Local newspaper articles related to:

proposed Richmond IL TIF District

Northwest Hearld

Village opposes mailing        1/03/07

District 2 board member: Richmond TIF plan 'bad deal    12/26/06

TIF plan narrowly backed    12/14/06

Board Considers TIF    12/05/06

Signs of revitalization    09/13/2006

Registry to send TIF plan updates    08/18/06

Richmond board authorizes plan for possible TIF district   06/16/06

Officials optimistic about possible 'gem     4/21/06

Ripe for success     4/16/06

Downtown Makeover    4/02/06

Richmond Officials Eye TIF   1/29/06

Entrepreneur eyes Richmond for winery    1/17/06

Area vineyards cultivate success     2/22/06

Board looks into meeting violation   2/03/05

Richmond Plans for new club to be unveiled    1/16/05

Businessman bids on golf club    12/02/04

Editorials and Letters to the Editor

Northwest Herald

TIF districts need planning to work well columnist Eric Olson    1/03/07

Emotions high over Cary TIF 08/16/06

Cary officials misleading  08/14/06

Stop Richmond TIF  06/16/06

Communities should make calls on eminent domain    10/28/05

Bearing the Burden

In a taxing fit

TIFs vs. Schools

Crystal Lake Doesn't Need TIF Assist

Growth better than opposite

Stakes high on road bet

A Vote for Honesty

Chicago Tribune, Parade magazine

Will the Government Take Your Home? 8/06/06

Other area TIFs

Cary Village Board to vote on TIF district 9/05/06

Hall to stay, official says 8/13/06

Some Cary business owners bemoan TIF     6/12/06

Lake Street rehab ahead of schedule (Antioch) News Sun

Park commissioners skeptical of TIFs

TIF Intrigues Business Owners

Eminent Domain

Property owners get boost     8/21/06

Eminent domain targeted   4/20/06

Businesses may be left in the lurch   1/22/06

Residents challenge eminent domain   2/20/05

Cities can seize homes for development     6/24/05

States blunt effects of eminent-domain ruling    7/21/05

Northwest Herald - Online use the news search box, enter: TIF or Eminent Domain

Richmond's bypass or "western corridor"

Funding still issue for Richmond bypass

Senate OKs funding for Illinois roads

Bypass likely despite nixed trip

Illinois Department of Transportation

IDOT Average Daily traffic count for Richmond

IDOT Average Daily traffic count for Richmond: Trucks

Future IDOT road projects and studies near Richmond (page 2 & 3)

Safe Roads For America.org

McHenry On Line/Westosha/Richmond/Spring Grove Report

Richmond commercial growth may recharge the village economy    4/19/06

Plans made to develop Hunter C/ountry Club area    2/3/05

Your Local Town Trustees Keep Watch On Them

Who is Kit Carstens?

Kit Carstens is the business man who wants to put a winery in Richmond  IL. He refers to himself as an "investor" and has worked to influence the growth of the wine industry in IL through state funded tourism programs. See page 7 of Illinois Development Council Newsletter Fall 2005

Then see State of the States: Money, Wine & Politics to see how much the liquior industry donated to your states political campaigns.

Carstens retires from Prime Commercial   11/24/04

Prime Commercial's Carstens sells, plans to travel   7/15/05

Groups see tourism potential in vineyards   7/15/05

McHenry Riverwalk takes step ahead   9/13/05

Plans for Riverwalk detailed  9/15/05

Convention, visitors bureau incorporates   9/30/05

Riverwalk work gets under way   3/8/06

Riverwalk piles on now   3/10/06

Wine trails pour into state   4/13/06

Riverwalk groundbreaking marks new chapter for city  4/27/06

Site to be reborn     6/12/06

McHenry County Ecomomic Development Corporation

McHenry Riverwalk, Hitchcock Design Group Inc.

McHenry Riverwalk Master Plan

Prime Commercial Realty Corp.

VILLAGE OF RICHMOND IL SPECIAL BOARD MEETING FEBRUARY 9, 2006

Wine Issue in Illinois and the Nation:

State of the States: Money, Wine & Politics

Free The Grapes.org

Look whose coming to Richmond!

Fatmans FYI the owners of the "Fatmans" chains is Khayat entertainment:. Chris and Tyla Khayat aka C&T Fox Trot, the new owners of the Richmond IL golf course property, a single major land holder in the proposed Richmond IL TIF District.

Jimanos Now Open! .

Subway   Now Open!

The Olive Black Martini and Wine Lounge    Now Open! .

Papa Saverio's Pizzeria  Coming Soon!

 

 

 

 

 

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