From McHenry County Republican Party Chairman Diane Evertsen: The County Board Chairman has just announced the vacancy in Board District 3 of the seat previously occupied by Mike Walkup. As some of you know, Mr. Walkup tendered his resignation effective … Continue reading
Last night the nomination of Democratic Party McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks to replace Franks’ critic Republican Craig Wilcox, who resigned to take Pam Althoff’s State Senate seat, was approved with 19 out of 22 possible votes. Abstaining were … Continue reading
Correction: My eyes were not working well enough yesterday when I copied the following information from item 14.2a in tonight’s McHenry County Board Agenda. Most of my mistakes were in the Public Health Committee. = = = = = On … Continue reading
Grafton Township Republican Party Chairman Mike Skala has been elected Vice Chairman of the McHenry County Board for the next two years. The position of Vice Chairman of the McHenry County Board has been a largely ceremonial position for the … Continue reading
With the retirement of McHenry County Board member Craig Wilcox to assume Pam Althoff’s seat in the Illinois State Senate McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks has the statutory duty to appoint a replacement. The only checks on this power … Continue reading
Yesterday McHenry County Blog pointed readers to the Chicago Sun-Times article about the money received from the Federal government for housing illegal aliens. In it, newly-elected McHenry County Board member Carlos Acosta is indirectly quoted as saying, “asked whether the … Continue reading
One of the responsibilities of the McHenry County Clerk is writing minutes of the McHenry County Board. One would expect that newly-sworn in Joe Tirio will put what happens in County Board meetings. I don’t usually read meeting minutes, but … Continue reading
From former McHenry County Board member Ersel Schuster: It is Said… “Hell is Truth Seen Too Late!” For those who believe history is an indicator of the future, these last two years do not give one a great deal of … Continue reading
It’s the first Monday in December. That’s when newly-elected county officials are sworn in statewide. The biggest news is the addition of four Democrats to the McHenry County Board. The total is now five, plus County Board Chairman Jack Franks. … Continue reading
Yesterday, McHenry County Blog reported that former State Rep. Jack Franks began drawing his legislative pension of $4,885.19 a month. At age 55, retired legislators are allowed to start drawing their retirement benefits. A second state retiree benefit is health … Continue reading
Today the Northwest Herald reports the following tax levy action by the McHenry County Board: “Last year’s budget included a $71.8 million property tax levy. The 2019 budget includes a $69.8 million levy.” The internet headline for the article follows: … Continue reading
As reported just after midnight, about 21% of those who cast votes did not show up as having voted for Governor. Now, after a call from Rich Miller of Capitol Fax and a posting of this article, our clearly incompetent … Continue reading
McHenry County Board member Michael Rein has 4,847 votes with 97% of the precincts reporting in District 5. Carlos Acosta has 4,681, only 166 votes behind. … Continue reading
With about 91%of the Algonquin, Nunda and McHenry Township precincts in McHenry County Board District 3, former McHenry County Board Chairman Joe Gottemoller is being Kelli Wegener by 334 votes. … Continue reading
In McHenry County Board District 1, Democrat Michael Vijuk is leading appointed Republican Chris Spoerl by 320 votes with 90% of the precincts reporting. In District 2, Suzanne Ness is ahead of Josh Howell by 661 votes with 82% of … Continue reading
The new Editorial Board members at the Northwest Herald may be a bit different from those in past times. I remember the days when the NWH endorsed every tax hike referendum on the ballot. No longer. The two tax hike … Continue reading
The following postcard was sent throughout McHenry County Board candidate Michael Rein’s District 5: … Continue reading
McHenry County Board member Michael Rein’s re-election campaign piece arrived in District 5 mailboxes on Wednesday. You can see the piece below: In his campaign, Rein points out that his efforts have led to reducing expenses by $5 million by … Continue reading
former McHenry County Board member Carolyn Schofield, running to re-capture her seat, sent out the following mailing after the Northwest Herald endorsements were published: … Continue reading
One of the issues on the fall ballot is a supposedly binding referendum to impose term limits on McHenry County Board members. The County Board decided that the limits should not affect most of those on the Board now. The … Continue reading
