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Don’t have a photo of Jack Franks’ vehicle at The Framery in Ridgefield, but a Friend of McHenry County Blog saw it parked there. And who owns The Framery? Jim Roden. He ran for McHenry County Board twice in District … Continue reading
Category Archives: Jim Roden
Below is the McHenry County Board comparison that McHenry County Democrats prepared, but which I haven’t been able to find any delivered in District 2, which is comprised of Crystal Lake, Lakewood and Lake in the Hills. The post card … Continue reading
I had heard about ads like this making it look as if Democratic Party McHenry County Board candidates were running against Mike Walkup, but not being a Facebook guy, I hadn’t seen one until a Friend of McHenry County Blog … Continue reading
Having found big money going from Vince Foglia to Republican County Board candidates, I decided to look at what Democrats have received. Reports must be made if a candidate raises or spends $5,000, so a lot of campaigns, especially local … Continue reading
Previously, I’ve covered the Jack Franks part of Crystal Lake’s 4th of July Parade (held on July 3rd). Now, let’s look at the other Democrats, who were marching separately. Jim Roden, County Board candidate for District 2, was riding in … Continue reading
Petitions have been filed to the McHenry County Board candidates that the Democratic Party Central Committee slated at that meeting they wouldn’t let me attend. New candidates are District 1 – Kathryn Potter District 2 – Jim Roden District 3 … Continue reading
My neighbor and high school classmate Jim Roden is running for the McHenry County Board for a second time. Roden owns The Framery in Ridgefield and is a big reason that a Metra station was not built in Ridgefield. In … Continue reading
The following seek to succeed former State Senator Jack Schaffer on the Metra Board. It’s a paying position–$15,000 per year–but not exempt from political heat. Dennis Adams, McHenry, former McHenry County College Board member, McHenry alderman and candidate for Mayor, … Continue reading
There were differences between the totals on which I based the earlier articles I wrote last night and the ones that now appear on the McVote election results web site. Added in at the end of the counting were 31,091 … Continue reading
There are two precincts who vote at the Crystal Lake Park Districts Main Beach House–Algonquin 7 and Algonquin 19. Let’s start at the top of the ticket, knowing that the results do not include 86 absentee and early votes. Neither … Continue reading
I’ve been complaining about the lack of political mail when most people would just be delighted to be merely subjected to television ads. Today, my neighbor down the street Jim Roden, or someone working for him dropped off a door … Continue reading
A letter that Crystal Lake Democrat Jim Roden is distributing: Hi Neighbors & Friends: A vote for our neighbor Jim Roden in the McHenry County Board District 2 election is effectively a vote against Ken Koehler, and a great way … Continue reading
Evidence of campaign activity by Demcoratic Party candidate for McHenry County Board District 2 made itself visible this past week. Roden lives just down the street from me and has lived here since high school. With that long in the … Continue reading
Clint Eastwood handled one empty chair at the Republican National Convention. Had he attended the candidate’s night for County Board Districts 1, 2 and 3 Wednesday at McHenry County College, he would have had to deal with four of them. … Continue reading
Commenting on the McHenry County Board’s decision to send a conflict of interest waiver to the Federal government’s Department of Housing and Urban Development, District 2 Democrat Jim Roden made the following comments: “I can’t believe what just happened. “17 … Continue reading
Still thinking about the implications of the McHenry County GOP interview committee’s decision to reject Tonya Franklin’s offer to run a high energy campaign against 7-term incumbent Democrat Jack Franks. Today Jack Franks is sighing a big “Whew.” The reason? … Continue reading
District 2 Democratic Party McHenry County Board candidate Jim Roden answers the Alliance for Land, Agriculture and Water Questionnaire below. He entered the public arena when he sent a letter about the Ridgefield Train Station to the new Metra Executive … Continue reading
Two years ago, the Political Action Committee that claimed my scalp when I was challenged by Rosemary Kurtz in the 2000 primary election, Personal PAC, endorsed five McHenry County Board candidates: Mark Booras Tina Hill (R-5) Donna Kurtz (R-2) Dennis … Continue reading
Maybe it’s not tea leaves. Maybe it’s newspaper clippings to which I should allude. In any event, the first two McHenry County Board endorsement editorials got me thinking. McHenry County’s paper of record has suggested dumping Board Chairman Ken Koehler … Continue reading
At least one candidate in each McHenry County Board district. The rumor mill was right. An article has already been run on District 1’s Nick Chirikos. In District 2 there are two challengers, Jim Roden and Jim Kennedy. District 3 … Continue reading