McHenry County Blog

As I drove to Andy’s Family Restaurant for my Walk to Emmaus Reunion breakfast at 7:30 this morning, I noticed my Zane for Sheriff sign had been stolen.

The wire was still there, but the sign was missing.

You have to wonder about the genius who took it.

He’s obviously not deeply enough into politics that he could figure out I might write an article about the theft.

An equal opportunity sign displayer on Route 47 on the way to the Courthouse in Woodstock. The center yard sign for Zane Seipler was stolen Friday night from next to my mailbox in Lakewood

When people start stealing signs, it’s generally an indication that the side doing the stealing is nervous about the election.  And mine is not the only Zane for Sheriff signs to have “disappeared.”

Why would there reason for Keith Nygren to be worried about his re-election chances? After all, how can one with $123,000 in the bank on January 1st lose an election to someone running a hand-to-mouth financed campaign?

Still, Nygren has only had one mailer so far. At least one more to come, of course. And there’ll be radio and newspaper ads, but, still, in spite of the Nygren signs all over, I wouldn’t exactly characterize his campaign as “all out.”

With that kind of money, I could think of a lot more to do.

But, maybe Nygren is saving the bulk of his money to fight Democrat Mike Mahon in the f

In Wonder Lake yesterday, I found a front yard full of signs on the street side of a lakefront property.

They were to promote McHenry’s Peterson Park’s Haunted Hayride.

I see dates of October 10th, 16th, 17th, 23rd, 24th, as well as October 30th.

7-10:30 PM.

Volunteers were repainting parts.

Just in case you want to mark your calendar, 16th District Congressman Don Manzullo will be holding an official Town Hall Meeting this Sunday starting at noon in the large gym at McHenry County College. It starts at twelve. Parking Lot B is closest to the east entrance that should be used.

Still no face-to-face free Town Meeting held on the subject by Blue Dog Democrat Melissa Bean, who represents the rest of McHenry County in the 8th District.

Here is Manzullo’s reminder press release:

Rep. Manzullo to Hold Health Care Town Hall Meeting Sunday at McHenry County College

[CRYSTAL LAKE] Congressman Don Manzullo (R-Egan) will continue to seek the opinions of northern Illinois residents on the all-important issue of health care reform when he hosts his eighth town hall meeting Sunday, Sept. 20 in Crystal Lake.

The meeting is open to the public and will be held from 12 to 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20 in the multi-purpose room (large gymnasium) in Building A at McHenry County College, 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. on the east side entrance to the building. The closest parking lot is Lot B.

Manzullo will spend the first 25-30 minutes of the meeting explaining the health care reform proposals before Congress, his concerns with H.R. 3200, the alternatives he supports to make health care coverage more affordable and accessible to Americans, and the legislative outlook for passage. The remainder of the meeting will be spent taking questions and comments from his constituents (speakers will be limited to 1 ½ minutes each).

Because the primary objective of the meeting is for Manzullo to hear from the people he represents, speakers will be limited to residents of the 16th Congressional District of Illinois, which includes about two-thirds of McHenry County. Signs will not be allowed into the building.

The MCC town hall will be Manzullo’s eighth town hall meeting in northern Illinois this summer. Nearly 2,000 residents attended Manzullo’s previous town hall meetings in Sycamore, Oregon, Elizabeth (2 meetings), and Rockford (3 meetings). To view clips of Manzullo’s previous town halls, visit Congressman Manzullo’s YouTube page at http://www.youtube.com/user/repmanzullo

The picture of Congressman Don Manzullo was taken at the Patriots United forum on health care.

Today, no long shots but the one below.

Even it has signs you can read:

Stop
the
Beltway
Bandits!

Party
like
1773

BO’s promises
→ My
Money

OBAMA
CONGRESS
‘THIEVES’

STOP SPENING
MY GRANDKIDS
FUTURE INCOME!

The yellow one you can’t read behind the yellow one you can says,

We’ll concentrate on individual signs, most of which were homemade.

This one says,

Next you can see the signs (click to enlarge any photo):

We can read three signs in this photo.

The same

appeared on the backs of three children.

GOVT. TRILLIONS $=
SLAVERY 4 U.S. PEOPLE
STOP RECKLESS SPENDING!

