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
The following was written by First Electric Newspaper publisher Pete Gonigam and graciously shared with McHenry County Blog readers: McHenry Dems Pick State Rep. Jack Franks For County Board Chairman The McHenry County Democratic Central Committee in caucus Sunday picked … Continue reading
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
Here’s what is listed on the web site of the McHenry County Democratic Party: Local party leadership Chairman: Mike Bissett Vice-Chair: Kristina Zahorik Treasurer: Mary Mahady Secretary: Kathy Bergan Schmidt General Counsel: James Harrison Fundraising Chair: TBA Membership Recruitment Chair: … Continue reading
Reading political tea leaves is something that lots of people do. This was passed on by a couple of McHenry County Board members. They noticed former two-term McHenry County Board member Paula Yensen in the audience at Friday’s meeting about … Continue reading
In next Wednesday night’s McHenry County Democratic Party Convention at McHenry County College, everyone is welcome, but only elected Precinct Committeemen will be allowed to vote on officers and any other business. Here is the list showing who won where … Continue reading
Earlier I ran the following information I picked up last Wednesday’s meeting of the McHenry County Democratic Party Central Committee: Democrats’ Take on Election Day McHenry County Democratic Party Chairman Mike Bissett addresses Wednesday night’s Central Committee meeting about the … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Clerk Mary McClellan: ePoll Book Vendor Glitch Leads to 90 Minutes Extra Voting Time; Record turnout generates communication concerns On March 15, 2016, McHenry County experienced a record voter turnout in a Primary with … Continue reading
Thirty-five Democrats have signed up to be Precinct Committeeman. That’s out of 210 precincts. MARENGO 4 ALLISON A BARNARD SENECA 2 JOHN M BARTMAN CORAL 1 HENRY P FRANK GRAFTON 1 DIANE E OLTMAN AYERS GRAFTON 5 HELEN LINDQUIST GRAFTON … Continue reading
The McHenry County Republican Party’s annual fundraiser is being held at a hanger northeast of the Lake in the Hills Airport on Thursday from 6-8 with an entry fee of $50 unless one is a Precinct Committeeman, in which case, … Continue reading
Took a trip to the McHenry County Fair Wednesday afternoon looking for things political. Of course, the Fair itself is a political entity–one that tried to banish Pro-Life and religious entries to a “Faith Tent,” but more on that later. … Continue reading
Today we move to Kristina Zahorik’s campaign committee. She serves on the Oakwood Hills Village Board and is a Democratic Party State Central Committeewoman. She ran first for Village Trustee in the April election. Last year she won the State Central Committeewoman … Continue reading
A former McHenry County Democratic Party Chairwoman didn’t like the title “Committeeman” for political party representatives. I told her that was the title in state law and that if local Democrats didn’t like it, they controlled the House, the Senate … Continue reading
Yesterday, McHenry County Blog reported that the McHenry County Republican Central Committee During the same time period (October 1st through the end of the year), McHenry County Democrats expended less than one-third as much–$10,098.89. $352 of the money spent was … Continue reading
There are precious few who filed a petition with ten signatures and were elected, as you can see below. The number in parentheses represents those voting in the March Democratic Primary Election. They call themselves “precinct representatives,” but the title … Continue reading
The following email made it to my inbox. It is from Mike Bisset, the Democratic Party Chairman in McHenry County. The Democrats are running no one for countywide office, just as the Democrats ran no one against Dave McSweeney two … Continue reading
Here are the details of the McHenry County Democratic Central Committee’s annual fundraiser: Thomas Jefferson Dinner Saturday, June 14, 2014 at 06:00 PM · $80.00 USD Prairie Lodge at Sun City in Huntley, IL … 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
Couldn’t be two places at once last Wednesday night, so I asked the head of the McHenry County Democratic Central Committee if there were any changes in officers. There were a couple of them, which you can see below: Chair: … Continue reading
Republican and Democratic Party Central Committees will meet on opposite sides of Crystal Lake tonight at 7:30 to select officers and conduct other business. Both have open to the public in past years. Details for the Democrats follow: Wednesday, April … Continue reading
