Ken Cygan a Roger Stooge?

Two years ago we reported that Ken Cygan was connected to Roger's party.  Some unfortunate Democrats supported him, which was appauling.  I mean, who serves on a Democratic party and gets signatures for a Republican to get on the ballot?  Well, he lied to his voters by telling them he was independent.  We told the public he was not independent.  Two years later, Roger Claar publically has supported him, and is assisting him to win a new office. 

Stay tuned to the truth, here on the Bolingbrook Report!

Who is running for office?

As information arrives, we will be posting information on whom is running this year for office and what position will be up for re-election.  Stay tuned for more information!

Bolingbrook Local Election Kickoff for Spring Election

Yes, the Mayoral race is back and ready for a run.  Some candidates, either running for Trustee, school, etc, have picked up their packets and begin the process of gathering signatures to get on the local ballots.

Did you know that IL is the final state to use this process?  Since the process itself is corrupt, all other states have abandoned this process.

Just last week, the Democratic party candidates were removed from the ballot on a technicality by the Republican Party attorney (Yes, we are speaking of Dick Kavinaugh).  They fought to stay back on and won.  However, this is not the last time we will hear about this.

So what is new?  Some local candidates have bi-passed the local offices when picking up the petitions.  They have gone past the local offices and right to Will County.  (No more being booted off ballots because Republican Carol Penning gives them the wrong packet, sheets, advice, etc.)  Some of these local candidates are also using attorneys who are sick of the current Republican party not allowing people on the ballot.  "Leave the choice to the residents on voting", is the new philosophy. 

Are the current office holders nervous?  You bet!  They are looking for information.  For example, Roger Claar used his Linked In account a few days ago to search for Bob Bowen's information.  Are they gathering info?  Are they worried about his experience and # of votes in the last election?  Are they trying to get information to twist facts?  Whatever the purpose, Claar has a reason to be worried. Election season brings out the worst in the Republican Party candidates and their loyal Hitler like followers.  Just two years ago Trustee Morales snapped because people in his neighborhood put up signs for the opposition.  Just two years before that, they waged an attack on Bonnie Alicea, just because she wanted to run for office.  The outcome?  Pure ugliness....  And as always, we will be here to post when the ugliness comes out... This is the fall show of the season! 

Kalnickys Senete Run Falls Flat

Bob Kalnicki has decided to run for the State Representitive Seat.  He has some hard core financial backers.  This month alone, the House Republican Committee donated about $15K to his cause, which adds to his approx. $9k that he had from donars such as Tressler LLC (Bolingbrook Village Attorney that gets over a million and a half a year of our tax dollars while other Village attorneys make $350K). 

Bob has shown himself as a leader in the Will County Republican Party. This is the same party we speak of a great deal on our web site by exposing politicians in this org. for alleged corruption in Bolingbrook.  He also is the head chair of a Facebook Site posted a little more then a year ago as the local TEA PARTY.  That is correct, this man is the HEAD of the local tea party movement.  So it is of no suprise that when Cedra Crenshaw, (who ran last time) donated what was left of her money to the campaign funds of Tom Cross, it would wind up back into Kalnicki's hands.  In the sum of $14,500 this month as a donation to his campaign.

Is the world ready for a Tea Party Extremist in the IL seat?  Is he really a tea party person?  He states he is, but when the library last year was going to sell the old furniture, he voted to donate it to a local charity that he sits on the board to.  The residents outcried, because we wanted this money to go towards the bills that the tax payers were forking out for the new library.  But hey, we all want something free for our organizations, right?  It is too bad the tax payers caught this move and exposed this move to be illegal.  The funds were placed into the library fund.  Alleged corruption again?  Horray for the tax payers for stopping it! 

Steve Quigley in possible Kick Back Scheme?

This month Steve Quigley accepted a large campaign donation of $1000.00 from Government Consulting Services of IL during a non-campaign year for himself.  This company's main work is to be a lobbyist for government entities, such as ours.  We already know that he works within the WCGL which hires lobbyists for our community issues.  The WCGL gets the money from our Village, from our tax dollars. 

Now he takes donations so that he will continue to hire this company to lobby on our behalf?  Horrifying!  Also, a tid bit many of you don't know, the items they are lobbying for are far right wing republican items, even though Valley View area (Bolingbrook/ Romeoville) are largely Democratic.  I am sure many of you will be upset to know that this is how your money is being spent. 

Pay to Play don't play with us!

Steve "Mongo" McMichael running for Mayor Romeoville

Steve "Mongo" McMichael, from the Chicago Bears and World Champion Wrestling, currently owner of Mongo's in Romeoville, announced bid to run for Mayor of Romeoville.  With sports fame and money behind him, we will defiantly follow this race, as well as the race for Mayor in Bolingbrook.  It will prove to be an interesting one!  Will the Republican team be able to boot him off the ballot?

