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Our Place, August 14, 2024
Lake Geneva has a new ‘interim’ city administrator, and his name is David De Angelis. GSR reporters already heard one great comment about this affable and very charming man. A woman, having met him earlier, said: “How did Lake Geneva find someone almost exactly like Tim Waltz’? The position of city administrator is the most powerful leader in the city, except for the appointment of commission and committee members and breaking a tie should the city council (with eight members) end up with a tie vote. Those powers belong to the mayor alone, although the council still has to approve of his appointments. David has experience as both a full-time elected mayor for the City of Muskego for nine years as well as the Village Manager for Elm Grove for almost 21 years. In both communities, he was an innovator for process change and further professionalization of the organizations while creating positive workplace collaborative improvements and collegial work environments. This was done both in the high-growth 1990s and the fiscally challenging 2000s until today. Maybe, if coaxed a bit, he could get O’Donoghue’s Irish Pub, currently located in Elm Grove, a village David also ran, to open up a place on Maine and Broad Streets and replace some of this city has in that department but with much classier appearances and traditions.
Pritzker signs an executive order, creates new agency position
Ill. (WTVO) — Governor J.B. Pritzker is looking to address the needs of aging Illinoisians. To start the decades-long process of providing those needs, Pritzker signed an executive order to hire a Chief Planning Officer for the Illinois Department of Aging. A fourth of the Illinois population is expected to be 60 or older by […]
Chiefs' Chris Jones offers to cover $1.5M in stolen chicken wings to free Illinois woman
Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones has offered to pay for more than $1.5 million worth of chicken wings stolen by a south suburban school worker in an effort to secure her release from prison.
Corteva, Pioneer Hi-Bred settle lawsuit with farmworkers sprayed with pesticides
A group of migrant agricultural workers who were sprayed with pesticides while working in a central Illinois cornfield in 2019 reached a confidential settlement late last month with Corteva and its subsidiary, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, ending a three-year lawsuit with the seed giants. The case against the companies that owned and operated the aircrafts that sprayed the workers is ongoing.
Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame Celebrity Golf Outing Wrap Up Show
LAKE GENEVA, Wis. (WFRV) – Headlined by former Green Bay Packers legends Donald Driver and Jordy Nelson, the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame Celebrity Golf Outing took place in late July, and if you missed the event, the full wrap up show can be seen here. The fourth annual golf outing brought together more than […]
Rising unemployment and a volatile stock market raising concerns about the economy
(The Center Square) – With rising unemployment in Illinois and the rest of the country, the “R” word has reared its ugly head and that is recession. For much of the year, it appeared the Federal Reserve had successfully navigated the task of tempering the highest inflation in decades while keeping the economy from sinking into a recession. While some say the Fed waited too long to cut interest rates,...
OIG: Former EEC commissioner wrongly sent millions to Illinois consulting firm
Samantha Aigner-Treworgy worked with Illinois company Aim and Arrow in her role as Chicago’s Chief of Early Learning before heading the EEC for the Bay State and sending the firm over $2.1 million for strategic planning purposes.
Ford To Illinoisans With Older Fords Or Mazdas: Stop Driving Now
It's not every day that you see a major auto manufacturer issuing a "Do Not Drive" warning about their cars, then see a competing car company follow suit with a do not drive warning of its own. Even more unusual is the number of vehicles that are included in the warnings from the two car companies.
Pritzker signs law to aid victims of car theft
CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed a new law that will make it easier for victims of Illinois car theft to get back on the road. The law allows drivers to replace license plates and registration stickers at no cost if their car has been stolen. The law takes effect on […]
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