With Five Seats Open Ten File for McHenry County College Board

Below are the ten people who filed petitions ro run for the McHenry County College Board. Only one elected incumbent is running for re-election–Molly Walsh. Karen Tirio is retiring. Three appointed incumbents will be on the ballot–Thomas Allen, Mary Beth … Continue reading

Six Candidates Competing for Three Trustee Seats in Cary

Six people have already filed their paperwork to run for the Cary Village Board. The candidates are: Dale Collier Jim Cosler (Incumbent) Kimberly Covelli (Incumbent) Ellen McAlpine (Incumbent) Tim Ritter Shawn Wheeler Incumbents Kimberly Covelli and Jim Cosler were elected … Continue reading

Time for Watchdogs to Run for Office against Cheerleaders

A letter for the editor of the Northwest Herald, reprinted here with permission of writer Stephen Willson of Lakewood: Run for Office Editor: Our government is supposed to be a system of checks and balances. Locally, that means school boards … Continue reading

CL Park District Has No Election Contest for Four-Year Terms, No Candidate for Two-Year Slot

Three four-year are seats up in April. Four candidates are running for them: Caroline Bachour Chemaly Shawn Zimmerman Thomas Aquilina Michele Hartwig All are incumbents except Zimmerman. In addition, there is a two-year term for which no one has filed. … Continue reading

23 Republicans, 5 Democrats Run for 12 County Board Seats

Here are the final filings for the Republican Primary Election for McHenry County Board: District 1 Yvonne Barnes, Cary Anna May Miller, Cary Terence Ferenc, Fox River Grove Tom Wilbeck, Barrington Hills District 2 Cameron Hubbard, Crystal Lake John Reinert, … Continue reading

Candidates for McHenry County Cities and Villages

I’ve finally pinned down all who are running for municipal office in cities and villages having all or part of their boundaries within McHenry County. The names have been listed in ballot order.  That makes little difference unless there are … Continue reading

Library Board Candidates, Write-In Opportunities in Seven Districts

Libraries that are not for a single municipality are governed by elected Library District Boards. They are spread all over McHenry County, with the exception of the Crystal Lake and Harvard area. Crystal Lake and Harvard have the only city … Continue reading