More election information coming early October!

Follow up on Devon Hodges

The courts have ruled to allow Devon Hodges lawsuit to continue and not be dismissed.  The lawsuit has added on a few names, other then previously posted.  Amongst about a dozen names, Mr. Mitchem and Steve Quigley have been named in the lawsuit for failure to assist a boy from harassment and bullying, and showing nepotism against him to secure scholarships for Mitchems son. 

This is not the first case that will likely be tried in courts, as on one another occasion, an African American boy was taken off the same years academic scholarship list for no good reason by Mitchems assistant, and then Mitchems son received the scholarships. The administration then claimed that boy might have gotten only $300, and offered to pay for that when we exposed the story.

Just to recap for new followers, Devon Hodges suffered immense stalking, humiliation, bullying, and harassment from teachers and school officials because his family moved from Romeoville to Bolingbrook.  Since he was a star athlete in Romeoville, the basketball coaches did not want him to leave.  At one point, the basketball coach had them make nasty signs and tee shirts to attend a game again Bolingbrook, shirts calling his names in reference to his intelligence, amongst many other allegations. 

To add insult to injury, Bolingbrook's team did not want him because that position was already being played by Mr. Mitchem (former principle, now Superintendent) son.  The situation was so compounded that they blocked Devon's ability to show college recruiters what he could do and to gain scholarships. 

For more information or to see the lawsuit, you can send us an email.  However, we will follow the story right here for you!

30 Mayors locally call for reform. Bolingbrook is not one of them.

The rush to fix pension reform in high in Illinois.  Illinois is broke and pensions are the top problem.  It is costing the residents high taxes and future downfalls.  What cost pennies years ago cost millions today in pensions.  There is no way this problem could have been for seen so many years ago and contributions to the pension funds were too low to support the current needs and demands.  If no pension reform is done, there will be higher taxes and higher costs to each resident. 

Thirty local Mayors in the Chicago suburbs have joined together to tackle pension reform in IL. Not surprisingly, Bolingbrook is NOT one that wants reform.  Could it be because many of these elected officials in Bolingbrook are retiring within the next four years?  What will this cost you in the next few years?

With elections coming, this will be a hot topic.  We will be interviewing candidates to get perspective on how each of them feels about pension reform. 

Tressler Law firm to charge more that a Million ths year!

With the Devon Hodges lawsuit and the church lawsuit in full swing, Tressler Law Firm will be making a killing ff of taxpayers for the bad decisions made by both the Village Trustees, Mayor, and District 365-U school board. 

These boards are costing us a fortune in bad decisions!  They are the same boards that built a Golf Club in a year where industry screamed that Golf Clubs were on the financial down slides.  This is the same board who was sued for illegally kicking Bonnie Alicea off the ballot twice and calling her a "murdered" to try to stop her from running for office (the right of every US Citizen 18 and up!)  The same board who ran for office while taking Union Pay to Play campaign funds... Should we go on about what the bad decisions are costing us?  Just remember election season will be here soon enough again and bad decisions need to be done with forever.

Devon Hodges Update

Pretty soon we will all be hearing the juicy details of stalking, harassment, and bullying that was administered to a student on school time and after school.  This student, whom we thought the school was there to protect during school hours, was subjected to this behavior by adults, coaches, and others.  Devon Hodges is suing the school district and will bring to light how the administration of our school district is run.  From the school board ignoring his families complaints and allowing it to happen, to the Superintendent claiming he would do something and then did (he ignored it all).  All the way down to coaches and players of the team. 

We look forward to reporting on this case and wish the Hodges family luck on exposing the TRUTH!

Bolingbrook Library already a Dinosaur

It is estimated that one out of two children will own a laptop by the age of 10, within the next few years.  Some states issue each kindergartner a tablet for doing their work and classroom activities. WiFi is becoming increasingly free at many local establishments and more technological advances have been made for computer wi-fi features.   
With cellphones able to Google and allow research opportunities, and most people owning at least one cell phone in their household, how important are public libraries?  Research shows that libraries, once thriving as the only place for scholarly activity, is now a dinosaur.  Many colleges are discontinuing library degrees and many patrons visit less that twice a year.
So while the tax payers of Bolinbrook will spend years paying for that (over) $50K library, will they see it as a place to visit?

We polled over 100 local patrons at a grocery store.  Only one has visited the new library.  Yet all of them are paying dearly for it.  Is there an option?  Is there an alternative to use this building as something else?  Sure there is!  Sell the building to a local college branch or to private industry.  Use that money to open a satellite library.  Since most people can rent books online now, through their Nook or Kindle, doesn't keeping so many books in stock seem silly?  Where were these decisions coming from over the last two years?  Who thought about all this when they spent that money? 
What do you think as a resident paying taxes for a huge building?

