When former McHenry City Clerk Janice Dalton ran against McHenry County Recorder of Deeds Joe Tirio in the Republican Primary Election last year, she made a joint mailing with McHenry County Clerk Mary McClellan, who was a candidate for Judge. … Continue reading
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A year ago, McHenry County Recorder of Deeds Joe Tirio was running against former McHenry City Clerk Janice Dalton. Dalton didn’t have much of a campaign if one leaves out the smear pieces from Jack Franks’ allies calling themselves the … Continue reading
Add in a $5,000 in-kind expenditure from Liberty Outdoor Advertising for billboards and the total rises to over $129,000. In addition, there is a $35,000 loan from the candidate reported on April 4th. The committee has debts from the candidate … Continue reading
Judge Robert Wilbrandt uses his position as a sitting judge, the top Bar Association rating and newspaper endorsements to advance his candidacy in a mailing that arrived today. Because the postcard is larger than my scanner can take, sides are … Continue reading
The weekend before last I put up an article about the hit piece sent out to defame Judge Robert Wilbrandt’s candidacy for a six-yer term. I run it again, not to give credence to the anonymous charges of a committee … Continue reading
Demetri Tsilimigras is basing his campaign for a Circuit Judge’s seat on the promise that he will not take a judicial pension. You can see the promise on the top of his four-by-four foot isgns and, recently on the big … Continue reading
Below is what would fit on my scanner of the big post card that was delivered to the Skinner household today from Mary McClellan. McClellan stresses her integrity in the headline on the front of the piece and doubles down … Continue reading
As with other candidates I see, I asked Ray Flavin for reasons he was running for office and what he would do, if elected. Here is his reply: I want to serve McHenry County as a Circuit Judge. I entered … Continue reading
The Republican Party of Nunda Township met last Thursday and, while no significant business was conducted, there were enough Precinct Committeemen to have a quorum. There were also guests from outside the township. Two judicial candidates presented their qualifications: Mary … Continue reading
Here is the latest mailing from appointed Circuit Court Judge Tiffany Davis: … Continue reading
Here’s what appeared in the mail from appointed Judge Tiffany Davis in the judicial race on the west side of McHenry County: … Continue reading
One of the four candidates for the McHenry County Circuit Court vacancy was polling last night. The automated poll sought the following information: Registered voter GOP or Dem Gender Age Robert Wilbrandt, positive or negative Demetri Tsilimigras, positive or negative … Continue reading
Crystal Lake attorney David Gervais was sworn in as McHenry County’s newest Circuit Court Judge Thursday. Gervais was selected by Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert Thomas and will be assigned to Traffic Court replacing appointed Judge Tiffany Davis, who was … Continue reading
Appointed Judge Robert Wilbrandt has mailed out what political observers would characterize as a “hit piece.” Knowing that when one woman is on the ballot running against three men, Wilbrandt’s mailing points out what he considers weaknesses of opponent McHenry … Continue reading
The Northwest Herald features a story on one of the Republican candidates running for the party nomination for McHenry County Clerk–Janice Dalton, also known as Janice Jones. Dalton filed for bankruptcy, making her financial dealings fair game for the newspaper. … Continue reading
Here’s the fourth in a series of emails questioning McHenry County Clerk Mary McClellan’s ethics with links to a web site identified as McHenry Judicial Ethics PAC. The PAC is not registered with the Illinois State Board of Elections, but … Continue reading
With only one women and three or four men in the countywide race for a spot on the McHenry County Circuit Court, it is little wonder that one of the men have decided that McHenry County Clerk Mary McClellan needs … Continue reading
Appointed Circuit Court Judge Robert Wilbrandt is holding a fundraiser on Tuesday, October 17th, at Crystal Lake Brewing. The cost is $50…unless one wants to write a bigger check. The email solicitation says, Judge Robert Wilbrandt’s fundraiser on October 17th, is … Continue reading
Marengo Settlers Days Parade is the best parade in McHenry County. The reason? It has more bands than any other parade, some of which have NONE. That’s because of the band contest after the parade at Marengo High School. But … Continue reading
A reader calling him or herself “Publius” wrote the following in a comment under the article about appointed Judge Robert Wilbrandt’s Meet and Greet: “Judge Caldwell announced his retirement yesterday.” That would have been on Wednesday. I contacted the McHenry … Continue reading