Here is the letter that I am taking to residents of my precinct: Cal Skinner Republican Precinct Committeeman Home with the tree house on Lake Ave. 459-3506, calskinner2@gmail.com It’s time to look at who is running for office and figure … Continue reading
Category Archives: Algonquin 7
In honor of the anniversary of my father’s 100 birth year, I continue this series about his life: In 1963, my mother and I attended the Illinois Crime Commission’s summer hearings held in the old county board room at what … Continue reading
Now that the election season is (almost) behind us, perhaps we can start thinking about public policy again and not just politics. Below is a study by Steve Willson on the Algonquin Bypass: Our Outrageous Roads In September of 2014, … Continue reading
Here are the Democratic Party Primary Election results from those who voted in person at Crystal Lake’s Main Beach House: … Continue reading
My precinct is number 7 in Algonquin Township. Going through some stuff, I found the election results from last November’s election. Before I file them I thought I post them. Jim Obeweis won 54% of the vote in Algonquin 7, … Continue reading
Just back from watching the votes being counted in my Algonquin Township Precinct 7. In the in person voting, Paul Serwatka is in the lead: Paul Serwatka – 34 Carl Davis – 32 Ken Santowski – 20 Gary Sexson – … Continue reading
Readers know that I am following the Lakewood Village Trustee race. In 2011, only 28 people voted and the highest number of votes received by a trustee was 19. There was no contest. In 2013, 37 people went to the … Continue reading
Less than 50% of the voters turned out to vote in McHenry County. But that’s not so bad, when one looks at what has happened in off-year elections during this century. Look at the numbers: 2002 – 45.73% 2006 – 44.40% … Continue reading
Driving into the parking lot of the polling place for Algonquin 7 and 19 precincts, there is a forest of signs. Election Day was nippy at the Crystal Lake Park District’s Main Beach House. The wind was briskly blowing off … Continue reading
Two precinct vote at Crystal Lake’s Main Beach House, Algonquin 7 and Algonquin 19. Here are the results of in-person voting, minus the one person who voted electronically. For City Council It looks as if it will be a battle … Continue reading
Algonquin Township is where I serve as the Republican Precinct Committeeman in the 7th precinct. It’s is located in the northwest corner of the township. Across my street is Grafton Township. When the canvass of the February 26th primary were … Continue reading
It took less than 13 minutes to tally all the votes cast in Algonquin Township Precincts 7 and 19. You can see the tally sheets below: … Continue reading
The Courthouse Employees of McHenry County Clerk Kathie Schultz were opening absentee ballots this morning. Office employees were also printing more ballots for Nunda Township. Ten percent had been delivered to each precinct but Kathie Schultz said that some precincts … Continue reading
Thought some might be interested in the letter I have written to my Crystal Lake-Lakewood precinct. It is below: Dear Algonquin Township Precinct 7 Voters: You can cast early votes at the Crystal Lake City Hall or the Algonquin Township … Continue reading
I thought some might be interested in the letter than I am distributing to those who live in Algonquin Township Precinct 7. It is below: Dear Algonquin Township Precinct 7 Voters: From the TV ads for President, you will, of … Continue reading
There is no accurate way to tell how people voted on election night or even how many people voted on a precinct by precinct basis. That’s because of the early votes and those cast by absentee are folded into totals … Continue reading
Voters got shunted into the little room without a lake view again today. So much for the Park District’s being able to recognize that voters might like to see what their tax dollars have bought. One good thing was that … Continue reading
On election day at the Crystal Lake Park District Main Beach House, two ballots apparently stuck together when they were handed to a voter in Algonquin Township Precinct 7. Only one was initialed by a judge. When the voter discovered … Continue reading
Just got back from my polling place at the Main Beach House. Any thoughts that disgusted voters would storm the ballot boxes turned out to be nonsense, at least looking only at the paper ballots. Of course, I could be … Continue reading
Most local candidates think campaigning time is over the Sunday before the election. It’s not over, of course, until the polls close at 7 PM. Today, standing out in front of my Crystal Lake Park District Main Beach polling place … Continue reading