Annual Budgets vs. Annual Spending

How close does Bolingbrook follow the budgets, when you review the end of the year spending vs. beginning of the year budget process?  Bolingbrook fails to follow budgetary concerns in the voting and issues that arise during the year.

When you look at the past few years of annual budgets, you will see it is all "smoke and mirrors".  It is suppose to be the best estimate of what the trustees will spend of your tax dollars.  Tthroughout the year it becomes apparent that this document does not matter.  Furthermore, to better hide the smoke, they continuously change auditors for their financial reports, having done so numerous times in the past ten years.  Issues that one auditor would find, would not need to be addressed if you hired a different auditing company the following year.  Needless to say, the end of year financials do NOT balance with the start of a year's numbers.  Either it is shotty finance management or it is a cover up.  Bolingbrook is the only community in the surrounding communities to have this issue.  Think about it!

Why STOP at Kindergarden?

Our question goes to the scool board... but first we want to point out the following: 
1.  Your budgets are the same every year, unless you raise taxes.
2.  Your raises mean you have to cut staff every year to pay for increases.
3.  When you add a program like all day kindergarten,the money must come from somewhere, so cut more staff.
4.  Cut staff to add kindregarten all day and pay for the construction.

So the question is, why not add Pre-K too?  Some states pay for Pre-K (preschool) and require attendence.  You guy are on a roll, and from what we hear (snicker, snicker) it helps kids get into college.

So to do so, you would need to CUT MORE staff for the construction and staffing.  Will we have any more staff left in five years at the rate of your spending?  If so, will it all be administration?  So the real question is, if you need to cut staff, doesn't that mean less administration is needed?  When will that be cut?  When will those individuals raises be halted or their pensions looked at?

Stop the spending and stop the cuts, unless it is to the paper pushers.  Leave the teachers alone so we can count on them to give our children a good education!

Bolingbrook Rape in Indian Oaks- Public Warning

We have first hand knowledge of a rape victim from last Tuesday.  She was raped in the condo's of Indian Oaks.  The details of the rape cannot be reported yet, but we know she ran and dialed 911.  Many officers were in pursuit of the rapists (2), but we are not sure if they were caught.  Why?  Because the media did not report the rape. 

We have always been honest about the fact that major crimes do not make it into the news for two reasons:  The first is that Bolingbrook poilce do not always catch people, the second is because they only report arrests, not questioning, crime itself, or anything else.  Therefore, no "Rape" needs to be reported unless someone is arrested.  To inform the citizens and the media, if there is an issue, is left to the one man sitting in the Mayor position, Mr. Claar. 

Mr. Claar does not wish for people to know these things, as it keeps our ratings down.  Just like the people being held up by gun a few years ago, costing the Police Chief at the time, his job.  He decided to let the public know after Roger Claar said not to. Shortly thereafter, he left his post.

So beware to those women out there, or those that have wives, daughters, or mothers near Schmidt and Boughton Road.  There are multiple rapists out there! 

Does your word matter Mr. Gougis?

Mr. Gougis swore and oath to be a public servant.  He also swore and oath to honor and love his wife when he got married and then decided to have two children.  How much do these oaths matter to this man?  Apparently not at all.

Recent information is that Mr. Gougis, the only black male school board member, has been dating a blond home wrecking broad, as seen last year at the Sox game with him.  His marriage is ending leaving his two young children, under the age of 7, to live without a daddy day to day. 

The sad truth is that the elected officials in Bolingbrook suffer and extreme deficit of moral judgement and character.  It has been observed over the last many years that the Mayor himself dabbles in blonds on the side from his marriage.  Bill Mayer carried on a lucrative affair with another Bolingbrook employee last year, who then got promoted.  And so other male officials have learned that to be sponsored by Rog and get his endorsements, you have to be willing to play in the same games of loose moral in which allegedly engages.  Which means affairs, alcohol, and other party times indicative of people lacking judgement to run their own lives--let alone run a village.

Last year Claar backed Gougis, took him to a ball game and some residents video taped their behavior and women.  How long do these elected officials carry on immoral behavior?  Do their spouses know about the cheating? 

The biggest question is who cares?  Well, I do.  My spouse feels this way too.  I think many women would feel that way.  Cheating politicians do not get a woman's vote.  Cheating politicians do not get the religious vote either, both male and female.  Cheating politicians do not get the older vote, especially from those that have put up with their spouses with love for over 20 years.  So whose vote are they getting?  They are not getting the young vote, as the young don't vote in Bolingbrook often.  It makes us wonder how rigged the voting system in Bolingbrook really is.

