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What great timing I had. As I was arriving the parade was about ready to kick off and a helpful policeman, after figuring out that I really didn’t want to head down the street toward the front of the parade, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Sally Wiggins
Thursday, as I was driving to the Post Office, I noticed a political tee shirted Terry Kappel walking west on Route 14. You know I had to ask him why he was so attired in Crystal Lake. Was he going … Continue reading
Our family was out of town when the Democratic Party candidate for McHenry County Sheriff released the following press release. I was so overwhelmed with emails upon returning, I let it slide. With Nunda Township Republican Central Committee Chairman Brent … Continue reading
The McHenry County Fair is a place that a politician can meet a lot of people. I loved working them while I was running for County Treasurer and in that office from 1966-70. Not to mention the 16 years I … Continue reading
I haven’t been to the McHenry County Fair yet, but one candidate has been astute enough to send me some photos. Her name is Sally Wiggins and she is running as an Independent for the 22nd Judicial District vacancy. Her … Continue reading
One might have thought the campaign ended with the Republican primary victory of McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren over Zane Seipler, the deputy Nygren never wants to see in the Sheriff’s Department again. But Seipler’s blog, McHenry County Sheriff’s Department … Continue reading
“I don’t think I could have been more victorious,” Barrington Hills resident Sharon Meroni told me after the the conclusion of her challenge to Independent judicial candidate Sally Wiggin’s candidacy. “I have respect for her for doing that (revealing a … Continue reading
I figured that local Republicans would challenge the petitions of Independent candidate for judge Sally Wiggins, but they didn’t. Instead, the challenge came as one of many filed by Barrington Hills resident Sharon Ann Meroni. Meroni is trying to make … Continue reading
While we were on vacation, Sally Wiggins filed 5,100 signatures to run for the McHenry County Circuit Court vacancy for which the Republican Party has fielded Associate Judge Gordon Graham. Graham had no Republican primary challenger. No Democrat filed for … Continue reading
Some candidates took some heat for campaigning at Memorial Day parades, but anyone wanting to be critical of politicians touting themselves at Independence Day parades needs a remedial history lesson. The first candidate to send me a photo was Mike … Continue reading
The woman who wants to run for McHenry County Judge as an Independent, Sally Wiggins, was in hometown of Johnsburg on Memorial Day parading and soliciting signatures. She was kind enough to send some photos, which I am pleased to … Continue reading
I’ve commented several times that I thought women candidates in the Northwest suburbs have a five percentage point advantage when they run for public office. Now comes Brian Frederick, a political scientist from Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts, who has … Continue reading
Sally Wiggins has announced her candidacy for the Circuit Court opening in McHenry county. She, family and friends were gathering signatures at the Crystal Lake TEA Party demonstration April 15th, when she also spoke to those gathered. She may benefit … Continue reading
Speaking to supporters at the McHenry VFW Thursday night, Democratic Party candidate for Sheriff Mike Mahon said he wasn’t going to complain about Republican incumbent Keith Nygren, but then talked about the incumbent’s three homes, his being a “cell phone … Continue reading
Governor Pat Quinn has said he started the tea party movement with his inundation of state legislators and Governor Jim Thompson’s office with tea bags when the Illinois General Assembly conspired with Thompson to raise legislative salaries 40% in 1978. … Continue reading
In case you haven’t noticed the forces grouped behind McHenry County Sheriff are at war with the forces behind McHenry County State’s Attorney. I have no clue when the war started, but it was manifested in Sheriff Keith Nygren‘s not … Continue reading
Local politics is getting more interesting. A judgeship thought to be a shoe-in for Crystal Lake Associate Judge Gordon Graham, who won a spot on the ballot in an uncontested Republican primary election, may have a second candidate. It was … Continue reading