Printed with permission from the Illinois Family Institute: Make A Difference, Run for Office Written by Leslie Pinney Abbey As we look back at the results from this election season, we ponder what could have been improved if there were better elected officials … Continue reading
Category Archives: Candidate
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 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
Here re those who have filed for school board at the McHenry County Clerk’s Office through 5 PM on Wednesday, January 12th: CONSOLIDATED ELECTION APRIL 2, 2019 SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES FILED ** indicates simultaneous filing NIPPERSINK SCHOOL DIST 2 ** … Continue reading
Printed with permission from the Illinois Family Institute: Make A Difference, Run for Office Written by Leslie Pinney Abbey As we look back at the results from this election season, we ponder what could have been improved if there were better elected officials … Continue reading
Here’s what came in an email: Candidate Boot Camp – Local Government Candidacy for Beginners Are you interested in running for local office and want to know more about it? Here’s your chance to ask those in-the-know! The training is for the consolidated … Continue reading
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
It’s that time of year when people who want to be in public office start approaching the “powers-that-be,” some times at the suggestion of others who would rather not see them run. When I was thinking about running in the … Continue reading
The following missive was sent out over the internet from former Congressman Joe Walsh: A LETTER FROM FORMER CONGRESSMAN JOE WALSH Dear Freedom Fighters, We wanted to take a moment to remind folks in Illinois that if you believe in … Continue reading
In contested elections at least one candidate will lose. The defeated candidate(s) will have a rough night and next few days. “What if I had done this differently?” “Could I have picked up votes, if I didn’t do that?” Not … Continue reading
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
Deadline for filing for office for tax districts that can raise your taxes is Monday at 5 PM. Teacher union-supported candidates have probably already filed. (You can see who has filed for school board here. It takes 50 signatures of … Continue reading
There are the people who have filed for school board in McHenry County (with the exception of District 300 candidates, who file in Kane County): CANDIDATES FILED **SIMULTANEOUS FILING – 8:00 a.m. December 12, 2016 There are the people who … Continue reading
County Board members allow each member of the Board to offer a prayer or other comments at the beginning of each Board meeting. Twenty-four Board members; twenty-four months over a two-year period. Here’s what retiring (having limited herself to two … Continue reading
When I’m out driving during the middle of the day, I’m usually listening to Dennis Prager on WIND. Today he was discussing the various pluses and minuses of various Republican Presidential candidates and came up with this: “If you want … Continue reading
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
The November 8, 2015, Crankshaft cartoon reminded me that I have not written about losing an election lately. With the petition filing deadline for the March Primary Elections coming up Monday, I thought that might be appropriate. Four times I … Continue reading
Have you read the purpose of McHenry County Blog lately? This is a journal of news and opinion designed to bring to light matters of public interest and to encourage public participation in the governmental process. It occurs to me … Continue reading
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
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