The Thomson prison has emerged as the leading site for a U.S. detention center to take Guantanamo detainees if that facility is shut down.
Click on the following: Administration report favorable on takeover of Thomson Correctional Center -- chicagotribune.com
November 22, 2009 By: Cal Skinner Category: Bill Pysson, Boone County, Boone County Treasurer, Boone County Watchdog, County Collector, County Treasurer, Management Letter
Found this little item on “Boone County Watchdog.”
How would you like to be a Boone County resident and read in a county management letter accompanying the annual audit:
“We noted the Collector held over $1 million in savings as of January 2009, which was after the final distribution related to the 2007 tax levy.
“At that point in time, Collector’s accounts should be minimal as distributions have been made for the prior levy and amounts are not being collected on the upcoming levy.
“We suggest the Collector why these large balances exist and determine who this money belongs to, whether it is the County, other taxing bodies, or the state as unclaimed property.”
That’s from the management letter to the Boone County Board. It was dated July 14, 2009.
It was brought to my attention by former Cary resident Bill Pysson ’s
Boone County Watchdog
The GOP appears to have its best opportunity in at least a decade here in 2010. State Democrats have been divided since the indictment of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, and many observers consider the Democratic field for the U.S. Senate to be fairly weak.
Illinois traditionally has been a donor state for the national GOP. But, while talk is cheap, the prospect of embarrassing President Barack Obama in his home state indeed may well open wallets.
the accumulation of hard data and real-life experience has allowed more dispassionate analysts to reach a consensus that the stimulus package, messy as it is, is working.
save or create” about 3.5 million jobs by the end of 2010 is roughly on track, though far more jobs are being saved than created, especially among states and cities using their money to avoid cutting teachers, police officers and other workers.
broad range of economists said the White House and Congress were right to structure the package as a mix of tax cuts and spending, rather than just tax cuts as Republicans prefer or just spending as many Democrats do.
Optimistic assumptions in turn contributed to producing a package that if anything is too small, analysts say.
Click on the following for the rest of this New York Times article: New Consensus Views Stimulus as Worthy Step - NYTimes.com
first of eight campaigns that targets drunken driving.
The extra patrols will run through Nov. 29.
Boone Sheriff's Department increases patrols - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star
Chicago Tribune criticizes the Republican Party.
lately, the "The Party of 'No' " seems to have become "The Party of 'Noooooooooo!' " -- a coalition of shameless cynics and true cowards who whip up and exploit fear of change and distrust of all things having to do with the government.
Click on the following for the entire Opinion article: Change of Subject: GOP now the Party of `Noooooooooo!'
The most commented story at this McHenry County newspaper.
Comments (206 comments) | CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo said Tuesday that his comment that suspected terrorists imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay follow a "savage religion" has been misinterpreted.
Click on the following or at comments to read more: Northwest Herald | Manzullo defends 'savage religion' comment
