McHenry County Blog

Woodstock Opera House last summer when the painted horses were all over the Downtown area.

Republican, Democratic and Green Party organization conventions will be held today.

The Republicans will meet at the Woodstock VFW at 7, the Democrats at the Woodstock Opera House at 7 and the Greens at the Woodstock Library at 6:30.

Since the Democrats were the only one to send out a press release, I put it below:

County Democrats Meet in Convention Wednesday at Opera House

Crystal Lake–The Democratic Party of McHenry County will meet in Woodstock for its bi-annual Convention at 7 PM Wednesday, March 3 at the Woodstock Opera House, 121 West Van Buren Street.

The Convention will elect Central Committee officers including Chair, Vice-chair, Treasurer, Secretary and General Counsel to serve until the next convention in 2012.  There will also be an election of District Chairs to represent each of McHenry County’s six County Board Districts.  District Chairs sit with the officers on the Party Executive Board.

Precinct Representatives elected in the February Primary will be eligible to vote.  Each will cast a weighted vote equal to the total number of Democratic voters in the Primary in his or her precinct.

Although only elected Precinct Representatives can vote, all Democrats and members of the public are welcome.

For further information see www.mchenrydems.orgop.

McHenry County Democrats invited folks to gather at Woodstock’s Stage Left (next to the Opera House) to watch Wednesday’s WTTW Democratic Party U.S. Senate debate. The party’s press release follows:

McHenry County Dems to Meet at Stage Left for Senate Debate Watch Party

Crystal Lake—The Democratic Part of McHenry County will host a gathering at the Stage Left Café in Woodstock next to the Opera House on Wednesday, January 20, at 6:30 PM.  The highlight of the evening will be viewing the WTTW Democratic Senatorial debate between 7 and 8 PM.

There will also be an opportunity to meet candidates in the February 2 Democratic Party Primary.  Party business will be conducted at a brief meeting.

The program is free and open to the public.

For more information call 815 788-9540, e-mail <a href=”mailto:info@mchenrydems.org“>info@mchenrydems.org</a>  or visit www.mchenrydems.org .

And, it’s not incumbent Democratic Party Board member Jim Kennedy.

The first day of filing only District 4 Democrat challenger Jeff Thirtyacre turned in his petitions.

There is no indication that Kennedy will not file for re-election.

Incumbents up for election in the McHenry, Richmond and Burton Township district are Sandy Salgado and Pete Merklel.

First the yard signs appeared.

Today a postcard from “Citizens for a Democratic Algonquin Township” was delivered in some parts of the township.

On the address side is the catchy

Also on that side are the names of the three Democrats on the ballot:

• Bob Frank
• Frank Hyden
• James McTague

And there is a web site address:

http://algonquintrustees.blogspot.com

and an email address: algonquintownship@gmail.com

and a Cary post office box.

Pictures of three white haired gentlemen appear on the back. Two have white beards.

Next to it is

Although not required, because no funds are solicited, there is fund raising disclosure language.

Election of these three candidates will give control of the Algonquin Township Board to the Democratic Party.

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If you get political mail and can scan and email it to me, I’ll make sure it gets wider distribution.

McHenry County Democrats couldn’t put together a primary election where voters could cast ballots for their choices at their local polling places, but, on January 13th, the McHenry County Democratic Party web site announces party caucuses will be held for two townships.

Algonquin Township Democrats will gather in Lake in the Hills at the village hall at 600 Harvest Gate at 7 PM on Tusday, the 13th.

Nunda Township Democrats are scheduled to meet at the Nunda Township Hall, 3510 Bay Road, Crystal Lake, at 7 PM.

The web site also solicits candidates for local office and asks for those who campaign this past year to continue doing so for local office.

McHenry County Democrats couldn’t put together a primary election where voters could cast ballots for their choices at their local polling places, but, on January 13th, the McHenry County Democratic Party web site announces party caucuses will be held for two townships.

Algonquin Township Democrats will gather in Lake in the Hills at the village hall at 600 Harvest Gate at 7 PM on Tusday, the 13th.

Nunda Township Democrats are scheduled to meet at the Nunda Township Hall, 3510 Bay Road, Crystal Lake, at 7 PM.

The web site also solicits candidates for local office and asks for those who campaign this past year to continue doing so for local office.

Democratic Party candidates numbering three and one candidate’s husband shifted $3,600 into the McHenry County Democratic Central Committee’s coffers, according to a report filed 9:10 last night.

$2,000 came from State’s Attorney candidate Tom Cynor.

$500 each came from District 2 county board candidate Jill Mawhinney and her husband Rich Jackson.

$600 was donated by Democratic Party Chair Kathy Bergan Schmidt.
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All contributions were made on Friday.

In addition, the Eighth District Democrats and Independents contributed $500 to Cynor’s campaign for state’s attorney.

That’s the biggest contribution Cynor has received from an outside source.

He has given his political action committee $9,516 and loaned it $50,000.

Democratic Party candidates numbering three and one candidate’s husband shifted $3,600 into the McHenry County Democratic Central Committee’s coffers, according to a report filed 9:10 last night.

$2,000 came from State’s Attorney candidate Tom Cynor.

$500 each came from District 2 county board candidate Jill Mawhinney and her husband Rich Jackson.

$600 was donated by Democratic Party Chair Kathy Bergan Schmidt.
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All contributions were made on Friday.

In addition, the Eighth District Democrats and Independents contributed $500 to Cynor’s campaign for state’s attorney.

That’s the biggest contribution Cynor has received from an outside source.

He has given his political action committee $9,516 and loaned it $50,000.

For our next look at the McHenry County Monopoly game that was introduced from a Cleveland, Ohio, mail house, we’ll look at two cards, one from COMMUNITY CHEST, the other from the CHANCE card pile.

One of the COMMUNITY CHEST and one of the CHANCE cards are flipped over on the Democrats Monopoly board.

The COMMUNITY CHEST card says,

That’s cute, but not really biting, because no new offices but the health department-animal control center in Crystal Lake have been opened in the last two years.

Considering how much that was attacked two years ago, I’m surprised there was no follow-up.

The CHANCE card is interesting.

The Get Out of Jail Free card, which is shown face up, says,

Think this one was vetted by an attorney?

Think the Democratic Party will print up this game and sell it?

If so, a copy would certainly end up in the McHenry County Historical Museum in Union.

One final thought.

Wouldn’t it be something if Cook County Republicans could run a similar campaign?

On the McHenry County Monopoly board that the Democrats sent to some, but not all parts of the county, there is a reference to a $177 million county administrative complex expansion plan.

The Dems call it a “Spending Spree.”

Wednesday’s Daily Herald has an article by Chuck Keeshan about how the county plans to spend $4.5 million buying the Klehm property, which was nursery when Mr. Klehm tried to get me to waive interest when he showed up at the McHenry County Treasurer’s Office a day after his real estate tax bill was due. (You would guess correctly that I made him pay the late penalty.)

The article also says the county wants to purchase Cardunal Savings Bank. It’s on Route 14 south of the county administrative property.