Last night between about 11;30 and midnight, repeated attempts were made to break through McHenry County Blog’s firewall. That has happened before as elections approach. Don’t think the hacker was successful, but the host reported stories that were scheduled to … Continue reading
If you provide the images, side ads on McHenry County Blog cost $100 for any part of the last month before an election. The side ads should be 280 by 280 pixels. Banner ads inserted between articles cost $20 per … Continue reading
According to a statement filed with the Public Access Division of the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, McHenry County Blog is not a member of the media. You can read the reply to the Public Access Counselor’s request below: The letter … Continue reading
From Marathon Pundit. Re-published with permission. Illinois Democratic thug pol moves to silence blogger Illinois Democratic thuggery reaches far beyond Chicago. Take for instance Jack Franks of rural Marengo in McHenry County northwest of the city. When he was a … Continue reading
Friday afternoon McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks made a move to cut the timely release of information that will lead to stories I suspect a number of McHenry County Blog readers would find of interest. Let me first show … Continue reading
Today you see an invitation to a mid-Day Algonquin Township Trustee candidate Rachael Lawrence’s Inauguration Day fund raiser at Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant in Crystal Lake. If you are running for office in McHenry County, you are welcome to send similar … Continue reading
Here are some of the stories that ran this past weekend in which you might have an interest: Three Reick Mailers Arrive on Saturday God Laughing at Campaigns More Contributions for Bartman from Farm Bureau, Union & Mike Madigan’s Democratic … Continue reading
Here are some articles that went up this past weekend that you may have been too busy to read: Joe Tirio Seeks 100 People to Purchase Tickets to Movie on Child Sex Trafficking New Organization Seeks Candidates Who Are Not … Continue reading
Here are articles you may have missed over the Labor Day Weekend: 9-2-16 Truth Takes a Holiday at Jack Franks’ McHenry Town Hall Meeting 9-3-16 NWH Questions of County Board Members 9-3-16 Susan Handelsman Spearheads Woodstock School Tax Protest Suit … Continue reading
Just in case you had better things to do this past weekend than taking a look at McHenry County Blog, here are stories you may find of interest: County Clerk Mary McClellan Sued for Assault Republican Willing to Bet Jack … Continue reading
McHenry County Democrats held a secret caucus Saturday to slate candidate they couldn’t convince to run in the primary election. The Northwest Herald ran sixteen paragraphs on the topic, but you can read more in the following stories: Dems Plot … Continue reading
Here are some articles that ran over the Easter Weekend that might interest you: People Moving In, People Moving Out – 60 More in McHenry County over Year Before A Message to Those Who Lost (from One Who Has Been … Continue reading
If you are only reading the articles, you are really missing a big part of McHenry County Blog. This publication started in 2005. Google wiped out the first 2-3 years of it after identifying it as a “spam blog.” Guess … Continue reading
OK, candidates, I know from experience that this is panic time in the campaign. And, one way to reach those interested in the election–and those who talk to others about candidates–is to advertise on McHenry County Blog. An average of … Continue reading
District 2 McHenry County Board candidate John Reinert send out the first post card that he helped design. The other two came as independent expenditures from the Illinois Realtor Association. The address side of the post card that arrived today … Continue reading
Steve Reick discovered two years ago that campaign pieces must tell who paid for it. One of his opponent State Rep. Jack Franks’ supporters complained that Reick’s billboard did not give that information. In the next billboard, Rieck put what … Continue reading
This post is addressed to all those people who have gotten a message from this site when trying to comment that tell them that we think that they might be a spammer. In that message, the user is invited to … Continue reading
2-19-16 Pressure to Cut Conflict of Interest Addendum for County’s Appointees 2-19-16 Sheriff Nygren License Plate Holder 2-19-16 McConchie Poll Shows Him Leading Two Opponents by 10 Percentage Points 2-19-16 Abboud Says McLaughlin Raised Taxes 2-19-16 Schofield Running Ads on … Continue reading
Imagine my surprise when I saw McHenry County Blog cited as the source of Wonder Lake Republican Precinct Committeeman Bob Anderson’s second Ethics Complaint against District 1 County Board member Anna May Miller. The part of the article that stimulated … Continue reading
Obviously, there is no way that I can keep up with campaigns and other political events through out McHenry County. What you will read below came from a Friend of McHenry County Blog. Not living in McHenry County Board District … Continue reading
