Although there are no Democratic Party Primary Election contests for McHenry County office on the ballot, here’s a District 5 Democrat–Carlos Acosta–who posted a four- by-four sign on Lakewood Road in Lake in the Hills. … Continue reading
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The McHenry County Pro-Life Victory Fund has issued its endorsements to its Pro-Life mailing list. Getting the boost were the following: Congressmen Peter Roskam and Randy Hultgren State Senate candidate Craig Wilcox McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio McHenry County Board … Continue reading
In District 2 the results with 15,587 votes having been counted the results are Jeff Thorsen (R) – 4,279 Monique Miller (D) – 3,937 John Reinert (R) – 3,893 Jim Roden (D) – 3,478 Choice Votes Percent K. BERGAN … Continue reading
The second committee to weigh in on whether McHenry County Board members should stop participating in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund pension program will meet Monday at 8:15. It’s the Management Services Committee, chaired by Tina Hill. The first was … Continue reading
Early favorite Cameron Hubbard was passed over in favor of fellow Crystal Lake City Councilman Jeff Thorsen for the McHenry County Board seat vacated by Ken Koehler. Early in Tuesday’s meeting, McHenry County Board Chairman announced that he was nominating … Continue reading
This is the time of the election cycle that pay raises come before county boards for discussion. In Will County, proposals to raise the county board and the countywide officials were advanced by the at-large elected County Board Chairman’s Chief … Continue reading
As of December 16, former 10-year McHenry County Board member Lyn Orphal has been Interim Director of the McHenry County Mental Health Board. The Agency has been in turmoil over bad financial decisions for a couple of years. With the … Continue reading
The Legislative Committee of the McHenry County Board will interview folks who seek to become lobbyists for the County next Thursday morning at 8:30. Those to be interviewed, called “Legislative Consultants” by the agenda, are Aronnax Public Strategies, LLC eCapital … Continue reading
McHenry County Board Chairwoman Tina Hill is planning to plug a hole in her power structure by removing County Board Sandy Salgado from the Public Health and Human Services Committee. In her place Hill is recommending Robert M. Martens, Sr. … Continue reading
The McHenry County Liquor and License Committee met Monday morning with an audience of liquor license holders pretty much filling the room. According to Committee chairman Ken Koehler, there were 15 people testifying in favor of a vote on a … Continue reading
A letter arrived in the mail today from Erin Smith. She is the Village President of Lakewood, where I live. I wondered if she was announcing she is running for re-election, thinking that I hadn’t written a story about that … Continue reading
This is the time of year when candidates, well, mainly candidates’ supporters, knock down opponents’ signs, replace them with then own, if they aren’t very bright, or just put their candidates’ sign in front of the opponents, if they are … Continue reading
Saturday night’s crowd of candidates also gave opening statements. And, as on Friday, some targeted like a laser beam on the tax hike issue. (See also Part 1 and Part 2.) But before beginning, let me remind you of those … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Board: The McHenry County Board is accepting applications from individuals interested in appointment to the McHENRY COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE (CDBG). All terms are for 2, 3 or 4 years. The … Continue reading
The McHenry County Board failed to break with the “increase the tax take as much as possible” crowd, but they came close. Barb Wheeler made the motion to remove the CPI and Nick Provenzano seconded it. Wheeler is a candidate … Continue reading
Multiple sources have confirmed that the man who placed third in the contest to be named McHenry County Board Chairman is running again. The vote in 2008 was sixteen for Ken Koehler, six for Barb Wheeler and two for Marc … Continue reading
The McHenry County Young Republicans invite folks, young and old, to their next meeting on Wednesday January 20 at 7:00 PM. The meeting will be held at the restaurant 1776 in Crystal Lake, on Route 14 between the signals at … Continue reading
You read what the Woodstock Independent, the Northwest Herald and the Daily Herald want to know about and from candidates. Here’s what the Alliance for Land, Agriculture and Water are interested in learning about those running for the McHenry County … Continue reading
The Democrats didn’t slate anyone for Dorr Township office, but the Green Party did. Frank Wedig, the man who ran for McHenry County Board and received 1,412 votes in Dorr township, is trying again. This time he is running for … Continue reading