Avon Township Supervisor Sam Yingling announced earlier this month that he was running as a Democratic candidate for State Representative of the newly created 62nd District. With the recent debt ceiling debate in Washington, many of us had a first hand opportunity to see whether those we elected stuck to their election campaign promises. Sam [...]
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Avon Township Supervisor, Sam Yingling, Running in Illinois 62nd District
August 26th, 2011 
Gene Carey 
Posted in Avon Township Food Pantry, Avon Township Office, District 116 Area News, Political Issues 
Tags: 62nd State Representative District, Avon Township Community Foundation, Avon Township Food Pantry, District 62, Illinois, promises, raises, Sam Yingling, tax levy, Township Supervisor Sam Yingling, Wendy Warden 
No Comments »Avon Township “Touch-A-Truck” August 27, 2011
August 16th, 2011 Gene Carey Last year Avon Township had such a successful “Touch-A-Truck” event that they have scheduled a second annual event next Saturday, August 27th from 1-4 at the Avon Township Center located at 433 E. Washington St. in Round Lake Park. This is a wonderful event for both boys and girls and gives them a chance to [...]
Avon Twp. Assessor Bryce Carus Resigns
June 17th, 2011 Gene Carey Bryce Carus who ran on the Avon Forward slate back in 2009 resigned his position as Avon Township Assessor last Monday evening, although no mention of it was made at the Avon Township Board meeting held that same night. Carus originally ran announcing that he, too, would return the pay increases passed by the previous [...]
Avon Township June 13th Board Meeting
June 13th, 2011 Gene Carey At the June 13th Avon Township Board meeting Township Supervisor, Sam Yingling, thanked those who helped plant the Community Garden as well as Leider’s Garden Greenery in Grayslake and Ralph’s Greenhouse in Round Lake for their contribution of almost 90% of the plants. The Board discussed and voted on several items on the evenings agenda. [...]
Avon Township Website Gets A Face Lift
June 2nd, 2011 Gene Carey The old Avon Township website which wasted a lot of viewing area and had very little fresh information on it just got a face lift. The new look is definitely a big improvement over what the Township had used in the past. It is much more informative, easier to navigate, and has a nice refreshing look [...]
Daisy Troop 40559 Plants Their Vegetable Garden
May 21st, 2011 Gene Carey Round Lake’s Daisy Troop 40559 got their vegetable garden completed on Saturday, May 21st, digging in the freshly tilled soil at the Avon Township Community Garden. After their final meeting before summer break, the Daisy Troop spent several hours planting the tomato plants that each girl had previously started plus rows of other seeds such [...]
Avon Township May 9th Board Meeting
May 10th, 2011 Gene Carey At the May 9th Avon Township Board Meeting, the 2011-2012 Annual Budget and Appropriations Ordinance was approved along with several other items on the evenings agenda. There are several items that I question in the annual budget such as $4,000 budgeted towards “website development” for the Avon Township Road District. Why would another website be [...]
