The Northwest Herald continues in its campaign to point out the underside of township government. It has concentrated on McHenry County’s largest townships, minus Grafton. Although it waited a long time to look at the spending of former Algonquin Township … Continue reading
Category Archives: Grafton Township Road Commissioner
Got another anonymous letter recently in which the writer said the Grafton Township Road Commissioner Rom Poznanski was working for the Illinois Toll Road Authority. I checked the State Comptroller’s web site and discovered that was correct. His job is … Continue reading
Following in his father Chuck’s and his grandparents Millie and Howard Ruth’s footsteps, as well as his Great Grandfather’s, Eric Ruth won the Republican nomination for McHenry County’s Grafton Township Supervisor in Tuesday’s Primary Election. Ruth decisively defeated Joseph Holtorf. … Continue reading
The early returns in Grafton Township show the following (votes for Supervisor in headline): Supervisor ERIC RUTH (REP) 603 71.36 JOSEPH H HOLTORF (REP) 239 28.28% Clerk DINA FRIGO (REP) 323 38.78% KATHLEEN M WATSON (REP) 510 61.22% Assessor (write-ins) … Continue reading
With 303 votes cast for Supervisor, the early returns in Grafton Township show the following: Supervisor ERIC RUTH (REP) 209 68.98% JOSEPH H HOLTORF (REP) 93 30.69% Clerk DINA FRIGO (REP) 121 40.47% KATHLEEN M WATSON (REP) 178 59.53% Assessor … Continue reading
Candidates have filed for each of the positions in the Grafton Township Primary Election, yet one office could be filled by a write-in campaign. For Supervisor, there are two running: Joe Holtorf, Huntley Eric Ruth, Huntley Incumbent Road Commissioner Tom … Continue reading
Last Wednesday night, the Grafton Township Republican Central Committee voted to hold a primary election next February to select candidates who will represent the part in April, according to Township Republican Chairman Jeff Thorsen. Not many people vote in a … Continue reading
The McHenry County Republican Party held its annual fundraiser at a hanger on the north side of the Lake in the Hills Airport. It’s a low expense affair with, presumably, the hanger donated and eats and drinks provided by Crystal … Continue reading
According to his invitation, Grafton Township Road Commissioner Tom Poznanski is holding his fourth Pizza Party at Lakewood’s Lou Manati’s. The cost is $30 apiece, although more will be accepted. … Continue reading
In an attempt to get people thinking about the proposal to combine townships, look at the number of miles of road each Township Road Commissioner maintains: In addition, Algonquin Township Road Commissioner Bob Miller writes that he offers assistance to … Continue reading
Just elected Grafton Township Road Commissioner Tom Poznanski, who is also the Grafton Township Republican Central Committee Chairman, has scheduled a fund raising event at Lou Mainati’s from 5:30-7:30 on September 19th. The Thursday night affair will cost $25 a … Continue reading
With Township Supervisor Linda Moore in Texas for her daughter’s college graduation and Rob LaPorta also absent, the meeting was relatively short and peaceful. No one raised his voice or went off on a rant. Trustee Gerry McMahon even sat … Continue reading
With Independents and Democrats running against Republican Township candidates, I was interested in who got contributions from McHenry County Republican Party Chairman and State Rep. Mike Tryon. The answer is two Grafton Township Republican candidates, one before the primary election … Continue reading
The fractured Republican Party in Grafton Township manged to elect its Chairman Tom Poznanski Road Commissioner and Al Zielinski Assessor, but failed to get enough votes to put three-way GOP primary winner Pam Fender in office. Independent Jim Kearns got … Continue reading
Running against the Republican candidate for Grafton Township Road Commissioner, Tom Poznanski, is Independent Tim Hoeft. Hoeft is part of the Restore Grafton Township slate of Independents. Although I have heard nothing from Poznanski (but would be willing to publish … Continue reading
The group of Independent candidates grouped under label “Restore Grafton Township” invite the public to meet them at the Boulder Ridge Country Club this Thursday night from 7-9. … Continue reading
If you live in Grafton Township, you might see the following as Independent candidate for Highway Commissioner Tim Hoeft conducts his campaign: … Continue reading
Both Grafton and Nunda Townships had vibrant contests for Road Commissioner. In Grafton Township Road District employee Tom Poznanski, who is the Township’s Republican Party Chairman, won a convincing battle with Robert Dvorak. In Nunda Township the race was close. … Continue reading
Somehow I posted the wrong court order from Judge Thomas Meyer in the litigation between Grafton Township Road Commissioner Jack Freund and Supervisor Linda Moore. I have take that one down and put up the one I thought I was … Continue reading
A press release from Tom Poznanski: Tom Poznanski Announces His Candidacy for Grafton Township Road Commissioner Makes Fiscal Responsibility, Responsibility to Taxpayers Top Priorities Lake in the Hills, IL – In the upcoming 2013 Republican primary election, Tom Poznanski has … Continue reading