Nunda Township GOP Snags Politicos for Celebrity Cook Fund Raiser

Under Brent Smith’s leadership, the Nunda Township Republican Central Committee has held the first of its monthly meetings. There was even a commemorative cake. Now, Nunda Township Republicans are rolling out a fund raising raffle, the prize for which will … Continue reading

Defenders Meet, Elect and Award

The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County held its annual meeting last Saturday, elected officers and bestowed awards. The Theta Award went to Pat Dieckhoff in recognition of “her years of leadership on behalf of the McHenry County environment at many organizations: the … Continue reading

Republican Turnout in Nunda Township

Earlier I figured out the percentage turnout of Republican voters for Algonquin Township and Grafton Township. All parts of the three townships had contested primaries for Republican county board seats. Nunda Township also had a hotly contested Republican county board … Continue reading

Nowak & Miller, Kurtz & Koehler, Provenzano & Wheeler, Merkel & Salgado, Jung & Hill, McCann & Evertsen

McHenry County Board members Nick Provenzano and John Jung lost their seats two years ago in District 3 and District 5. It wasn’t that Provenzano and Jung didn’t have signs up supporting their re-election. In retrospect, I believe it was … Continue reading

Minority of Republicans Playing Conflict of Interest Defense

“Hostile” would be fair in characterization of McHenry County Board member Pete Merkel’s reaction to the ALAW conflict of interest proposal, as reported by Kevin Craver of the Northwest Herald Merkel, running unopposed in the Republican primary election, did not … Continue reading

Barb Wheeler’s Pro-Life Postcard

From looking at District 3 candidate Nick Provenzano’s fancy Pro-Life post card (see bottom of the liked article), one would think he was the only Pro-Life candidate running. A post card from Barb Wheeler hopes to clear up any confusion. … Continue reading

The Northwest Herald’s Animal Control Shelter Story

This was not an investigatory story.  (Hurry.  It won’t be free long.) Nothing about how the county was looking for a place not near a residential neighborhood…on cheap land…without brick walls and ended up near a residential neighborhood on one … Continue reading

Dismissed County Zoning Director Sue Ehardt Gets No Court Relief

“You should not even have come to the courthouse with these alleged claims.” That’s how one lawyer familiar with Suzanne Ehardt’s discriminatory firing case against McHenry County and various appointed and elected officials characterized the decision. That decision can be … Continue reading

District 3 County Board Candidates Sending Mailings

Candidates for the District 3 McHenry County Board seats are starting to send out mailings. I thought you might want to see the ones that I have found. Any candidate in any district who would like to have a bit … Continue reading

Remembering the McHenry County Republican Cat Tax Now that County Board Members Are Up for Election

Now that the primary election is but a week away, I’m going to give you a chance to read my article on the McHenry County Board’s 2007 defeat of the Republican Cat Tax. The folks running for re-election (or, in … Continue reading

ALAW Conflict of Interest Idea Jumps to Crystal Lake City Government

Remember hearing about how forest fires sometimes jump fire breaks that are intended to contain them. That may have happened late last week with the Alliance for Land, Agriculture and Water’s conflict of interest ordinance. Originally presented to the McHenry … Continue reading

ALAW Endorsements

Endorsements from the Alliance for Land, Agriculture and Water has endorsed folks for the McHenry County Board. Here is the group’s press release: The Alliance for Land Agriculture and Water (ALAW) is pleased to recommend the following candidates for McHenry County … Continue reading

11th McHenry County Board Candidate Voluntarily Discloses Potential Conflict of Interest information

With the submission of the ALAW conflict of interest form, the total now stands at eleven of those county board members who have opened up financial aspects of their personal lives. Republican Veronica Armstrong, who is running for a District … Continue reading

Voluntary Potential Conflict of Interest Disclosure Gains Momentum as a Campaign Issue

One of the roles McHenry County Blog plays is alerting daily newspapers of stories they otherwise might not think of. This might be one of those articles. The Alliance for Land, Agriculture and Water came up with an idea to … Continue reading

8th District Watch – Dirk Beveridge Endorsed by Cuba Township

Here’s an overlooked press release from 8th congressional district Republican candidate Dirk Beveridge. It tells of his endorsement by Cuba Township Republicans. Cuba Township is in the far southwestern corner of Lake County, east of Algonquin Township. Beveridge Endorsed by … Continue reading

Pro-Life Endorsement for Zane Seipler for Sheriff, County Board Candidates

Illinois Citizens for Life, a statewide pro-life group, has endorsed Zane Seipler for McHenry County Sheriff. Seipler is challenging incumbent Sheriff Keith Nygren in the February 2nd Republican primary election. The organization is also endorsing candidates for county board. In … Continue reading

Message of the Day – A Jar Opener

It’s time to get back to my “Message of the Day” feature. Switching back and forth on computers—NEVER, EVER buy a Hewlett-Packard computer—has made accessing photos difficult to impossible. At any rate, take a look at the jar opener I … Continue reading

How Social Conservatives Won the McHenry County Board Video Slot Machine Fight

It’s been a couple of weeks since the McHenry County Board bucked Chairman Ken Koehler, State Senator Pam Althoff, State Rep. Mike Tryon and those who stand to gain financially from placement of video poker machines in local taverns and … Continue reading