A press release from McHenry County College: McHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (MCC) BOARD OF TRUSTEES SELECT TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS TO SERVE INTERIM POSITIONS [October 30, 2018. Crystal Lake, IL] At a special Board meeting on Monday, October 29, 2018, the … Continue reading
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After hearing impassioned pleas and emotional testimonies of the value of the Counseling Department, the McHenry County College Board voted to “honorably dismiss” the four employees, plus three administrators and twelve support staff. The explanation offered was declining enrollment and … Continue reading
They weren’t on the same slate, but Lee Jennings was re-elected Supervisor, Appointed Assessor Mark Dzemske won a full-term and incumbent Mike Lesperance won another four years as Road Commissioner. Results posted on election night by the McHenry County Clerk … Continue reading
Former McHenry County Board President Ron Parrish is quite pleased with what administrators offered up Thursday night to solve the science and health science facility deficiency. “Wonderful,” was his first comment after the presentation by newly-installed President Clint Gabbard. “This is … Continue reading
By a unanimous vote, including Student Trustee Jeremy Sacrament, McHenry County College Trustees voted to impose a $10 per credit hour infrastructure fee starting this summer. One Trustee called it a “user fee.” Including the extra $10, the cost per … Continue reading
At Tuesday night’s meeting of the McHenry County College Board, most of the discussion was about large (over $30 million) building plan. More important in the short-term is what the Board will do to our taxes next spring. Chief Financial … Continue reading
Tuesday night the McHenry County College Board talked about a consultant-proposed $62-$78 million recommended renovation and expansion of the college campus. With Full Time Equivalent enrollment down 7.6% since 2011, but a need to update science laboratories which one Trustee … Continue reading
Last night I got a copy of the following email to MCC Trustee Karen Tirio from McHenry County College Board member Ron Parrish, who is also the immediate past President of the Village of Bull Valley: Just to set the … Continue reading
Since McHenry County College was scheduled to hear the recommendation of its finance guy Bob Tentua last night, I thought I’d spread some warm fuzzies about my and other taxpayers’ appreciation that the Board had kept last year’s tax burden … Continue reading
That’s what some staff members call McHenry County College President Vicky Smith. Some offices have been painted twice since she arrived, but not her own suite. Smith brought up the topic at the Board’s last meeting, but it was pretty … Continue reading
In a direct mail piece Steve Willson, the campaign manager for victorious McHenry County College Board candidates Ron Parrish, Karen Tirio and Mike Smith has apologized for supporting Smith. Voting for himself, Smith was elected President of the MCC Board, … Continue reading
Recently elected McHenry County Trustee Mike Smith of Lakewood was elected President of the College Board by a 4-3 vote. He replaced his April running mate Ron Parrish, who sought re-election to the Board Presidency, being nominated by newly-sworn in … Continue reading
I attended the meeting of the McHenry County College Board tonight because of the following agenda item: ACCEPT AND APPROVE DR. SMITH’S NOTICE OF INTENT TO RETIRE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015, AND GRANT DR. SMITH A POST RETIREMENT STIPEND … Continue reading
It’s almost 9:30 on election night and only one precinct’s results have been reported. Unlike in past year’s, however, newly-elected McHenry County Clerk has found a way to post the results of early voting. From looking at the results, one … Continue reading
One of the voters in Tina Hill’s Dorr 9 precinct dropped off a copy of her pre-election letter. For the Woodstock City Council, County Board member Hill recommends Maureen Larson (incumbent) Mark Salidin (incumbent) Dan Hart (newcomer) It contains endorsements … Continue reading
Last week the Daily Herald issued its endorsements for the McHenry County Board. For the four-year term, Woodstock’s Karen Tirio was endorsed. Tirio owns Monarch Senior Services with her husband. The firm provides non-medical assistance to folks who need it. … Continue reading
An email from Lakewood Village President Erin Smith: Friends and Family, The April 7th election is fast approaching and early voting started this week. I am writing to ask for your support for three candidates for McHenry County College Trustee: … Continue reading
There were six names on the tables at the front of the McHenry County College auditorium. Missing was candidate Jeffrey Hill, running for a six-year term. After the forum I discovered he had signed the paperwork that the McHenry County … Continue reading
It’s about a month from the April 7th election and signs are starting to pop up. Here’s one for three candidates for the McHenry County College Board. … Continue reading
This email was sent to McHenry County Republican Precinct Committeemen by former Congressman Joe Walsh: Dear McHenry County Committeemen, As Precinct Committeeman you have helped lead the fight in getting Reformers elected in McHenry County! That was a beautiful thing. … Continue reading