McHenry County Blog

Time to mark your new calendar on January 15th.

That’s the day that Patriots United have scheduled a candidates’ night for those running for the McHenry County Board.

Below you can see the text of the group’s announcement:

WHAT:  Our PATRIOTS UNITED January Townhall highlighting candidates vying for McHenry County Board seats in the February 2010 Primary Election.  Moderators will offer questions and topics of discussion important to all McHenry county voters for the candidates to discuss while they reveal their visions for the future of our county.

WHERE:  McHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE CONFERENCE CENTER (Building B), McHenry County College, Crystal Lake.

WHEN: JANUARY 15, 2010  – Our event will take place at the McHenry County College Conference center (Building B) beginning with registration at 6:30 p.m.  The forum/discussion and candidate debate will begin at 7:00 p.m.  Time permitting, a question/answer portion will be afforded the audience participants following the candidates/moderators discussion.

WHY? Find out about who represents you locally and find out their positions on a range of topics…Attend to engage the process and stay informed.  We ALL benefit when citizens take an active role in local, county, state and federal governance.

SET THE DATE ASIDE NOW and we’ll look forward to seeing you on January 15th.

This Thursday and Friday the League of Women Voters will sponsor two forums in conjunction with “Sunshine Week.”

The one on Thursday evening will be for a candidates meeting for the McHenry County College Board and the Crystal Lake Council.

It will run from 6:30 to 8:30 in the Conference Center on the south side of the campus.

And, Friday, from noon until 2 in Room B-168, there will be a web viewing of a forum in Washington, D.C. on “Freedom of Information and Transparency in Government.”