I am going to end this story with a quote from a local resident.  I think it suits just fine.

"Mr. Gougis, you should have thought twice about putting your affair on TV last year at the game.  Flaunting an affair that leaves a wife and two young children without a daddy or husband is atrocious.  It is the time that a wife needs her husband the most, and the time two young children need their daddy the most.  Their world will never be the same because you could not keep your pants up.  I mean, did you NOT love your wife enough to marry her and make her give birth to TWO of your children?  That was asking a lot to begin with.  You're a self serving bastard, not a public servant.  No wonder Roger likes and support you".

DuPage Democrats hold Open House

Many typical faces were present at the DuPage Townships open house at Home Run Inn Pizza this week.  Time and time again we see the same faces running for office and hope that new blood steps forward.  However, the event was nice and cordial.  The air of excitement about running another election was thick in the air. 

We were suprised to see The Independent Party Board Member Bob Bowen there.  He was very interested in meeting the candidates and being an educated voter.  We hope to see him next election!

If you went to the event, post your thoughts, opinions, and more below!

Yard Waste Bolingbrooks new tax to help offset extreme debt

Yes, it i time for Bolingbrook to be creative on how many more areas they can yank money from your pockets.  You see, there is a huge debt in Bolingbrook that must be repaid.  Debt incurred by a rubber stamp trustee board and a spendaholic mayor who made some bad business decisions on losing ventures. 

Well now the Golf Course losses, as well as the airport and Americana Estates will be coming from your pockets. 

I know, it is not the first time.  First they increased food, liquor, and hotel taxes to offset this.  But the debt is still growing and your money is not enough. 

Now they are adding a $2.50 tax to every bag you want to throw away from yard waste.  That is more than Naperville charges.

But hey, when you vote the spendaholics into office, this is what you get. 

The last time they tried to get creative about taxing the residents, they installed red light cameras.  That cost us a bundle and had to be stopped. Another poor decision.  Let's see where this one leads!

One resident told me today that the next thing they will have to do is car stickers and dog tags again.  Silly that they keep going into the same pockets for more and more money.  Bolingbrook residents are NOT rich. I repeat, they are NOT rich.  Eventually, all these extra taxes will only lead to more foreclosures, higher property taxes, and a complete inability to sell your home.  Thanks Roger Claar!

District 203 Schools Caught "Misspending"

As parents and taxpayers flooded the packed 203 School Board meeting last night (part of Bolingbrook is in District 203), the buzz surfaced around the same question ... "why are they re-districting the schools?"  The School Board sent out notices about the re-districting and it caused a fury.  Residents did not want the Administration to send their kids to different schools including ones miles farther away than they were in now and forcibly separate even siblings into different schools.  The turn of events that unfolded was simply appalling!  It was discovered that the re-districting was being done to accommodate all day kindergarten, ADK!  It was not because of the overcrowding problems... Nor to save on the budget... And it's something the residents did not want!

Residents were allowed to speak (about 90% against) at the end.  The meeting went until after midnight.  Literally dozens of residents rose up to speak against this profligate boondoggle.  It was an impressive turnout.

It was announced that the re-districting was caused by the Administration wanting to add ADK.  They decided to add it because many of the teachers of Kindergarten like the idea when asked--it would give the teachers more paid hours and they felt it could help the kids get into college better (REALLY?).

Residents attacked.  Where is the proof that ADK helps kids get into college?  Where is the research?  What will this cost the taxpayers...  the questions went on and on.

Jen, one of the speakers for the school administration did state the RESEARCH actually shows that kindergarten ALL DAY has NO LONG TERM benefit. 
 
David Zager, the CFO told parents and taxpayer prior to the Board meeting that ADK construction costs would be about $2.5 Mil.  Then a bait and switch happened, and he then increased the construction costs for ADK to be $4.5 Mil when he reported to the 203 School Board.

One resident drew applause at his three points:
1.  Since the Administration themselves says there is no benefit to ADK, why spend the money and disrupt and separate our children and families?
2.  That initially the 2.5 Mil for ADK construction was provided to parents at 5 different info. sessions prior to the Board Meeting and now it suddenly went up to 4.5 Mil--how can residents trust the administration when they use "Bait and Switch" in their figures.
3.  With the upgraded kindergarten program, Administrators announced they would now be able to teach the children how to count from 1-20 and learn the alphabet.  The resident exclaimed that if that is NOT what they are learning now, that the curriculum needs to be fixed, not send his 5 year old to school for 2.5 more hours per day.  

Furthermore, distress ran through the crowd as those in the crowd saw the financials presented and the bottom line.  The district will be out of money in a couple of years, and teachers and activities will be cut or taxes will increase again. 

