Former Island Lake Mayor Chuck Amrich has demolished the chances of incumbent Mayor Debbie Herrmann’s remaining in office. With apparently all but the early and absentee voting included, the results in both McHenry and Lake Counties show an avalanche win … Continue reading
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Incumbent Island Lake Village President Debbie Herrmann’s allies managed to get opponent Chuck Amrich thrown off the ballot. Apparently two can play the game of Chicago politics. The local party on whose ballot Amrich was scheduled to appear has now … Continue reading
Island Lake Connie Mascillino resigned her Trustee position and was appointed Village Clerk by Mayor Debbie Herrmann. Sam Cicero was appointed the new Trustee. … Continue reading
That’s what the agenda for the 7:30 Thursday night meeting says. Read it for yourself: 6. Approval of Mayor’s appointment to fill Village Clerk vacancy 7. Approval of Mayor’s appointment to fill Village Trustee vacancy The Mayor, in case you … Continue reading
Again with the caveat that all early and absentee ballots may not be included in these totals, two out of three of the critics of the way Village President Debbie Herrman has run the Village of Island Lake came out … Continue reading
“Spending Our Loot Will Get You the Boot,” reads the sign carried by one man in last week’s pre-Island Lake Village Board meeting demonstration in front of Village Hall. Citizens backing opponents to Village President Debbie Herrmann turned out in … Continue reading
Into my inbox came campaign literature from one side of the Island Lake fight today. It’s from the “Right Party.” These are the folks who opposed Village President Debbie Herrmann’s way of running the village. You can read it below: … Continue reading
A press release from the organizers of the demonstration: “A protest is planned for Thursday, March 31 in front of the Island Lake village hall (located at 3720 Greenleaf Avenue) between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. “Dozens of protesters are … Continue reading
The senior partner turned out for his firm’s firing by four out of six Trustees in Island Lake Monday night. The distinguished looking, white haired Stewart Diamond was in his unmarked seat next to the Village President’s seat early for … Continue reading
Here’s what an Island Lake friend of McHenry County Blog wrote me about tonight’s village board meeting: If you visit the Island Lake Blog (What’s Happening in Island Lake?) you will see that tonight’s agenda was pass an ordinance that … Continue reading
There are six people who figured out sixty days before the election that they could run a write-in campaign and registered such an intention with the county clerk. That’s what a new state law requires. Two of the six write-in … Continue reading
Island Lake pig farmer Bob Wargaski. he who fought and beat “city hall,” lives outside the village limits, but obviously has “had it up to here” with the way the incumbents have run things there. He commissioned the cartoon you … Continue reading
The village board has come to its senses. No. That’s probably too strong a statement. But, the Island Lake village attorney has ended the village vendetta against Viet Nam veteran Greg Kachka. Just in case you can’t remember who started … Continue reading
The village board has come to its senses. No. That’s probably too strong a statement. But, the Island Lake village attorney has ended the village vendetta against Viet Nam veteran Greg Kachka. Just in case you can’t remember who started … Continue reading