“If it’s the same [testimony as given at the previous two meetings], I want you to know that we’ve heard it,” McHenry County Board member Carolyn Schofield and Township Consolidation Task Force head told the audience last Tuesday morning. Those … Continue reading
McHenry County Board member Chuck Wheeler brought up the extra $5,000 paid to the Vice Chairman at Tuesday’s County Board meeting, just as he did in the Finance Committee. Although unsuccessful in Finance, his motion to follow state law and … Continue reading
After all the public comment, Township Consolidation Task Force Chairwoman Carolyn Schofield pointed out that at the first meeting a lot of questions had been asked, but not a lot of answers supplied. She told of two meetings that people … Continue reading
Saturday in the Northwest Herald, Paul Serwatka, running to replace State Rep. Mike Tryon, along with three others, started it out. He announced that he would not accept a pension or health benefits, if he won the election. Saturday, I … Continue reading
Thursday night I attended Family PAC’s boat cruise fundraiser on Chicago’s lakefront. Among the legislative candidates seeking support was Lakewood Village Trustee Paul Serwatka. He was the only General Assembly aspirant who was handing out more than a business card. … Continue reading
The Township Consolidation Task Force met Tuesday for the second time. Again, there was no presentation of how taxpayers might save money if townships were merged other than the salaries and benefits of any elected township officials. In short, no … Continue reading
With all of the second quarterly campaign finance reports having been filed, I thought readers might be interested in a summary of which legislators and aspirants have how reported how much money available. First the incumbents: State Rep. Steve Andersson … Continue reading
County government’s Township Consolidation Task Force seems to want to fast track an election on the subject. Carolyn Schofield, head of the Task Force and a candidate for State Representative to replace retiring legislator Mike Tryon, said she wanted to … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Board member Carolyn Schofield: Carolyn Schofield Announces Candidacy for State Representative CRYSTAL LAKE….. McHenry County Board member Carolyn Schofield has announced she will run for the office of State Representative for Illinois’ 66th Legislative … Continue reading
The following is from new commenter “On Target” appeared under the article about Lakewood Village Trustee Paul Serwatka’s having put $100,000 into a new campaign fund in an effort to replace State Rep. Mike Tryon in the General Assembly: Three conservative males … Continue reading
McHenry County Board Chairman Joe Gottemoller has appointed three County Board members and two township officials to a committee to consider township consolidation. Chairing the committee will be Crystal Laker Carolyn Schofield. The other two County Board members are Michele … Continue reading
Currently the McHenry County Board is a parliamentary system. Its structure is more like the British Parliament than state or national government. Up to 2016, when a Board Chairman will be elected at-large, the Chairman has been elected from among … Continue reading
The last article on McHenry County Board Committee assignments by newly-elected Chairman Joe Gottemoller focused on what those who supported his opponent Jim Heisler ended up. This will look at how the winners were rewarded. Again requests that were granted … Continue reading
I was going to get up early Thursday to attend the McHenry County Board’s Legislative Committee re-consideration of endorsement resolutions of Pam Althoff’s two bills to allow the Conservation District to raise taxes (one needing voter referendum approval, one not). … Continue reading
The Natural and Environmental Resources Committee met March 17 and discussed, among other things, an ordinance to prohibit the discharge of a firearm. Below is the ordinance in searchable form: Ordinance Regulating the Discharge of Firearms in Unincorporated McHenry County … Continue reading
The vote was 12,153 to 8,703 in the contest between McHenry County Board member Sandra Salgado and Mark Daniel, Vice Chairman of the Republican Central Committee and Chairman of Nunda Township’s Central Committee. A victory margin of 3,450 votes. (Each … Continue reading
Coming the same day as McHenry County Republican Central Committeeman Mike Tryon’s letter endorsing him, Vice Chairman Mark Daniel wrote GOP Precinct Committeemen on behalf of his slate: Mark Daniels for Chairman John Jung for Vice Chairman Carolyn Schofield for … Continue reading
A letter that McHenry County Republican Party and State Representative Mike Tryon sent newly-elected Republican Precinct Committeemen: … Continue reading
There were thirty people who waged write-in campaigns for Republican Precinct Committeeman. This is an attempt to put all of the results in one place. Here are the results of Mickey Barnas’ campaign. Joe Stecker’s success in Algonquin 19 has … Continue reading
McHenry County Board member Carolyn Schofield failed to file a petition for Republican Precinct Committeeman. So, she decided to run as a write-in. So did former Deputy Sheriff Scott Milliman. Schoefield won the race 38-31. … Continue reading