Other school districts, such as District 204, have instituted all day kinderdaycare and as result of this expense are now broke and slashing programs and firing teachers.  So 203 Administrators are determined to follow 204's failures.  Are their any adults in the the Administration who understand budgets and can balance one?  An astute 203 Board member stated last night "I'd like a pony too but does that mean I should get one?"  203 Administrators are you listening or are you forever stuck in the 'burn cash now and crash school programs and fire teachers later mode?!'

So we still do not need to spend the ADK $4.5 Mil in capital expenditures plus $2+ Mil a year ongoing in increased salaries and maintenance.   The Administration has not proven to us that this is needed.  Residents are voters, and they now see how idiotic some of these Administrators (and a couple of the Board members) are.  They need to take a class to understand balancing budgets and needs. 

The tax payers are not here to pay for wants of Kindergarten teachers.  If they want it this bad, let those that are requesting it take a pay cut of $4.5 Mil immediately and then $2+ Mil a year ongoing to make it happen.  Try going a step further, fund raise for it.  If there are enough residents in support of it, they should have no problem fundraising the money to do it.  Somehow, judging from the large turnout, it might be a difficult task to find support or to convince the residents of the need for all day daycare for 203.

EXPOSED! DuPage Township in a Tax Payer Coverup!

Last year a local resident launched an investigation into DuPage Townhip's payment of $40,000 for Senior trips.  That resident wanted to know who went on the trip, did attendees contribute to the trip, who arranged the trip, etc.

Bill Mayer of the DuPage Township denied her FOIA's.  This denial went all the way to Lisa Madigans office.  Lisa Madigan has left numerous messages for this information and the Township is denying it and not responding to the one person in IL that prosecutes elected officials for corruption.

So what is there to hide?  For one, the person that wrote the check is now a Trustee.  Coincidence?
Secondly, did taxpayers pay for vacations of employees and residents?
Third, why are you hiding the list of attendees, the costs, and information?
Most importantly, why is the reimbursement from residents and employees NOWHERE on the financials?  We show the loss but not the return. 

In conclusion, we feel that DuPage Township should be held accountable to the residents to justify this alleged corruption scandal.  The courts should make the Supervisor pay this money back to the taxpayers. 

As a reminder of whom the Supervisor Bill Mayer is, do you remember the story last year about how he went on the Boston trip and was seen in provocative man on man positions with other elected officials?  Why was he at a School conference when he is a Township employee? 

Why did he authorize hundreds of thousands to build a memorial to Roger Claar called the Roger Claar gardens, while increasing our taxes?  Why does he use tax payer money to donate to CSC?  Why does authorize contracts to his day job company when that is unethical and pass bills paid to them monthly?  We could go on and on...  This is the same man whom dressed as a turkey and called the media to come out for free turkey giveaway to the poor, driving the poor away from the pick up lines so they were not seen as "needy" by their neighbors, friends, or family and suffer further embarrassment.  Let's not forget his biggest issue... taking donations from companies that the Federal government arrested the owners for corruption. 

Remember his name at election time, if nothing happens to him sooner.  Vote him out.

Tribune Site

The local Bolingbrook Tribune site seems to be down.  Is this the end of that era too?

A Tribute to Number Crunchers

With Illinois ranked number three of all the states in political corruption, it is important for the people of the area to step up.  Although the conviction rate is high, the only politicians being incarcerated are the high ranking officials.  However, when you think about where they came from, you realize they were corrupt when they were politicians at a county level or even at a municipal level first.  It is this group of people (municipal and county) that join strong fronts that enable corruption.  They swing with their party's demands and forget they represent the people of the village, town, city, or county in which they reside.  It is the main reason the independent movement is growing so strong.

When a resident, such as Rhonda Reed Slaughter sees the corruption, steps up and wages a battle against it, she becomes a local hero.  Rhonda's story is a touching one.  She decides to get involved in politics, sees the corruption, starts digging for answers and starts a web site to inform the voting residents, so that they can vote the people out.  The only enemy of a corrupt politician is an informed voter.

So Rhonda sticks her neck out to start and operate a web site called the Number Crunchers for three years.  She runs against the mafia style Republican Party in attempts to inform the public.  She finds that the public is unsympathetic and won't vote anyhow, so she steps back from the web site and devotes more time to family, friends, and careers that will benefit her.  Putting those things on hold for three years and devoting time to a cause that is unpaid and unwanted (in the current political parties eyes) is a tough thing. As Bonnie states. "Rhonda is one strong woman.  She is educated, powerful, and insightful.  She is caring and willing to give her time and energy into this cause.  She pushed back bullies, stopped people from pocketing tax payer cash, and never ran from the local mafia.  She stood tall for Bolingbrook.  She stood strong for the residents.  She is a pillar in the community and will never be forgotten.  I hope her path will cross corruption again."

