The following came from a parent of soldiers who attended the Crystal Lake Memorial Day Service in Crystal Lake: I attended the Crystal Lake’s Memorial Day Parade and very moving ceremony at the cemetery. As a friend and I were … Continue reading
Category Archives: Jim Harrison
After eating lunch at DB Cobb’s at Fair Diddley, I ran into my 2002 running mate for State Comptroller. When I was into my quest to be elected Governor as a Libertarian, CPA Julie Fox was running for the chief … Continue reading
Jim and Carolyn Harrison’s names have popped up on the web site of the McHenry County Democratic Party Central Committee web site. Does this means the Harrison, who was first running for Sheriff in the GOP Primary, then announcing he … Continue reading
Jim Harrison, seeking enough signatures to get on the ballot as an Independent, held a fundraiser recently. Although no press release nor photos were shared about its results, the following large recent contributions were reported: In the previous quarter, Harrison … Continue reading
A press release from Jim Harrison, seeking to become an Independent candidate for Sheriff: Harrison is in it to win it! Because of misinformation being circulated about whether Woodstock attorney Jim Harrison will run for McHenry County Sheriff, today, Harrison … Continue reading
Jim Harrison, who has announced his intention to run as an Independent against the winner of the Andy Zinke-Bill Prim face-off in the Republican Primary Election, has filed information about a $1,000 campaign contribution he just received. The donor is … Continue reading
A press release from Independent candidate for Sheriff Jim Harrison: Independent Sheriff’s Candidate Jim Harrison Invites Republican Candidate Bill Prim to Debate In response to the news that Republican Sheriff’s candidate Andy Zinke backed out of a scheduled debate with … Continue reading
Independent candidate for Sheriff Jim Harrison has this message for McHenry County residents: Dear McHenry County Residents, At the start of each New Year, I am optimistic about the future. For 2014, my optimism is for the people of McHenry … Continue reading
Johnsburg’s Saufen und Spiel Parade was last Sunday. Parade entries by politicians are something like tea leaves to a fortune teller. Sometimes they give a view of the future. The McHenry County Sheriff’s race is the most prominent local contest … Continue reading
Thanks to The First Electric Newspaper‘s Pete Gonigam, you can see the political activity at Saturday’s Lake in the Hills Parade which I could not attend. Only one candidate for McHenry County Sheriff was spotted, Independent Jim Harrison. He was … Continue reading
The first indication of politics at McHenry’s 2013 Fiesta Days Parade was a man walking to the marshaling area wearing a Bill Prim for Sheriff tee shirt. I was on my way to Congressman Randy Hultgren’s Pre-Parade Reception at Perry … Continue reading
Assuming those with two-year McHenry County Board terms are all running for re-election, there were probably more candidates for McHenry County Office than you will see below. Although only two candidates are running for the Republican nomination for Sheriff, all … Continue reading
The following appeared on Jim Harrison’s campaign web site. It retracts a statement in this press release. … Continue reading
The third candidate seeking to become McHenry County Sheriff filed his campaign disclosure just two minutes before the July 15th midnight deadline. He reported $11,334.59 in cash and in-kind contributions. That puts him in second place in the second quarter … Continue reading
Campaign disclosure forms have been filed for most candidates since today is the deadline. On the Republican primary side, Bill Prim had $36,069.34 to Andy Zinke’s had $26,760.38 at the end of June. Independent Jim Harrison has not yet filed … Continue reading
A press release from Independent candidate for Sheriff Jim Harrison contains a letter to one Republican opponent, Bill Prim, and follows up on his first press release on the subject. INVITATION TO BILL PRIM Dear Bill, On July 8, 2013, … Continue reading
A press release from Independent candidate for McHenry County Sheriff Jim Harrison: Sheriff’s Candidate Bill Prim Tied to Des Plaines Police Beatings! Independent Sheriff’s candidate Jim Harrison is urging voters to examine an Arbitrator’s ruling [SEE ATTACHED] that found that, … Continue reading
Buried in the middle of yesterday’s McHenry County Blog’s article on politicians and public officials in the Crystal Lake Independence Day Parade is a photo of the Man Sheriff Keith Nygren has endorsed to succeed himself. It’s Andrew Zinke. Here’s … Continue reading
A statewide official, two congressmen, one county official, three candidates for McHenry County Sheriff, three County Board members and Crystal Lake City Council members were spotted at Sunday’s 4th of July Parade. I spotted signs for two state legislators, but … Continue reading
I invited candidates to send in photos of themselves at campaign activities and Independent candidate for McHenry County Sheriff Jim Harrison did so. … Continue reading