All candidates were sent questionnaires by the NorWest Republican Organization. The questions and replies on the first page follow (other pages will be published one a day): Question Schuster Brettman Wheeler Miller Tirio D-6 D=6 D-4 Treas. Clerk 1. Elimination … Continue reading
Category Archives: Chuck Wheeler
Joe Walsh, the only Congressman who has lived in McHenry County, now a WIND Radio Talk Show Host, has endorsed local candidates. Their names and offices appear below: Joe Tirio, McHenry County Clerk Demetri Tsilimigras, McHenry County Judge Chuck Wheeler, … Continue reading
Seems I missed posting this announcement of candidacy press release from McHenry County Board member Chuck Wheeler, so I’ll run it now. [And, if you are a candidate and have not sent a press release about your candidacy, please do … Continue reading
The fundraiser for Chuck Wheeler’s reelection bid for County Board District 4 is tonight. Join Chuck tonight to learn more about his successes during his first term on the McHenry County Board. … Continue reading
McHenry County Board Member Chuck Wheeler’s fundraiser is this Thursday. Chuck picked a good day of the week– Thursdays all draft beers are $2. Perhaps the discounted libations will increase attendance. … Continue reading
Bulldog Alehouse on Route 31 in McHenry is the chosen location for a fundraiser for Chuck Wheeler’s race for County Board District 4. Suggested donation is $25, Precinct Committeemen $15. Sponsorships are available. … Continue reading
Below is Chuck Wheeler’s literature piece for the 2018 primary. Chuck is defending his seat and a vacant second seat against 2 opponents. … Continue reading
Advertisements instructing voters to “bullet vote” for Chuck Wheeler have appeared on Facebook. Bullet voting is a tactic in which the voter chooses one candidate, despite the option to vote for additional candidates. In theory, this allows better chance of … Continue reading
County Board Member Chuck Wheeler is holding a fundraiser for his re-election bid for District 4. The event is February 8th from 6:00-8:00pm at Bull Dog Ale House on Rte 31 in McHenry. The suggested donation is $25 with a … Continue reading
Steve Bellmore is one of three candidates running for McHenry County Board in District 4, which is composed of McHenry, Richmond and Burton Townships. The other candidates are incumbent Chuck Wheeler and State Senator Pam Althoff. Of the 112 signatures … Continue reading
Here is who the McHenry County Clerk reports filed on Monday, the first day for filing. Incumbents’ names are in boldface type. MCHENRY COUNTY BOARD **indicates simultaneous filing DISTRICT 1 Republican CHRISTOPHER SPOERL 340 PEARL ST., CARY 60013 Democrat MICHAEL … Continue reading
Ah, Executive Sessions. Those secret meetings that make elected officials think they are more important than their constituents. Boards can go behind closed doors for all sorts of reasons, but, in most cases, they don’t have to. Consider discussion of … Continue reading
This is a repeat of an article I ran earlier, but the accompanying one running tomorrow is not. = = = = = You might guess that having spent most of my government service in the legislative branch that I … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog reported in a timely fashion the names of those McHenry County Board members who voted to approve the highly irregularly hired patronage employees by Jack Franks last Christmas, but they seem worth posting against they are again before … Continue reading
Under member comments at Tuesday’s McHenry County Board meeting, McHenry’s Chuck Wheeler said the following: Thank you Chairman Franks. A few weeks our governor signed and placed into law the Trust Act.This bill is one of those things that was … Continue reading
While retiring from the Illinois State Senate, Pam Althoff is letting people know that she is going to run for the McHenry County Board is District 4. Long-time member John Hammerand is not running for re-election. One-term incumbent Chuck Wheeler … Continue reading
A press release about the call for special McHenry County Board meetings by Republican County Board members: Special Meetings, McHenry County Board Two Special Meetings of the McHenry County Board have been called by Republican members for Wednesday, August 23, … Continue reading
In a move of which no McHenry County Board member attending State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally’s fundraiser last night was aware, Jack Franks has asked for Requests for Proposals to lease Valley Hi, the County nursing home. One member of the … Continue reading
McHenry’s Chuck Wheeler is another McHenry County Board member that Democrats are targeting. His four-year term is up next year. He was subject to a hit piece last month, which is below: The piece is put out by “Drain Swamp … Continue reading
The Northwest Herald, as with all other media took no interest in the 40-year old Lake in the Hills Sanitary District until Jack Franks took umbrage at being being outmaneuvered in a game of government control. But, before we get … Continue reading