So for Rhonda Reed Slaughter and those who contributed to her site, we hail you as the hero of the month. 

We sincerely thank you for watching out for corruption and informing the public.  For taking a stand against power, to stand with the everyday person in our community.  For calling out the wrongs, and pushing to make right.  You can't help it if the current officials are blind to the people.  You can't help it if the current officials are idiots who only care about how to fatten their wallets.  You showed the people you cared and you donated time to that cause.  You will always be able to look int he mirror and feel proud.  You have something your children can be proud of you for.  In the end, that makes you a winner Rhonda et al.  You have served your country respectfully.  We bid your site farewell, but we won't bid you a goodbye.  The fight is not over....

Cutting Services Like Snow Removal? Rog are you on something?

The whole purpose to pay for local taxes is for safety. Safety includes fire, police, roads, snow removal... Yet that is the first thing the Mayor and Trustees cut? 

Well, all those people in the safety unions voted for Roger because he told you he was NOT going to cut, and he did.  He liiiiieeeeeeddddd to you... That should be a song.  I hope you learned your lesson.

For the State of the Village, Roger asked for ideas to cut (other than his job).  So here you go Roger!  Before you cut safety, try cutting these items.

1.  Magazine subscriptions (Totalling thousands)
2.  Hundreds of thousands to pet charities of your families (Like your daughter who gets paid to run an organization from across the country.) 
3.  Free rent to PROFITING businesses
4.  Expensive napkins in the bathroom of the losing "Golf Club"
5.  Free liquor for the Mayor and Trustees
6.  Free perks of the heads of Village (Like free dental that costs us thousands a year, cars, etc)
7.  Free food for the Mayor and Trustees
8.  Additions to the LOSING Airport (We don't need another damn shed) or more runways, fences, etc.
9.  Stop spending on legal fees for "looking into" ventures, such as water, electric,etc.
10. Stop passing bonds for business that are likely to fail
11.  Donations to charities that don't actually accomplish their missions or goals, or are not registered as not-for-profit with the state.
12.  Turn off Christmas lights every now and then.  Get rid of the one's down every street!
13.  Stop putting in fountains that cost money, require high maintenance and water bills.
14.  Stop buying trees for double the price at your pet vendor.
15.  Cut all 3% raises in the Village and anyone that makes over $130K a year, should cut at least 10% of their salary.  It is a recession after all and we can replace them for half the price,
Which leads me to the large cost, which is what costs us police, fire, and plows...
CUT the $2 Million dollar attorney and hire ONE for $300K!
And last but not least, stop doing illegal acts which is what is costing us attorneys and settlements. 

Do you need any more suggestions?  It is not rocket science Roger, I mean, don't you read our reports?  The above items will save so much money alone, you can beef up our safety again and pay down half our debt.  What do you think about that?  Are you willing to give up so many perks to show you LOVE Bolingbrook still?  I would think so in an election year, right?

All those in favor of keeping thee snow plows working while eliminating pet charity donations, respond below! 

All those who wish for the Mayor to announce he will take a perk cut and pay cut, give up his free food, liquor, car allowance, dental 100% costs, etc, comment below.  This alone will cut costs by over $50K which would supply us with snow plows for the year.

Back and Better!

The Bolingbrook Report is back and better then before.  We have revamped our web site, we have some new faces on board, and some (wait for it, wait for it) are even MORE opinionated then Jay,Bonnie, Bob or even George!

We have some new contributors to our articles and you will see some new issues being brought forward.  We have changed up our "on the scene" photographers (as they were all spotted at on time or another last year) and some local residents that might surprise you, will be submitting articles! 

2012 will be a powerful year for us and for the residents.  Last year we tried to keep personal attacks out of our site and focused on the job people were doing around town.  This year, we are not holding back.  We have learned that we get the blame for everything, so we might as well let all the news out. 
:)  Bolingbrook Report ROCKS!

Some should get out and stay out... news and office

We noticed a trend this month on local reporters going bye-bye.  Recently Rhonda Reed Slaughter announces the end to her web site at the Number Crunchers.  This is a shame, as she did a world of justice exposing the numbers of wrong doings within our community and fought a hard battle.  She will be missed.  We hope she will submit articles to us!

However, we are happy to see reporters Brian and Shannon with the Bolingbrook Patch disappeared, replaced by soft news and nothing political hard core. 

No worries to our fans though... We will not be going away, so hang tight and watch us continue to grow as the competition diminishes...

Tell us your secret Roger!

