In a comment, under this article, the wife of Robert S. Miller, Dianne, wrote the following: During the hearing Robert’s statement included the fact that Mayor Shepley’s wife works for the same law firm that represented [Council members] Hopkins, Brady … Continue reading
Category Archives: Crystal Lake Mayor
For a second election cycle, incumbent members of the Crystal Lake City Council eliminated ballot competition. The result is that Ellen Brady, Cathy Ferguson and Brett Hopkins will have no opposition on the ballot…unless challenger Robert S. Miller wins a … Continue reading
Four of the seven member Crystal Lake City Council are up for re-election next year. Mayor Aaron Shepley Council member Ellen Brady Council member Cathy Ferguson Council member Brett Hopkins Shepley, Brady and Ferguson were first elected in 1999, so, … Continue reading
When four-term Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley found out that he had the man that he banished from the ballot for not having numbered his four-pages of petition signatures– CPA Sasha Chadwick, was going to run a write-in campaign, he … Continue reading
In his write-in campaign for Crystal Lake Mayor, CPA Sascha Chadwick received 997 votes. Four-term incumbent Mayor Aaron Shepley got 2,428. Four years ago, with no opponent, he received 1,449 votes. … Continue reading
The Crystal Lake mayoral campaign between 16-year incumbent Aaron Shepley and write-in Sascha Chadwick has entered the video arena. The following was posted on YouTube by Chadwick: Here is the text: YouTube Video Transcript for Sascha Chadwick Write-In for CL … Continue reading
The largest circulation edition of the Northwest Herald is Sunday’s. Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley paid to have a sticker placed on the top of its front page today. Shepley has no opponent on the ballot, but the man he … Continue reading
Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley held a fundraiser last Thursday at the Crystal Lake Country Club even though he has over $9,000 in the bank and no one on the ballot running against him. He does, however, have a write-in … Continue reading
Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley, first elected in 1999, is the only one on the ballot and he had $9,035.60 in his campaign bank account as of the beginning of the year. He does have a write-in opponent, however. After … Continue reading
During a recess in the Crystal Lake Municipal Officers Electoral Board hearing prompted by Mayor Aaron Shepley complaint about opponent Sascha Chadwick’s petition adequacy, I had a chance to ask the challenger why he was running. Here’s Chadwick’s answer: We … Continue reading
There won’t be a ballot contest for the offices of Mayor and City Council in Crystal Lake. The only people on the ballot will be the incumbents running for re-election. The first Electoral Board decided to knock Mayor Aaron Shepley’s … Continue reading
The filing for school boards, villages and lots of special tax districts starts next Monday, but Crystal Lake’s line-up is already set. The candidates for mayor and city council follow, (Incumbents are shown in bold face type.) Mayor Aaron T. … Continue reading
Crystal Lake City Clerk Nick Kachiroubas reports the following filed for re-election in Crystal Lake: Mayor: Aaron T. Shepley Council: Ellen M. Brady Mueller Cathy A. Ferguson Brett Hopkins All four are incumbents. Potential opponents have until next Monday to … Continue reading
Because the City of Crystal Lake has a primary election if too many people file, it has a petition filing date earlier than village, park district, library district, fire protection district, schools and other governmental bodies. Crystal Lake City Clerk … Continue reading
And the “IF” was in capital letters. Metra Executive Director Phil Pagano returned to his home town city council for a second time seeking permission to proceed with plans seeking approval for a new commuter train station in Ridgefield next … Continue reading
Eion Fitzgerald, a 7th grader at Bernotos Middle School (the old North Junior High School next to St. Thomas Church), was “Mayor for a Day” on Tuesday night. He ran the beginning of the meeting with very little coaching from … Continue reading
Eion Fitzgerald, a 7th grader at Bernotos Middle School (the old North Junior High School next to St. Thomas Church), was “Mayor for a Day” on Tuesday night. He ran the beginning of the meeting with very little coaching from … Continue reading