggregation Program Plan of Operation and Governance at its special board meeting May 7, for which community members can review before a final copy is approved May 14. “This qualifies our authority to operate …

Barrington approves contract

The Barrington Village Board approved a roughly $875,000 contract with Arrow Road Construction Monday night for its 2012 road program. Because bids received were higher than the village anticipated, officials elected to remove Lake Zurich Road, which would have cost about $155,000 for .1 mile, …

Resident speaks against Fur Keeps

George Wells gave tearful testimony about dogs and traffic along Old Dundee Road, appearing faint at one point during his testimony Monday night before the Barrington Hills Village Board. The longtime Barrington Hills resident said the “peace and tranquility” of Old Dundee Road has been …

Area Republicans support Romney bid

With the primary election behind us, area Republican leaders reflected on just how the Republican Presidential race played out in Barrington, Cuba and Ela townships. Cuba Township Supervisor Dave Nelson said he was disappointed in the low turnout of this year’s election, but wasn’t surprised …

Barrington Hills board baffled by aggregation vote

At a board meeting recently that went until midnight, Barrington Hills trustees seemed baffled by the ‘no’ vote for electrical aggregation. Barrington Hills was one of just a handful of communities in the state that voted down the option of using an alternative electricity supplier …

North Barrington, BACOG oppose DiMucci land plan

Just as Hawthorn Woods officials did in early February, North Barrington and Barrington Area Council of Governments officials also expressed opposition to the rezoning of the DiMucci Property in Lake County, located at the southeast corner of Route 12 and Old McHenry Road in unincorporated …