The following have filed for the biggest taxing districts in McHenry County. They are running for school board, of course.
Individuals have until next Monday at 5 o’clock to file for these offices, township offices, park board, fire protection district, library board, and I’m sure I’ve left out some.
CONSOLIDATED ELECTION APRIL 4, 2017 CANDIDATES FILED
**SIMULTANEOUS FILING – 8:00 a.m. December 12, 2016
FOX RIVER GROVE SCHOOL DIST 3
- Kristine Hester (Full Term), 509 Essex Rd, Fox River Grove 60021
JOHNSBURG SCHOOL DIST 12
- **James Barrett (Full term), 3310 Chellington Dr, Johnsburg 60051
- **Steven A. Link (Full Term), 3216 Talismon Ct, Johnsburg 60051
- **Cathy B. Neiss (Full Term), 3414 Chellington Dr, Johnsburg 60051
- **Thomas J. Oeffling (Full Term), 5013 Hickory Ln, McHenry 60051
McHENRY [Grade] SCHOOL DIST 15
- **Matthew Stauner (2 yr term), 2316 Delore Dr, McHenry 60051
- **Matthew Stauner (4 yr term), 2316 Delore Dr, McHenry 60051
- Amanda Geyer (Full Term), 5112 W Greenbrier Dr, McHenry 60050
RILEY SCHOOL DIST 18
- Anita M. Mitchell (Full Term), 7013 Hennig Dr, Marengo 60152
ALDEN-HEBRON SCHOOL DIST 19
- Shannon M. Combs (Full Term), 10014 Center St, Hebron 60034
[Wonder Lake] HARRISON SCHOOL DIST 36
- **Bob Anderson (Full Term), 5515 E Lake Shore Dr, Wonder Lake 60097
PRAIRIE GROVE SCHOOL DIST 46
- Steven W. Sebastian (Full Term), 3609 Fawn Trl, Crystal Lake 60012
CRYSTAL LAKE SCHOOL DIST 47
- Betsy A. Les (Full Term), 6508 Oakwood Manor Dr, Crystal Lake 60012 12.13.16
HARVARD SCHOOL DIST 50
- **Diana Bird (Full Term), 21415 State Line Rd, Harvard 60033
- **Richard D. Crosby (Full Term), 7405 Maxon Rd, Harvard 60033
- **Kristina Duber (Full Term), 11409 Lawrence Rd, Harvard 60033
- **Melinda L. Shafer (Full Term), 20911 Dunham Rd, Marengo 60152
MARENGO SCHOOL DIST 154
- **Pat Signore (Full Term), 9004 Wildrose Ln, Marengo 60152
- **Todd Volkening (Full Term), 10816 Genoa Rd, Genoa IL 60135
- Linda J. Dujmovich (Full Term), 216 School Ct, Marengo 60152
- Scott Fillmore (Full Term), 204 W Van Buren, Marengo 60152
CRYSTAL LAKE SCHOOL DIST 155
- **Jason Blake (Full Term), 75 W Paddock Ln, Crystal Lake 60014
- **Ron Ludwig (Full Term), 5817 Shadowood Dr, Crystal Lake 60012
- **Nicole M. Pavoris (Full Term), 199 Mont Clair Dr, Cary 60013
- **David Secrest (Full Term), 3511 Lindsay Ln, Crystal Lake 60014
McHENRY SCHOOL DIST 156
McHenry West High School picketers vowed to run candidates in the next school board election. One obvious one is Arne Waltmire, who is a former regional official in the Illinois Education Association. He has also run for McHenry County College Board and the McHenry County Board.
- **Pat Arnold (Full Term), 3609 Main St, McHenry 60050
- Arne Waltmire (Full Term), 5202 Shorehill Dr, McHenry 60050
- Giuseppe Veneziano (Full Term), 3201 W Bretons Dr, McHenry 60050
- Timothy Hying (Full Term), 2107 Olde Mill Ln, McHenry 60050
RICHMOND/BURTON SCHOOL DIST 157
- **Michelle Graham (Full Term), 2473 Brentwood Dr, Spring Grove 60081
HUNTLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DIST 158
- **Lesli Melendy (Full Term), 9693 Compton Dr, Huntley 60142
- **Paul A. Troy (Full Term), 260 Winslow Way, Lake in the Hills 60156
- Donald Drzal (Full Term), 190 Wright Dr, Lake in the Hills 60156
MARENGO SCHOOL DIST 165
- John Wyrostek (Full Term), 650 Courtney Ln, Marengo 60152
- Richard Czepczynski (Full Term), 1315 N Page St, Marengo 60152
WOODSTOCK SCHOOL DIST 200,
- **L. William Nattress III (Full Term), 2104 Greenview Dr, Woodstock 60098
- Carl Warren Gilmore (Full Term), 1502 Moraine Dr, Woodstock 60098
- John D. Parisi (Full Term), 803 Northampton St ,Woodstock 60098
Fox River Grove Elementary District 3 school board candidate Kristine Heiting Hester is the Choral Director / Music Instructor at Cary Grove High School, which is in Crystal Lake High School District 155.
2015 – $82,156 – 10th year of teaching
2014 – $75,028
2013 – $72,590
2012 – $71,308
2011 – $64,705
2010 – $36,678
2009 – $53,685
2008 – $43,356
2007 – $46,009
2006 – $42,834 – 1st year of teaching
The teacher union in Crystal Lake High School District 155 is the High School District 155 Education Association, IEA-NEA.
The teacher union in Fox River Grove Elementary District 3 is the Fox River Grove Education Association (FRGEA), IEA-NEA.
Both the High School District 155 Education Association and FRGEA are part of IEA Region 23, 2250 Point Blvd, Elgin.
The IEA regions interview and endorse school board candidates.
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Her husband Devin M Hester is an English teacher in CHSD 155:
2015 – $86,674 – 9.5 years teaching
2014 – $83,460 –
2013 – $83,534 –
2012 – $78,141 –
2011 – $72,694 –
2010 – $71,217 –
2009 – $64,853 –
2008 – $61,301 – 2.5 years teaching
2007 – $49,359 – 1.5 years teaching
2006 – $21,522 – 1/2 year teaching
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2015 combined income, $82,156 + $86,674 = $168,830.
After 35 years of service (years of service includes exchanging unused sick days for years of service credit) they can retire with 75% of the average of their last 4 years worked.
Teachers and administrators can accumulate up to 340 days (2 years) of unused sick days, to exchange for years of service credit, to retire 2 years earlier.
This exchanging sick days for years of service credit perk is one of many benefit hikes granted by Illinois legislators and Governors to the TRS (teacher and administrator pension fund) since the pension sentence was added to the Illinois State Constitution on December 15, 1970, each benefit hike occurring when the pension system was already underfunded.
One can only imagine their salaries 23 or so years from now.
WOODSTOCK SCHOOL DIST 200, (highest taxed town in the county at 4.6%)
**L. William Nattress III INCUMBENT=responsible for why taxes are so high!
Carl Warren Gilmore INCUMBENT=responsible for why taxes are so high!
John D. Parisi BIG SOCIALIST BERNIE SANDERS FAN
Vote for proven Taxfighters and Local Govt. Watchdogs:
1 – Barbara Gessert and
2 – Susan Handelsman