Lakewood was the write-in sensation two years ago, when Paul Serwatka ran first as a write-in in his race for Village Trustee. He campaigned against the Tax Increment Financing District and the SportsPlex at the southern intersection of Routes 47 … Continue reading
Bob Kunz, Algonquin Township’s Assessor since 1973, tolk his staff today that he was not running for re-election next spring. Kunz was Forrest B. Hare’s Chief Deputy when Hare retired in the middle of his second term. The Township Board, … Continue reading
The following comment was posted about township government’s consolidation of power in township boards over the years: I do not support the creation of laws that divert attention from the real problem. Townships have become targets for elimination because Springfield … Continue reading
No surprise there, of course. The only write-in I can remember that succeeded was that of Algonquin Township Assessor Forrest B. Hare in 1973. Homeowners for Hare put on a good campaign, which was opposed by the local Republican Party … Continue reading
It has happened time and time again. Uppity voters prevent elected officials from doing something they dearly desire. Or uppity voters punish elected officials and those officials don’t like it. What do the elected officials do? They ask their state … Continue reading
Sunday Northwest Herald Executive Editor Chris Krug wrote of taking some heat from a reader who criticized him in a letter to his boss John Rung. In response, Krug said he was going to list the benefits of township government. … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog has some thoughtful thinkers. One has posted the comment below under the last article. Certainly people are talking about abolishing Grafton Township. Two trustees have told me that might even favor the idea. I found one … Continue reading
“This is nothing, absolutely nothing,” Northwest Herald reporter Amber Krosel quotes newly-sworn in Grafton Township Trustee Gerry McMahon at Thursday night’s meeting. This was the same day that McMahon and his fellow trustees were given their third McHenry County Court … Continue reading
when I saw the Chicago Tribune editorial on McHenry County’s former Democratic State Representative Tom Hanahan, I sent his and my former State Senator Jack Schaffer an email asking for his memories. It gave me two of the five belly … 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
The candidates nominated in the Grafton Township Republican primary election don’t have any opposition on the ballot, but Dan Ziller, Jr., is running one of the more high profile write-in candidacies in recent memory. Early last week, there was an … Continue reading
You’d think there was a hot primary election in Grafton Township today. There were mailing from both incumbent John Rossi and challenger Linda Moore. Both distributed literature door-to-door. Moore had made phone calls on Wednesday, Friday, Monday and today. I’d … Continue reading
You’d think there was a hot primary election in Grafton Township today. There were mailing from both incumbent John Rossi and challenger Linda Moore. Both distributed literature door-to-door. Moore had made phone calls on Wednesday, Friday, Monday and today. I’d … Continue reading
Yesterday, the scene was set for explaining why Algonquin Township has had primary elections instead of caucuses as the method of selecting candidates for township office since the mid-1970’s. It all started when incumbent Republican Township Assessor Forrest Hare was … Continue reading
Yesterday, the scene was set for explaining why Algonquin Township has had primary elections instead of caucuses as the method of selecting candidates for township office since the mid-1970’s. It all started when incumbent Republican Township Assessor Forrest Hare was … Continue reading
That is the question that Republican and Democratic township central committees are now considering. Precinct committee have very little power. In their precincts, if they develop a rapport with local residents, they can influence elections. But, they can have real … Continue reading
That is the question that Republican and Democratic township central committees are now considering. Precinct committee have very little power. In their precincts, if they develop a rapport with local residents, they can influence elections. But, they can have real … Continue reading
Where is Mal Bellairs when we need him? The short answer is WIVS-AM radio (850 on the dial) owner Bellairs is retired. During the 1970’s, he used his Crystal Lake radio station across from The Freeze to inform listeners about … Continue reading
Where is Mal Bellairs when we need him? The short answer is WIVS-AM radio (850 on the dial) owner Bellairs is retired. During the 1970’s, he used his Crystal Lake radio station across from The Freeze to inform listeners about … Continue reading
