List among expenditures on Democratic Party McHenry County Board member Nick Chirikos of Algonquin is a $375 “civil fine” paid on Jul 24th to the Illinois State Board of Elections. The report does not reveal the cause of the fine. … Continue reading
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Here’s another example of one-upmanship by late placers of signs. Andrew Gasser’s sign was up first and was then bracketed by those of incumbents Nick Chirikos and Robert Nowak. This time it’s at the Stone Hill Shopping Center in Fox … Continue reading
It didn’t take long for the County Board campaign in District 1 to slink into the gutter. Challenger Andrew Gasser had his 4×4 signs out 60 days in front of the election and staked out prime locations. Now those sign … Continue reading
The agenda for last Tuesday’s McHenry County Board meeting is below: The room was pretty full for the fourth straight meeting. Here’s how County Board member John Hammerand saw the meeting: The County Board Meeting Room was packed with citizens … Continue reading
As I predicted last night, the Continuous Flow Intersection proposed by the McHenry County Transportation Committee and County Board has succumbed to political, business and village official pressure. As Chairwoman Anna May Miller put it, “The CFI had significant push … Continue reading
I attended my first McHenry County Board Transportation Committee meeting this morning. Todd Bright, the lead man from Randall Road consultant firm TranSystems, gave an update on the project that Chairwoman Anna May Miller is vigorously pushing for a September … Continue reading
One of the folks who is opposing the $135 million revamp of three and a half miles of Randall Road, Karen Tirio posted on Facebook. You can see her post below, as well as a reply from District 1 County … Continue reading
John Hammerand, the County Board member who first pointed out (twelve months ago) that the county was losing big bucks by housing Federal prisoners, spoke next: “You cannot manage what we don’t measure. “I’m thinking of [the need to] swear … Continue reading
I was going to get up early Thursday to attend the McHenry County Board’s Legislative Committee re-consideration of endorsement resolutions of Pam Althoff’s two bills to allow the Conservation District to raise taxes (one needing voter referendum approval, one not). … Continue reading
With early voting starting on Monday, March 3rd, if you are a Republican expect a lot more mail. The first piece will be a positive one. We have already seen those from County Clerk candidate Nick Provenzano County Treasurer candidate … Continue reading
Images of an upcoming mailing have been received from McHenry County Board candidate David Stieper. He is seeking one of two Republican nominations in the southeastern-most District 1. (Other candidates who would like to share their campaign materials are welcome … Continue reading
Next up in the McHenry County Board debate on the widening of Randall Road and the reconstruction of its intersection with Algonquin Road was Mike Walkup. Walkup complained about the excessive population figures used in the analysis. He urged the … Continue reading
McHenry County Board members get paid a salary of $20,815.86 a year. The average salary is almost $33,000 when health and dental insurance is included. And, even more if the County Board member is participating in the Illinois Municipal Retirement … Continue reading
In McHenry County Board District 1, there is a three-way Republican primary race. Incumbent Robert Nowak, elected from Cary, but now living in Lake in the Hills, is being challenged by Fox River Grove’s Andrew Gasser and David M. Stieper of Barrington … Continue reading
There was a transparency vote on the McHenry County Board that mystified me. It was a change in the County Board Rules which would have required the posting of County Board member expenses. The County Board annually budgets $1,000 per … Continue reading
One of the rule changes voted down by the McHenry County Board was a proposal that would have had staff report quarterly on how much each board member spent of the allowed $1,000 per year expense account. John Hammerand argued … Continue reading
My inability to attend Algonquin’s Founders Days Parade prevented me from taking photos of the politicians and public officials in it, but, thanks to the First Electric Newspaper’s Pete Gonigam, I still have some photos to share with you. He … Continue reading
I asked McHenry County Democratic Party Chairman Mike Bissett for his take on the election. His reply is below: “I’m sure it’s no coincidence that the Democratic candidates who worked the hardest won. “I’m proud of Nick Chirikos and Paula … Continue reading
Democrats are running in all six McHenry County Board districts. Two, Kathy Bergan Schmidt (District 3) and Paula Yensen (District 5), are incumbents. One, Schmidt, seems likely to fall by the wayside without the pull of a Barack Obama victory. … Continue reading
Another candidate missed my standing invitation to post campaign literature. So, here is what District 1 Democrat Nick Chirikos is passing out. It could be mailed, but since I don’t see a mailing permit, I’ll just show you the address … Continue reading