Roger Claar, the Mayor of Bolingbrook had posted on his profile that he was involved in MSC Consulting.  We were wondering what that was and started looking into this consulting company. 

It sparked our interest because it was alleged many years ago the FEDS asked him to close his consulting firm due to a conflict of interest of owning a consulting company and being the Mayor.  We can assume that he was doing business with both which sparked the conflict. 

Now we see he is involved in yet another, consulting firm.  The firm, under Tom Mahoney, does state that they took grants and contracts for playgrounds in Tinley Park.  So where is this going?  We don't know, but Rog, keep grinning, because we are on it!

H2O and Lindsey Claar-Smith

It has been alleged this week that Lindsay has NO intention of returning to H2O, yet she continues to collect a salary on this organization.  The information we were supplied was that her organization receives free rent at the Bolingbrook Community Center, (paid for by taxpayers). 

She graduated in May of 2011 in California.  Then she got married and is established in California. 

So, should this woman be taking donations from the Village, Township, Library, and other taxing bodies if that money goes to her salary, of which she is not present to conduct business?  This is not an IT business that can be done remotely.  This is a business that is helping youths of the community.

How many youths has been called into question int he past year, as some say we donate thousands of tax dollars to support and assist a very small group of kids (under 10).  So is this organization really just a place for kids to hang out?  Is it existing just for her to get a salary because of whom her daddy is?  We would like to hear from her on when she is planning to return and do her job, or when she will release her salary to the organization and it's helpers/ facility costs.

Dan Droogan, Chicago Magazine, and one sour time for Roger!

http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/October-2007/BolingbrookaCest-Moi/index.php?cparticle=2&siarticle=1
As referenced directly from this article above.

"Dan Droogan is the son of Terry and Charlotte Droogan. They go back to Bolingbrook's origins in the early 1960s as a couple of small subdivisions cut out of cornfields. Terry was an early village trustee and was fire chief from 1967 to 1993, when he retired from the department and staged a failed run against Claar for mayor. Charlotte taught third grade in a Bolingbrook public school for 30 years. Shortly after she retired, she ran unsuccessfully for a village trustee seat in hopes of becoming an opposing voice on what she believed was a rubber-stamp board.

To talk to these three Droogans is to hear three levels and two generations of dissent. Charlotte complains that while chasing his "grandiose ideas" to build Bolingbrook into an upscale suburb, Claar has neglected older, middle-class neighborhoods like hers, on the city's east side. She says she's been lobbying for many years to get sidewalks in her part of town for the safety of children walking to school.
Terry, who is divorced from Charlotte and now lives in Tennessee, questions how much Claar had to do with Bolingbrook's growth. With a population explosion all over western Will County and the confluence of highways at Bolingbrook—I-355, I-55, and Illinois Route 53—the village would have grown exponentially "if Donald Duck was mayor," Droogan says. (Chicago political expert and one-time Will County resident Paul Green echoes the sentiment, saying that Claar has been more the beneficiary than the cause of a "demographic miracle" that's happening in Will County, the fastest-growing county in Illinois.)
Dan Droogan is in his mid-40s, and perhaps because he is part of the political system in the area, he's less quick to criticize Claar, who has beaten the DuPage Township Democrats every time they have run someone against him. "I learned about politics from Claar," Dan Droogan acknowledges. "He's so good. Even though [the DuPage Democrats] are getting beat up, [Claar] is forcing me to get better."

If the Droogans' critiques of Claar are divergent, Claar's response to the Droogans is not. "They're fucking nuts," he said when I said I might quote them in an article. He threw a copy of Chicago magazine onto the office floor and declared an abrupt end to the interview. "

The article goes on about Roger's lavish lifestyle of the Mayor of Bolingbrook and is filled with much emotion.  But what will all this lead up to?  Many of us are wondering if Dan Droogan, former head of DuPage Democrats, will finally join the race for Roger's position.  Sitting in the shadows for far too long, being called "fucking nuts" by a man he watched for years, and being removed from the Democrats leadership position might give Dan the edge he needs to run a race that is not only successful but exciting. 

"He has an anger driving him now, that he did not have before" one woman informed us.  He use to be the guy on the sidelines.  Now, with proper funding and support, will he take that anger and lash out?  Will he fight back and take his Droogan name back to Bolingbrook like his father did at that age?  Is it the turning point time for the Droogans to stop falling behind in the race and finally win? 

He has his advantages.  First, he knows all the dirty ballot games the Republicans play.  Second, he is not tied down to the Democrats anymore, which means he is not relying on a group of people that took last place with their candidate in the last election.  Now he is free to jump on the Independent band wagon, which took the next top spots in the last local election.  That group has money, resources, people, and drive.  They have supporters locally that the Democrats do not. 

