Got this email from Lake in the Hills Trustee Denise W. Barreto this week. Since she is moving on, I thought you might be interested in what she has to say: Wanted to drop you a line to tell you directly … Continue reading
Category Archives: Denise Barreto
It’s an off year for politics. The major partisan elections are next year. Maybe that’s the reason. Jack Franks’ tent is near the entrance, but he wasn’t there so I didn’t take a photo. (Later I was told he was … Continue reading
18-6 was the vote on the McHenry County Board to reject the Public Health and Human Services Committee nomination of former McHenry County College Board President Scott Summers to the 708 Mental Health Board. But no one made a comment … Continue reading
When I saw that Scott Summers had been picked by the Public Health & Human Services Committee, it struck me that the committee had picked a Democrat. (And, before that, a Green Party candidate for State Treasurer and Congress.) Not … Continue reading
There were so many elections worth reporting on last night that some were left out when I went to be at 2 AM. One was the election in Lake in the Hills, where both the Village President and three trustees … Continue reading
Last Thursday night after the McHenry mayoral campaign forum, I met Ken Tentler. He introduced himself and told me he was running for Village Trustee in Lake in the Hills. To say I was surprised that a LITH candidate would be … Continue reading
With Village President Ed Plaza retiring, Village Trustee Paul Mulcahy is running for the office. Realtor Bill Dusting is challenging him. Village Clerk Denise Wasserman has not filed for re-election, although the post pays $6,000. The following four have filed … Continue reading
What does a Village Trustee in Lake in the Hills do when she gets tired of the rat race. She writes a book and creates her own job if her name is Denise W. Barreto. The name of the book … Continue reading
What great timing I had. As I was arriving the parade was about ready to kick off and a helpful policeman, after figuring out that I really didn’t want to head down the street toward the front of the parade, … Continue reading
Only one non-family constituent showed up for Denise Barreto’s first coffee with constituents at Lake in the Hills’ Starbucks on Randall Road Saturday morning. It was Julie Arndt, who lives in Western Lake in the Hills. Here you can see … Continue reading
Not many locally elected officials have blogs. Today I discovered one for Denise Barreto, elected to the Lake in the Hills village board last spring. Her blog is the only one I know of in McHenry County. It’s called, Denise … Continue reading