To create “a talent pipeline to replace the workers that are currently retiring…in the highly technical field of manufacturing,” the McHenry County College Board voted 5-2 at its Thursday Board meeting to approve over $2.3 million in remodeling and construction … Continue reading
Category Archives: Chris Jenner
Taken from a statement from the Cary Elementary School Board:. Considering House Speaker Mike Madigan is insistent on transferring teacher pension costs to local taxpayers and this is the last week of the legislative session before extraordinary majorities are required, … Continue reading
A lot happened at the McHeny County College Board meeting last week. One of the more minor items, but perhaps significant for things to come, were new member Chris Jenner’s comments about a half a dozen non-bid items. He didn’t … Continue reading
By a vote of 6-1 with Student Trustee Michele Lambert concurring twenty-one people involved with custodial work at McHenry County College’s main campus and the Shah Center will lose their jobs on July 1st. The cleaning up will be done … Continue reading
Below is the report upon which the old McHenry County College Board voted for 5-2. Well, it’s not quite what the Board voted on. The Board did not set President Vicky Smith’s compensation. Read the report carefully. Voting in favor … Continue reading
I’ve been remiss on looking at school board election results…probably because I don’t know as much about them as about the races about which I written. Today I looked at McHenry Grade School District 15’s results and discovered that School … Continue reading
I wish I had managed to make it to the McHenry County College Board meeting earlier. From what Woodstock Advocate blogger Gus Philpott said in the public comment section of the meeting, the room was packed with college employees when … Continue reading
Someone seems to have stimulated a change in agenda the McHenry County Board’s Special Meeting on Tuesday night at 6 to extend President Vicky Smith’s contract for no-one-know-how-long-yet because the public has been given access to the document. Gus Philpott … Continue reading
Of course, the answer is obvious. Two of the Vicky Smith supporters will no longer be on the McHenry County College Board on May 24, 2013. New members are being sworn in on April 25. The longest serving members–Barbara Walters … Continue reading
With almost all the votes cast in person totaled in McHenry County and reports in from Kane and Lake Counties, it appears that the McHenry County College Board is due for a major transfusion of new blood. Molly Walsh, a … Continue reading
It came from something called “For Our Children’s Future.” The attribution said that it was an independent expenditure and the candidates were not responsible for it or its content. The message mentioned Chris Jenner and Tom Wilbeck’s names twice and … Continue reading
A press release from Citizen Advocates for Public Accountability: “Since he endorsed two candidates in a race where there are three open seats, we asked current MCC Trustee Ron Parrish who he would endorse for the third. He emphatically responded, … Continue reading
A press release from the folks supporting Chris Jenner and Tom Wilbeck for McHenry County College Board: Ron Parrish Endorses Tom Wilbeck and Chris Jenner for McHenry County College Board Ron Parrish, who has been a McHenry County College trustee … Continue reading
A press release from Citizen Advocates for Public Accountability (CAPA): “It’s time to stop the MCC spending frenzy and vote for accountability. “Citizen Advocates for Public Accountability (CAPA) has surveyed and researched the current MCC Trustee Candidates. We are endorsing … Continue reading
Continuing on my effort to post literature from candidates, here is what MCC Board candidates Tom Wilbeck and Chris Jenner are distributing. Those wishing some to hand out may email tomwilbeck@yahoo.com or cjenner01@yahoo.com. … Continue reading
Last week, the Northwest Herald was set to endorse Chris Jenner for the McHenry County College Board. But he was sued, along with Eric Sivertsen, by the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office in attempt to knock them off the ballot. … Continue reading
An email from the Political Action Committee of McHenry County College employees that was sent to Chris Jenner, candidate for the MCC Board: Dear Chris, Thank you very much for coming to the interview with McHenry County College Faculty and … Continue reading
Whoever convinced the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office to try to knock two anti-tax candidates off the April 9th McHenry County College ballot didn’t have a good day. Or, to put it in Cary School Board member Chris Jenner’s words, … Continue reading
It’s going to be a dreary Saturday, so perhaps readers would like to read the legal brief filed by attorney Bob Wagner on behalf of McHenry County College Board candidate Chris Jenner. It is below. … Continue reading
Pursuant to a complaint from a person unknown, Lou Bianchi’s McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office is trying to kick two McHenry County College candidates off the ballot They are Cary Grade School Board member Chris Jenner, who was seeking re-election, … Continue reading