Tonight at 7 at McHenry County Republican Headquarters in the Crystal Lake Plaza (next to Irish Imports down from Joseph’s Market) the three largest township GOP organizations will hold a meeting for those interested in running for office. Potential candidates … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Barbara Wheeler: Rep. Wheeler Signs On as Chief Co-Sponsor of Bill to Change Dates for School Board Elections CRYSTAL LAKE…..While members of local boards of education are responsible for setting tax rates that comprise … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Massachusetts’ law prohibiting Pro-Lifers from getting closer than 35 feet from the door of an abortion clinic was an unconstitutional infringement on Free Speech. Previously, it approved an 8-foot separation in Colorado. Illinois election law … Continue reading
A Crystal Lake Tea Party email yesterday was nothing short of stunning. Editor Mary Alger found an article by Bryan Kemper entitled, What Would You Say if You Sat Next to a Pro-Abortion U.S. Senator on a Plane? Here’s What … Continue reading
The McHenry Township Fire Protection District are appointed by the McHenry County Board. Now a group of people have put up a web site to encourage people to pass petitions to get a referendum on the ballot have allow voters … Continue reading
Jake Griffin of the Daily Herald did the heavy lifting on figuring out how many elections in Chicagoland are uncontested. According to his research, McHenry County has the most. Lack of competition could be interpreted as meaning people are satisfied. … Continue reading
As McHenry County Blog reported Friday, the likelihood that the vote totals posted on McVote for the GOP primary elections in Nunda, Algonquin and Grafton Townships show the final winners. The closest race is for Nunda Township Road Commissioner. It … Continue reading
Friday a press release arrived from the Village of Johnsburg which attacks Margaret Haney, who is running for Village President against the incumbent Ed Hettermann. Subsequently, Johnsburg Village Trustee Ron Zanko sent the following communication: “On Friday, March 8th, the … Continue reading
It took less than 13 minutes to tally all the votes cast in Algonquin Township Precincts 7 and 19. You can see the tally sheets below: … Continue reading
The Courthouse Employees of McHenry County Clerk Kathie Schultz were opening absentee ballots this morning. Office employees were also printing more ballots for Nunda Township. Ten percent had been delivered to each precinct but Kathie Schultz said that some precincts … Continue reading
There are two mistakes that newcomers to seeking office make that opponents use to eliminate them from the ballot. “Easier to beat no one than someone,” goes the logic. The first is to fail to number the pages of one’s … Continue reading
The roll call was 11-9 with four McHenry County Board members absent when the vote was taken on whether voters should be allowed to determine they should be allowed to elect the County Board Chairman starting with the 2014 election. … Continue reading
That might be the question being discussed by some prior to Friday morning’s vote on whether or not to put a question on the April ballot as to the direct election of the McHenry County Board Chairman. I figured out … Continue reading
Here are the McHenry County Board members who signed Nick Provenzano’s petition to call a special meeting on Friday, January 18th at 9 AM to consider whether voters should have a shot in April at passing a referendum on whether … Continue reading
Five seats are up at the Crystal Lake park Board in April’s election. Terms are expiring for Deborah Gallagher Jerry Sullivan Angel Collins Caroline Bachour-Chemaly Thomas Aquilina But there are only three people running for the Park Board: Angel Collins … Continue reading
Just from examining the agenda that newly-installed Management Services Committee Paula Yensen drafted, one could predict that nothing would come of the Monday morning meeting concerning whether the public should be allowed to vote on whether the Chairman of the … Continue reading
After the election in November, the outgoing McHenry County Board managed to put a tax hike on the April election ballot. But the panel with nine lame ducks couldn’t find time to put a referendum on the same ballot to … Continue reading
With some contests showing up in Crystal Lake for City Council, I called Marengo to find out about the requirements for getting on the ballot. For Mayor and Clerk its a minimum of 57 signatures and a maximum of 107, … Continue reading
It’s a comment from County Board Chairman candidate Tina Hill. I found it in a Sunday Daily Herald article. “I’m not going to have any comment on that because it’s an internal thing,” she said. “I don’t deny what I … Continue reading
While voting at Crystal Lake’s Main Beach House (thank you Park District officials for putting democracy in front of renting out the room for karati!), a confused young man was pointed to me. He wanted to know whether the precinct … Continue reading
