Dem Mailing Surfaces

The McHenry County Democratic Central Committee had about $28,000 in the bank so I figured there was enough for a countywide mailing. Here is the post card mailed in County Board District 6: The Democrats say that Grafton Township Supervisor … Continue reading

Sun-Times Says Merge Cook County Recorder’s and Clerk’s Offices

McHenry County Republican Recorder of Deeds candidate Joe Tirio (he of “IWontHireMyWife.com” and “ErasetheRecorder.com” fame) got a rebuttal of his Democratic Party opponent Lynn Gray’s claim that McHenry County is too populous a county for such a merger. Tirio, of … Continue reading

BGA: Merging Recorder with Clerk’s Office “Makes Perfect Sense”

Complaints have been made by some in the political arena that eliminating the elected official who runs the McHenry County Recorder of Deeds office is a bad idea, because McHenry County is too large a county for a merger with … Continue reading

Canidates for Recorder of Deeds Face Off

Unlike Republican Mike Walkup, whose opponent Jack Franks was a no-show at the League of Women Voters candidates’ night, Republican Joe Tirio’s opponent Democrat Lynn Gray was on the stage. Tirio got to speak first. The Woodstock Republican said he … Continue reading

Pols Missing the McHenry Parade

Democrats have gotten a lot of publicity in running County Board and countywide candidates for office. And replacing them when their first choices dropped out. McHenry has one of five pretty much “must appear” parades. The only Democrat with a … Continue reading

Campaign Finance Report Time

Campaign Disclosure Reports are not due to the State Board of Elections until midnight April 15th–Friday night. But, having just finished my quarterly torture, I started looking for reports from other local committees. Jack Franks, now running for only one … Continue reading

Petitioners at Woodstock’s Fair Diddly

My wife and I went to Fair Diddly Sunday afternoon. She looked at stuff, while I was on the lookout for people seeking petition signatures. Two years ago, I found Jim Harrison supporters, complete with tee shirts, plus Libertarian candidate … Continue reading

Dems Announce Secret Meeting Choices for Office

As predicted, the name of the Democratic Party’s candidate for State’s Attorney was announced in the Northwest Herald. The name didn’t make the headline on either page 16 or page 17. The headline was Democratic Party chooses candidates for several … Continue reading