The City of Hillsdale’s unofficial motto, “It’s the people” might have a home in Hillsdale after all. City Councilman Brian Watkins raised the possibility of placing the slogan on the city’s water tower at a Jan. 24 city council meeting. Watkins said he came up with this idea after looking at a recent Board of...
As Chuck Bianchi cooked breakfast for his wife and daughter around 6 a.m. on Jan. 19, he saw someone dart past his front door in between the driveway and his attached garage. Bianchi glanced out his back window to catch a glimpse of the person running through his yard. But he was long gone....
On the brink of a new political season in Washington D.C., Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., was recently appointed chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions for the 115th Congress. According to Walberg’s Communications Director Dan Kotman, chairing this subcommittee provides Walberg a leadership role in shaping important policy decisions — from...
42 Union — a recently developed apartment complex — took under a year to build and open, largely due a $785,000 grant given to the city of Hillsdale. According to alumnus Tyler Groenendal, this is the latest example of Hillsdale’s participation in crony capitalism. Those involved with the city government, however, argue these grants are...
Editor’s note: This article was previously titled “City of Hillsdale set to go bankrupt in 2020.” This was a inaccurate representation of the facts presented in the article below and was retitled to more accurately reflect the story. The city of Hillsdale is not going bankrupt. The city of Hillsdale’s general fund balance will be...