Former Island Lake Mayor Chuck Amrich has demolished the chances of incumbent Mayor Debbie Herrmann’s remaining in office. With apparently all but the early and absentee voting included, the results in both McHenry and Lake Counties show an avalanche win … Continue reading
Category Archives: Island Lake
Incumbent Island Lake Village President Debbie Herrmann’s allies managed to get opponent Chuck Amrich thrown off the ballot. Apparently two can play the game of Chicago politics. The local party on whose ballot Amrich was scheduled to appear has now … Continue reading
Those not in control of Island Lake, but running for office, are meeting tomorrow afternoon for a meet and greet at Sideouts (the bowling alley) from 2-4. This message from Teresa Ponio, who is running for Village Clerk on the … Continue reading
Republican County McHenry Board candidate Mary McClellan sent the latest evidence that local Democrats are not confident that Barack Obama will win Illinois. Below are the pictures she took of two defaced signs at the corner of Route 176 and … Continue reading
Besides the referendum about establishing the County Executive form of government, McHenry County has one suggested by Wonder Lake’s Bob Anderson asking whether people should be allowed to hold more than one elective office at the same time. The second … Continue reading
Island Lake Connie Mascillino resigned her Trustee position and was appointed Village Clerk by Mayor Debbie Herrmann. Sam Cicero was appointed the new Trustee. … Continue reading
I found the following information on the Chicago Tribune’s Real Estate page on the internet. It has an interative map of McHenry County (and all other parts of the six-county Chicago metropolitan area) that tells what has happened to real … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. candidate Danielle Rowe. She is running against State Rep. Kent Gaffney and David McSweeney. Danielle Rowe’s “We the People” Fundraiser Please join us at our “We the People” fundraiser to support Danielle Rowe, Republican … Continue reading
That’s the information I just received in a brief email a half an hour ago, specifically, “As of 90 minutes ago Charlie Amrich was found not guilty in Lake county court.” Amrich served as Village President of Island Lake for … Continue reading
The defense in former Mayor Tom Hyde’s trial throught that one of those commenting on Island Lake stories was a potential witness, so Judge Fred Foreman was asked to order the Daily Herald to reveal that person’s identity. Yesterday, the … Continue reading
Again with the caveat that all early and absentee ballots may not be included in these totals, two out of three of the critics of the way Village President Debbie Herrman has run the Village of Island Lake came out … Continue reading
“Spending Our Loot Will Get You the Boot,” reads the sign carried by one man in last week’s pre-Island Lake Village Board meeting demonstration in front of Village Hall. Citizens backing opponents to Village President Debbie Herrmann turned out in … Continue reading
Into my inbox came campaign literature from one side of the Island Lake fight today. It’s from the “Right Party.” These are the folks who opposed Village President Debbie Herrmann’s way of running the village. You can read it below: … Continue reading
A press release from the organizers of the demonstration: “A protest is planned for Thursday, March 31 in front of the Island Lake village hall (located at 3720 Greenleaf Avenue) between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. “Dozens of protesters are … Continue reading
If you are not interested in what is happening in Grafton Township, ignore this post. It contains the court transcript for the separation of powers case between Supervisor Linda Moore and the Township Trustees. Of possible interest is the determination … Continue reading
Island Lake may switch attorneys from Ancel, Glink to Zukowski, Rogers, Flood and McArdle Monday night. Ancel, Glink, you may remember was the firm representing Grafton Township until Judge Michael Caldwell dismissed it in the Linda Moore versus Township Trustees … Continue reading
When we last looked at the fractured political situation in Island Lake, ex-Village President Tom Hyde had been arrested. Since then, a trial has been held at which he was found not guilty. Hyde’s wife Sharon was also arrested. After … Continue reading
Sorry for the delay in pointing out that homeowners can appeal their assessments in McHenry Township. It looks like the deadline is the day before the election. The sparsely populated Dunham Township, on the south edge of Harvard, also has … Continue reading
Yesterday McHenry County Blog reported on the effort by the McHenry County Department of Public Health to obtain emergency control over the abandonment of septic tanks in Port Barrington as homes were being connected to the Northern Moraine Sanitary District. … Continue reading
I managed to stay awake during the Linda Moore part of the trial today. It didn’t start until shortly after 1 PM because Moore attorney John Nelson wanted a court reporter present. Once in a while some new information popped … Continue reading