Here’s the report made by McHenry High School District 156 Board candidate Arnie Waltmire: $5,000 – Waltmire, Arne, Occupation: Teacher, Employer: Community High School District 155. Previously Waltmire ran unsuccessfully for McHenry County College Board and the McHenry County Board. Interestingly, Waltmire … Continue reading
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Showing readers what might have been sent to their mailboxes by the McHenry County Democratic Party before the election. It’s a zoned campaign pieced, designed to be delivered by the Post Office. A lot were delivered in the most rural … Continue reading
McHenry County Democrats have filed the paperwork necessary to replace Patrick Arnold on the ballot with another candidate. The latest placeholder is former County Board and County College Board candidate Arne Waltmire. He is a former high ranking regional official … Continue reading
Because Andrew Breen has withdrawn from the Democratic Party ballot, District 4 Precinct Committeemen have the right to replace him on the ballot. The following email came from Arne Waltmire, a man who ran for County Board there in 2014, … Continue reading
After at least an hour and a half of public comment and fifteen minutes of power point information from the school board’s side, the McHenry High School Board and its teacher union went back into negotiations behind closed doors. According … Continue reading
Next on the list of McHenry campaign funds is that of former Illinois Education Association official Arne Waltmire. He ran unsuccessfully for the McHenry County College Board two years ago and the McHenry County Board last year. He had $332.48 in … Continue reading
Next Monday, five new members will join the McHenry County Board. They were elected in November’s election. The five are spread over five of the six County Board districts. In McHenry County’s southeastern-most District 1, Republican Andrew Gasser topped incumbent … Continue reading
In District 1 after about 3,150 early and absentee ballots were added to in-person ballot results from last night, newcomer Andrew Gasser of Fox River Grove defeated incumbent Democrat Nick Chirikos of Algonquin by 382 votes. That increased his 169 … Continue reading
There are now two Democrats on the McHenry County Board: Nick Chirikos Paula Yensen With 20,000 absentee and early votes still missing, Republicans are ahead in all districts where Democrats are on the ballot. With three precincts outstanding, candidates for … Continue reading
The teacher union forces behind Democrat Arne Waltmire’s candidacy for County Board have made the following robo-call: Hi, this is Kate calling from Illinois Citizens for Accountability to let you know that Republicans Democrats and Independents finally agree on one … Continue reading
Fueled by thousands and thousands of dollars of teacher union money, Crystal Lake South auto mechanics teacher Arne Waltmire is filling mailboxes and people’s ears with campaign messages. Pretty much all are negative, aimed at defeating incumbent Republican John Hammerand. … Continue reading
Back in the 1990’s Rita Mullins, with the help of her pro-abortion friends, attacked my friend State Rep. Bernie Pedersen for being “anti-family.” I knew Bernie well and watched what he did in the legislature. That charge enraged me. When I … Continue reading
In 2008, when this citizen on Lake Avenue in the Grafton Township part of Lakewood put up a sign for Barack Obama, everyone knew he was on their ballot. This week the same man seems to have put a yard … Continue reading
For the second time, District 4 Democrats running against incumbent John Hammerand for McHenry County Board have targeted him. In 2012 Mary Margaret Maule did it. Hammerand ran second out of four candidates one hundred votes behind top vote-getter Sandy … Continue reading
Andrew Gasser: “McHenry County is the 29th most expensive county to live in the nation, not Illinois, in the U.S.” Joe Gottemoller: “[We need to] hold the line on taxes. The County portion is flat.” Chuck Wheeler: “I believe in … Continue reading
The Northwest Herald asks candidates replying to their questionnaires to limit their responses to 200 words, but makes them this offer: “We realize some complicated issues are difficult to discuss in 200 words. Do your best to summarize your position … Continue reading
John Hammerand and Chuck Wheeler, the two Republican candidates for McHenry County Board in the McHenry-Richmond-Spring Grove have started distributing their door-to-door literature. It is a piece designed to hand on one’s door handle. The emphasis is on “Lower Taxes … Continue reading
With Republican County Board candidate Chuck Wheeler having his fundraiser in McHenry tonight, I think it might be appropriate to look at what Democratic opponent Arne Waltmire is doing with regard to campaign finances. You may remember that Waltmire, who … Continue reading
With the new roundabout in Downtown Johnsburg, I parked north of the Community Club and walked toward the refreshment area. The first sign of politics was a Steve Reick sign on the back of a big red pickup. At the … Continue reading
When I reported on Arne Waltmire’s candidacy for the McHenry County Board from District 4 (McHenry, Richmond and Spring Grove), I told of his running seventh out of nine for the McHenry County College Board in 2013. Having taken a … Continue reading