The question remains, does Dan become the one in his family to finally do it?  To show everyone that Roger's comments that his family is "fucking nuts" was only made because he opposed the Mayor and rejected some of the Mayor's decisions?  We will touch back with a statement from Dan, if he chooses to send in one!

Today we celebrate our 500,000 hits!

To many, running a successful web site is dictated by number the of hits from your audience.  When we first started the web site, we did not think many people would be interested in local political news and chatter, however we have become a fast growing, overly opinionated, watchdog group for the local residents of approx. 70,000.  Given those small numbers, which include children and people without Internet access, we are surprised that less than three years later we have over 500,000 hits! 

Maybe it is because we speak for the people, and those views are different than how our administration is running things. Maybe it is because we don't fear political points of view.  Maybe it is because we are so controversial and point out what people really want to know.  Regardless of the fact of why people come to our site (to rebut our articles or to enjoy them), we are grateful for the audience, the number of hits we get, and the fact that people are involved, people are listening, and people are talking.  That is what really matters!

As Jay always says (Jay is the editor in chief), "Even those that bash the Bolingbrook Report do us justice.  When they try to deny a story, it causes people to talk, read, and listen.  That helps our cause at a unified Bolingbrook that can come together for a common cause". 

The cause is, and has always been, since Bonnie first ran for office, a "Better Bolingbrook". If we can stop the corruption, make the community a better place, and reduce costs to the residents while increasing jobs, then we have served a great purpose. 

It is your time to weigh in and discuss why you think we have become so popular!  Comment below.

Dan Droogan vs. Tom Braxton for Dupage 015 Precinct Committeeman

We find it ironic that these two would be battling it out for Precinct Committeemen in the same arena.  It is ironic because Droogan held the position of DuPage Township Democrat Chair and was replaced by Tom Braxton just a little over a year ago.  Now the races heat up to determine if this was the right choice.  The Democrats supported the move to change leaders, but do the people that reside in this area?  Is this battle personal or is it just political with no agenda?  It will be fun to watch!

Who is running in the Will County March elections?

http://assets01.aws.connect.clarityelections.com/Assets/Connect/RootPublish/will-il.connect.clarityelections.com/Elections/20120320/20120320PrimaryWillCountyCandidates.pdf
List of candidates for the election.

Election Information

Election day for the Primary is March 20th.  The last day to register to vote is February 21.  Early voting begins at Village Hall on February 27-March 15. 

Election for Will County Reps... and a little supriise

Did anyone notice on the upcoming election in March that there is a referendum in Bolingbrook? 
So what does this mean to us?  Well, the Village has been conducting a hostile takeover of the water, and now it wants to "work deals" for electric which we are ALREADY getting.  What this means to home owners is that you will be approving tax payer dollars to go to this cause and unlimited bonds to be spent.

I mean sure, it is great we might save $5 a household per month on electric.  But don't be blind, because it will probably add hundreds of dollars to your homeowners taxes annually to pay for the bonds or funds this venture took. Not only will it raise bonds, but whom will run it?  More politically connected morons who cannot run the businesses and departments that we already have?  It was not that long ago that Public Works lost over $600K to theft of employees.  It is every year for 10 years that we have lost money on the Golf Course poorly operated venture.  Don't even get me started on how much we have lost for the Americana Estates venture.

So in the long run, nobody in the Village has expressed what this will cost or save residents.  We want to know... how much will it save us annually on electric and how much will our Village bond debt go up, causing property and sales taxes to rise?  WE want the bottom line, will we benefit from this or be hurt by it.  So if that is such a simple question, how come we have gotten NO ANSWERS to this? 
Let's talk for a second how it is being held on the least attended election cycle in Bolingbrook.  The Mayor gets his 2,000 people to come vote and nobody else shows up.  Is this even a surprise anymore?

When you can answer the question about benefits to the residents, then maybe the smart people of Bolingbrook, will vote in your favor...

This is what the Referendum states:

VOTE NO, NO, NO, NO, and NO! 

 Spread the word!

Village of Bolingbrook (DuPage and Will Counties):

Thanks for the wait

We have been busy this month closing off our years end and prepping for this years election site.  We thank you for the patience.  That being said, we mark our three year anniversary today and want to say thank you to our loyal audience.

This year will be a fantastic year for us.  In October, election season kicks off for the Mayor's job and some trustee positions.  We are currently seeking the best candidates to sponsor during this time.  As many know, it takes time, money and energy to run an effective campaign.

We will be taking a few more weeks to re-group and will be back in time for the annual budget revealing.  (If something major happens before then, we will cover it, no worries!)  We are anxious to see whose job gets cut and who gets raises.  We are excited to see which pet charities and businesses will get your funds.  Stay tuned for another year of exciting political reporting!