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Behind 14th congressional district 14 Democratic Party candidate Lauren Underwood came the entry of State Senate candidate Nancy Zettler. As she got closer, Zettler could not resist mugging for the camera. … Continue reading
Category Archives: McHenry County Democratic Central Committee
Right after the Republicans came the McHenry County Democratic Party banner. Lauren Underwood, the woman running against Randy Hultgren for Congress in the 14th District, was first in line. It was easy to see who the candidate was with Underwood … Continue reading
During June, McHenry County Blog ran the court papers in a suit between progressive and organization Democrats. McHenry Democrats Air Dirty Laundry in Court – Part 1 McHenry Democrats Air Dirty Laundry in Court – Part 2 McHenry Democrats Air … Continue reading
Sunday night folks complaining about the country’s immigration enforcement came to Woodstock’s McHenry County Jail. It houses ICE detainees. Within the last year, McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim, who runs the jail, was the topic of suits for refusing to … Continue reading
Previous posts have laid out the facts as seen by Plaintiffs Kerri Barber and Katherine Dickerson, who are suing fellow Democrats they label as “Centrists.” The suit was brought by former McHenry County Board and Algonquin Township Trustee candidate Kerri … Continue reading
The next part of Kerri Barber’s suit against the McHenry County Democratic Party Chairman Mike Bissett, his wife Paula Yensen, Party Vice Chair Kristina Zahorik and State Senate candidate Nancy Zettler now moves to the November Central Committee meeting. “In … Continue reading
The mass removal of Democratic Precinct Committeemen by Democratic Party Chairman Mike Bissett shows up next in the suit. “On October 17, 2017, Defendant Bisset (sic) removed many precinct committee members, including Plaintiff Barber. “Following these removals, Defendant Bisset held … Continue reading
A fight between McHenry County Democrats calling themselves “Progressives” and McHenry Democrats in control of the Central Committee, labeled “Centrists,” found its way in Circuit Court on April 19, 2018. While not an expert in taxology of the local Democratic … Continue reading
Joe Monack, the man who wanted to observe the Democratic Party Convention Wednesday night, but weas denied the privilege, was wearing the cap you see below> Some im the local Democratic Party apparently thought its slogan to close to the … Continue reading
The following people will be leading the McHenry County Democratic Central Committee for the next two years: Kristina Zahorik Chair • Nunda 25, Oakwood Hills Ruth Scifo Vice Chair • Algonquin 50, Crystal Lake Michael Bissett Treasurer • Grafton 12, … Continue reading
The following was written by Joseph Monack: Tonight I went to the McHenry County Democratic Party’s convention to see who they would nominate for their leadership positions in what’s shaking up to be a very good year for them. Their … Continue reading
Not quite sure whether Democrats planned to march in favor of progressive income taxes for Illinois or against the income tax revision passed by the Republican Congress and signed by President Trump. In any event, it was to be this … Continue reading
April 18th will be an interesting night. That the date both the Republican and Democratic Parties will hold conventions to select who whill lead them for the next two years. Long-time Democratic Party Chairman Mike Bissett is not running for … Continue reading
McHenry County Democrats are distributing placards that seem to attack the McHenry County Clerk. “Don’t let the Clerk keep you from voting!” one line reads. Here is what the piece, in English and Spanish looks like: … Continue reading
There are 212 precincts in McHenry County. Below are the people who have filed for Republican and Democratic Party Precinct Committeemen during the first two days. Algonquin Township ALGONQUIN 7 Republican CAL SKINNER, JR. 275 MERIDIAN ST., LAKEWOOD 60014 ALGONQUIN … Continue reading
I wrote earlier of the extraordinary number of Precinct Committeemen appointments made by McHenry County Democratic Party Chairman Mike Bissett. Then, there was an outburst from Democratic Party former District 4 County Board candidate Robert Rosenberg after the last Democratic … Continue reading
Kathryn Potter was a Democratic Party candidate for the McHenry County Board last year. She also regularly attends Algonquin Township Board meetings. In short, she is a Democrat who walks the walk. And, she is not in the Establishment wing … Continue reading
Yesterday, Sean Casten, what the first 6th Congressional District primary candidate to address McHenry County Democrats at McHenry County College said was presented. Today, we look at what Carole Cheney has to say. She is the former District Chief of … Continue reading
The McHenry County Democratic Central Committee heard eight candidates Wednesday night. Two seek to unseat incumbent Congressman Peter Roskam in the 6th Congressional District: Sean Casten Carole Cheney There are more Democrats running in this suburban congressional district where Hillary … Continue reading
Did Michael Bissett, the Democratic Party Chairman from McHenry County, vote with the majority of his peers to endorse J.B. Pritzker for Governor? Did he even attend the meeting? After the endorsement became public, I asked him by email whom … Continue reading