Other stories that might be of interest:

Noon TEA Party Biggest Demonstration in McHenry County History at Route 14 and Main Street

Algonquin Area Residents TEA Party on Route 62

TEA Party Moving Down to Cary

Obama Supporters Object to My Sense of Humor

Message of the Day – ATM, NOT

A Letter from Libertarian Party Chair Dave Brady and More Crystal Lake TEA Party Pictures

Memorializing Chicago Tribune TEA Party Coverage

TEA Party Montage with Beatles’ “Tax Man”

Incumbent Grafton Township Supervisor John Rossi seems to be winning the sign war. It’s interesting that this Lakewood and Miller Road posting has both candidates for Township Road Commissioner beside the big Rossi sign. From the design and other joint placements I have seen, I assume that Mike Romanelli is running with Re-elect Rossi, while incumbent Jack Freund seems to be on his own.

You will note a smaller sign with Rossi’s name, along with the incumbent township trustees.

It’s not like his challenger, Linda Moore, has none.

But, it’s hard to compete with 4 by 4 foot signs with simple yard signs.

Some of Moore’s do have a theme that echoes her literature’s criticism of Rossi’s having borrowed $3.5 million without benefit of getting voters to approve it in a refernedum.

They say

on one side.

The other says,

Both sides have Linda Moore bumper stickers underneath.

Incumbent Grafton Township Supervisor John Rossi seems to be winning the sign war. It’s interesting that this Lakewood and Miller Road posting has both candidates for Township Road Commissioner beside the big Rossi sign. From the design and other joint placements I have seen, I assume that Mike Romanelli is running with Re-elect Rossi, while incumbent Jack Freund seems to be on his own.

You will note a smaller sign with Rossi’s name, along with the incumbent township trustees.

It’s not like his challenger, Linda Moore, has none.

But, it’s hard to compete with 4 by 4 foot signs with simple yard signs.

Some of Moore’s do have a theme that echoes her literature’s criticism of Rossi’s having borrowed $3.5 million without benefit of getting voters to approve it in a refernedum.

They say

on one side.

The other says,

Both sides have Linda Moore bumper stickers underneath.

I admire the creativity of “Heck of a Guy” Crystal Lake blogger Allan Showalter.

He looked at the Cary gravel pits new web site www.CaryIllinois.org and wrote another story–Directions to CaryIllinois.org–about it.

I looked at the Interstate directional signs on top of his story.

Had the Fox Valley Expressway, which would have been known at the Fox Valley Tollway, been built there might have been exit signs to Cary.

Showalter’s suggestions?

Under “ROAD DIVIDERS” appears,

The word “Quarry” appears to be the new name for Cary.

A second sign for “LAST EXIT”

But it doesn’t end there.

Showalter has turned the masthead of the new web site into a massive billboard.

It features the town’s purported slogan,

Another billboard features a young woman dancing with an I-Pod in her ear.

are the biggest letters.

Below is

This is typical of Showalter’s sense of humor.

I encourage you to read the entire article.

And visit CaryIllinois.org. They have periodic news updates like Mayor Steve Loamal winning the noodling contest.

Last Sunday I posted this article about the new web site.

I admire the creativity of “Heck of a Guy” Crystal Lake blogger Allan Showalter.

He looked at the Cary gravel pits new web site www.CaryIllinois.org and wrote another story–Directions to CaryIllinois.org–about it.

I looked at the Interstate directional signs on top of his story.

Had the Fox Valley Expressway, which would have been known at the Fox Valley Tollway, been built there might have been exit signs to Cary.

Showalter’s suggestions?

Under “ROAD DIVIDERS” appears,

The word “Quarry” appears to be the new name for Cary.

A second sign for “LAST EXIT”

But it doesn’t end there.

Showalter has turned the masthead of the new web site into a massive billboard.

It features the town’s purported slogan,

Another billboard features a young woman dancing with an I-Pod in her ear.

are the biggest letters.

Below is

This is typical of Showalter’s sense of humor.

I encourage you to read the entire article.

And visit CaryIllinois.org. They have periodic news updates like Mayor Steve Loamal winning the noodling contest.

Last Sunday I posted this article about the new web site.