The McHenry County Republican Party held its annual fundraiser at a hanger on the north side of the Lake in the Hills Airport. It’s a low expense affair with, presumably, the hanger donated and eats and drinks provided by Crystal … Continue reading
Category Archives: Mike Skala
Yesterday, McHenry County Blog showed the Lake in the Hills Parade entry for Democrats. Today, let’s look at Republicans. An old truck carrying a sign for GOP State’s Attorney candidate Patrick Kenneally was first. Right behind off to the north … Continue reading
Here is the literature that McHenry County Board member Mike Skala is passing out: … Continue reading
It’s appropriate that McHenry County Board member Mike Skala carry on the tradition of State Rep. Mike Tryon’s Huntley Fish Boil. After all, he was the spark plug behind the event in the first place. This year’s event will be … Continue reading
The agenda for the Planning and Development Committee is out. On the agenda is to expand the P&D committee by 1.5 full time employees or FTEs. Here is a link to the agenda on the McHenry County Board’s website. The … Continue reading
Using a cost-benefit approach, an 18-4 vote of the McHenry County Board settled a suit brought by Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers over an alleged violation of the Open Meetings Act when the majority of a … Continue reading
An article summarizing the upsets in the Republican Primary Election ran in the Northwest Herald today. Written by Kevin Craver, its headline is Fighting the Status Quo, County voters send establishment a message in Illinois primary Featured on the front … Continue reading
The difference between having 16 and 92 of 212 precincts reporting results has not changed the presumptive winners in District 1 through 5. (I didn’t get the results for District 6 at the 16 precinct level.) In District 1, incumbent … Continue reading
Candidate for State Representative Carolyn Schofield and County Board member Mike Skala are distributing a joint piece. The door hanger for both candidates is a way to make the number of volunteers available stretch further. Schofield used the same technique … Continue reading
The McHenry County Township Highway Commissioners Association (17 members) placed a quarter page ad in the tabloid Northwest Herald on Friday listing County Board candidates and countywide candidates in the Republican Primary Election. Here they are: For the McHenry County … Continue reading
State Rep. and former McHenry County Republican Party Chairman has sent an email offering his endorsements in the Primary Election. It follows: Early voting for the March 15 Primary Election begins today at locations throughout the county. Locations and times … Continue reading
The Daily Herald seems to be the only daily newspaper endorsing County Board candidates. There is some irony in that, since the DH does not sent a reporter to County Board meetings and has less and less of a stake … Continue reading
I’m trying to put all campaign literate from each County Board District in separate articles. Here’s what I have found for District 5, which includes parts of Algonquin, Bull Valley, Crystal Lake, Huntley, Lake in the Hills, Lakewood and Woodstock. … Continue reading
Look what I found in the minutes for January 25, 2016, Management Services Committee meeting. It is chaired by Board member Tina Hill. It was stated that signing in for entry into the facility during the County Board meetings may … Continue reading
Yesterday, the answers to the $41.3 million Valley Hi Nursing Home bank balance question by the ten candidates for District 4, 5 and 6 County Board seats were shared with McHenry County Blog readers. One of the six questions that … Continue reading
Ten people seeking Republican nominations for the McHenry County Board appeared at the League of Women Voters Forum Tuesday night. There are running for ballot spots in District 4 (McHenry, Johnsburg, Richmond and Spring Grove) District 5 (Woodstock, Huntley, Bull … Continue reading
McHenry County Board Finance Committee Mike Skala’s petitions have been challenged by Republican Primary opponent Andy Snarski. Skala is completing his first term on the County Board. The only other challenge at the county level is one by Republican Precinct … Continue reading
Here are the final filings for the Republican Primary Election for McHenry County Board: District 1 Yvonne Barnes, Cary Anna May Miller, Cary Terence Ferenc, Fox River Grove Tom Wilbeck, Barrington Hills District 2 Cameron Hubbard, Crystal Lake John Reinert, … Continue reading
The all-Republican McHenry County Board Tuesday night voted unanimously to cut the tax levy for the Valley Hi Nursing Home to zero. The significant amendment did not even require a roll call, as County Board Chairman Joe Gottemoller called for … Continue reading