Impossible to know why the Northwest Herald is making it possible for Shasha Chadwick to launch a high profile write-in campaign for Mayor of Crystal Lake. It can’t be his and his council’s hiking the city’s sales tax rate by … Continue reading
The largest city in McHenry County has had a pretty stable city council since it was increased from five to seven members. Mayor Aaron Shepley informed me yesterday that he is running for re-election. He was first elected in April … Continue reading
Thursday night Mayor Sue Low and former Mayor Steve Cuda spoke to a full house at the League of Women Voters/AAUW forum at the Shah Center in McHenry. The turnout was astounding, compared to the anemic ones for McHenry County … Continue reading
A friend of McHenry County Blog has forwarded an invitation to Democrat State Rep. Jack Franks’ September 29th fundraising breakfast at Donley’s Wild West Town. The Jesse White Tumblers will perform. As usual Franks provides a list of those who … Continue reading
This might be called the intimidation stage of next spring’s local election campaigns. It’s when candidates flex their muscles, so to speak, trying to convince potential opponents a race isn’t worth the effort. Evidence of this appeared in a Northwest … Continue reading
The U.S. Attorney’s Office has announced that the verdict in Bill Cellini’s corruption trial will be rendered at noon. There’s no way that someone just reading the newspapers can make a prediction of which way it will go. But, since … Continue reading
I certainly remember that it is Alderman and Democratic Party Ward Committeeman Ed Burke. And that was the thought that came to mind when a friend called to tell me the 1st Appellate Court panel had ruled Rahm Emanuuel did … Continue reading
When I saw Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley at Friday’s grand opening of the Crystal Lake Republican Headquarters, I asked him if he were running for re-election, as are the three other members of the council whose terms of office … Continue reading
Nine more years of data in this third edition of “More Guns, Less Crime.” When I read the second edition eight years ago, I was pleased that John Lott’s hypothesis of the mid-1990’s had up held. After all, it’s just … Continue reading
As Niranjan Shah resigned the chairmanship of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees, he issued a statement that may be significant. Quoting from the Chicago Tribune article on Tuesday, this caught my eye: “When I became a Trustee…many of … Continue reading
