ALAW Conflict of Interest Idea Jumps to Crystal Lake City Government

Remember hearing about how forest fires sometimes jump fire breaks that are intended to contain them. That may have happened late last week with the Alliance for Land, Agriculture and Water’s conflict of interest ordinance. Originally presented to the McHenry … Continue reading

Daily Herald Endorses McHenry County Incumbents

Looking for something else, I found a summary of the Daily Herald’s endorsements in McHenry County’s Republican primary. All the incumbents were endorsed. When the paper couldn’t find enough incumbents running, it endorsed incumbent Republicans who were defeated by Democrats … Continue reading

Divide and Conquer

There’s a five-way race for two seats in the Crystal Lake-Lake in the Hills District 2. The incumbents are County Board Chairman Ken Koehler and Lyn Orphal. Challenging them are three women: Sandra DePual, a member of the Regional Board … Continue reading

First McHenry County Board Member Not Up for Election Files ALAW Conflict of Interest Form

The Alliance for Land, Agriculture and Water has received its first completed conflict of interest form from a county board member not up for election. Her name is Virginia Peschke and she represents District 5. In addition, another candidate for … Continue reading

Pro-Life Endorsement for Zane Seipler for Sheriff, County Board Candidates

Illinois Citizens for Life, a statewide pro-life group, has endorsed Zane Seipler for McHenry County Sheriff. Seipler is challenging incumbent Sheriff Keith Nygren in the February 2nd Republican primary election. The organization is also endorsing candidates for county board. In … Continue reading

ALAW-Suggested Ethics/Conflict of Interest Ordinance in Management Services Committee Tuesday Morning at 8:30

Thursday, McHenry County Blog told of the conflict of interest and economic interest ordinance proposed by the reform group ALAW. Short for the Alliance for Land, Agriculture and Water, the group ALAWproposed wide-ranging conflict of interest notification for McHenry County’s … Continue reading

McHenry County Board Bans Video Slot Machines 13-10-1

OK. I was wrong. I predicted last night that the McHenry County Board would approved what proponents insist on calling video poker. But, this morning social conservatives on the board pulled off a 13-10-1 victory. That was with the help … Continue reading

GOP McHenry County Board Contests in All But the McHenry District

Maybe it was the $20,000 salary, plus full and generous health coverage, but whatever the motivation, all the incumbents but District 4 incumbents Sandy Salgado and Pete Merkel, both from McHenry, drew challengers. Twenty-three people are vying for twelve spots … Continue reading

Borrow, Borrow, Borrow

Thanks to the Northwest Herald for assigning Kevin Craver to cover the county board. He writes today of the Finance Committee’s recommendation that the McHenry County Board vote to borrow $60 million on the Federal “come.” FREE MONEY TIME All … Continue reading

McHenry County Board Agrees with Zoning Opponents

Successful citizen uprisings have a long history in McHenry County. Tuesday, two more groups won big victories for their neighborhoods. Nunda Neighbors, who first fought off a truck depot, now have won a 17-6 zoning victory against those developers who … Continue reading

McHenry County Board Agrees with Zoning Opponents

Successful citizen uprisings have a long history in McHenry County. Tuesday, two more groups won big victories for their neighborhoods. Nunda Neighbors, who first fought off a truck depot, now have won a 17-6 zoning victory against those developers who … Continue reading