A press release from the McHenry County Circuit Court: State’s Attorney Robert J. Zalud selected to fill vacant Associate Judgeship (Woodstock, IL) Chief Judge James S. Cowlin is pleased to announce that Robert J. Zalud was selected by the Circuit … Continue reading
Category Archives: James Cowlin
Elected for a Circuit Judgeship two years ago, James Cowlin has now been elevated to Chief Judge by his fellow Circuit Court Judges. He will replace Judge Michael Sullivan, who has served as Chief Judge since the Circuit was created … Continue reading
McHenry County Circuit Court Judge James Cowlin ruled on the property part of the divorce of Alicia and Richard Stephenson today. Stephenson is the man responsible for Cancer Centers of America and the divorce ended up in McHenry County because … Continue reading
Republican Joe Tirio was sworn in December 1st as McHenry County Recorder of Deeds. He replaces long-time Recorder Phyllis Walters. Tirio had no prepared remarks, but said he was “excited” and “looking forward to building on the foundation that Phyllis left … Continue reading
Candidates court newspaper endorsements. They fill out questionnaires. I remember enjoying matching wits with the Chicago Tribune folks most…especially the year when they asked questions about education funding. (The statistics did not favor the answer the questionnaire wanted. Naturally, I … Continue reading
Appointed Judge James Cowlin won over 61% of the Republican Primary Election vote against Assistant State’s Attorney Demetri Tsilimigras. With that margin, one might think that he would have won pretty much every precinct. And he pretty much did. But, … Continue reading
Of course, the 2014 Republican Party Convention showed that a significant shift in power had occurred when Sandra Salgado was selected over outgoing Chairman Mike Tryon’s choice–Mark Daniel. But, those in control during the Al Jourdan legacy years still were … Continue reading
The Red Team went one for four in Tuesday’s elections. Only Judge James Cowlin won. It was clear that Red Team member Dan Regna had a formidable opponent in Assistant McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally. Kenneally left nothing to … Continue reading
The people winning last night at 3 AM ended up winning when final (except for absentees) were posted about 10 this morning. At least I think they are final results. Unlike all last night, the number of precincts included in … Continue reading
McHenry County Clerk Mary McClellan posted the results for twelve more precincts at about 3 AM. That leaves 68 of 212 unaccounted for. Let’s look at where that leaves the County races. For County Board Chairman, Mike Walkup now leads … Continue reading
With 92 of 213 precincts reporting, Judge James Cowlin seems quite likely to have his judicial appointment ratified by Republican voters. He is shown leading Demetri Tsilimigras by a margin of 61% to 39%. That’s landslide territory. … Continue reading
It’s 57% for James Cowlin and 43% for Demetri Tsilimigras in the first returns posted by the McHenry County Clerk’s Office. … Continue reading
Don’t know what number this mailing from McHenry County Judge candidate Demetri Tsilimigras is, but, since it arrived on Friday, I’m guessing it is the last one. This post card differs from previous ones in that it mentions his opponent’s … Continue reading
With all the hit pieces this past week against Steve, Reick, the real Republican candidate running for the GOP nomination for State Rep., it occurs to me that the McHenry Township Republican Party’s St. Patrick Day Meet & Greet and … Continue reading
Both post cards from Judge James Cowlin are designed to drive home his name and his title. … Continue reading
Steve Reick discovered two years ago that campaign pieces must tell who paid for it. One of his opponent State Rep. Jack Franks’ supporters complained that Reick’s billboard did not give that information. In the next billboard, Rieck put what … Continue reading
Like a boxer trying to bring down an opponent, Judge James Cowlin’s campaign delivered two punches today. The first was a mailing to Republicans. The second was a sticker on the front of the Northwest Herald. … Continue reading
You may have noticed that a lot of signs have red on them. The candidates, coincidentally, I am told, selected the same color. It’s a good color, standing out against both snow and brown grass. A Meet & Greet is … Continue reading
Join me in a political tour of the Huntley Expo. The first booth paid for by tax dollars or campaign funds was that of the McHenry County Recorder of Deeds. The next booth meeting my criteria was that of McHenry … Continue reading
The ad you see below from James Cowlin, one of two candidates for a six-year Circuit Court Judgeship, is right across the page from the article on the contest, which notes prominently that Cowlin is favored by lawyers. Sort of … Continue reading