Correction: My eyes were not working well enough yesterday when I copied the following information from item 14.2a in tonight’s McHenry County Board Agenda. Most of my mistakes were in the Public Health Committee. = = = = = On … Continue reading
Category Archives: Chris Christensen
Overlapping McHenry County Board candidate Carolyn Schofield’s fundraiser Tuesday evening at Crystal Lake Brewing was one for Lori Parrish at the Bulldog Ale House. I met Parrish’s running mate, Joe Gottemoller, coming out of the establishment on his way to Schofield’s … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks: McHenry County Board advances $100 Per Household Rebate From $40 Million Valley Hi Surplus WOODSTOCK, Ill. – McHenry County homeowners will each get $100 refunded to them from the massive … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Allen Skillicorn: Franks, Skillicorn Asking Algonquin Township for Referendum to Abolish Highway Department WOODSTOCK, Ill. – State Rep. Allen Skillicorn is joining McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks’ call for the Algonquin Township Board … Continue reading
Chris Christensen was the first person who had served on Cary Grade School District 26 to serve on the McHenry County Board. He was appointed to replace Nick Provenzano when Provenzano resigned to become the District honcho for Congressman Randy … Continue reading
The first Sunday of every December Crystal Lake Kiwanis sponsors a 5k race. It’s called a Santa Run. While that the 2016 race ended with snow, the weather on the first Sunday of this December was excellent. Last year over … Continue reading
Surround by local political influentials and friends, McHenry County Board member John Reinert announced his candidacy for State Senate. In the crowd were current State Senator Pam Althoff, former State Rep. Mike Tryon, County Board members Chris Christensen, Joe Gottemoller, … Continue reading
Cary Village Trustee Jim Cosler reached out to some nearby McHenry County Board members to discover why they did not attend Wednesday’s McHenry County Board meeting on patronage hiring and the privatization of Valley Hi. What he found is below: … Continue reading
Chris Christensen, the man appointed to take McHenry County Board member and candidate Nick Provenzano place on the County Board and on the ballot showed he can raise campaign funds. And win election. Appointed in September, the insurance man raised … Continue reading
There are so many aspects of the December 5th McHenry County Board meeeting that there will be stories coming for a while. One that was overshadowed by the activies of newly-elected Chairman Jack Franks was the swearing in of the … Continue reading
Continuing to show you the side of the mailing designed by the McHenry County Democratic Party, today we look at the message about District 3 County Board candidates. This piece was delivered to some households, but apparently not to many, … Continue reading
Republicans on the McHenry County Board had the opportunity to get rid of the Valley Hi Nursing Home tax, but decided not to. Monday the Valley Hi Fund had $41,183,130.81 in the bank. The annual budget for the enterprise fund … Continue reading
Just found a piece of literature from District 3 Republican County Board member Chris Christensen that looks as if it was mailed. Christensen was part of the Cary Grade School Board that retrieved the board from almost bankruptcy after the … Continue reading
The Northwest Herald decided to endorse two with school board experience in McHenry County Board District 3. Former President of Crystal Lake Elementary School District 47 and Democrat Diane Johnson was endorsed along with just resigned member of Cary Elementary … Continue reading
The following comment from Cary School Board President Scott Coffey is too insightful not to share further than the comment section of McHenry County Blog: County Board Has No Control Over Spending by Any Other Tax District Cary Grade School … Continue reading
Took a look at the agenda of Tuesday night’s McHenry County Board meeting and didn’t find much of interest. Chris Christensen will be appointed to replace Nick Provenzano on the Board. The Rules say he gets put on the committees … Continue reading
About-to-be appointed District 3 McHenry County Board member Chris Christensen has filed his first campaign finance report with the Illinois State Board of Elections. It says he has $9,300 so far. Two entities made contributions of $1,000 or more: $2,000 … Continue reading
At the Nunda Township Republican Party Picnic on Saturday, newly-slated Republican District 3 County Board candidate Chris Christensen brought his yard sign. Christensen is replacing Nick Provenzano on the fall ballot. Provenzano resigned to assume a full-time job with Congressman … Continue reading
Cary Elementary School District 26 Board President Scott Coffey wrote a comment under the effective tax rate story on Tuesday that I posted as an article on Thursday. Coffey tells how the school board cut costs in a comment, which … Continue reading
The District 3 Republican Precinct Committee exercised real power Tuesday night at GOP Headquarters in the Crystal Lake Plaza. And, it wasn’t a closed meeting like the Democrats have had to slate their candidates. Each Committeeman got to cast votes … Continue reading