Saturday, I extracted the loses of McHenry County tax districts from the front page article in Sunday’s Chicago Tribune. As I was reminded by Pete Gonigam of The First Electric Newspaper, I missed Algonquin. His article from December 10, 2014, … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune is reporting (not posted on the internet yet) that dozens of local tax districts lost millions by putting spare money in a pooled investment fund. Locally, four municipalities and one fire protection district took financial hits. The … Continue reading
The McHenry County Clerk’s Office is reporting that the two people who ran write-in campaigns for the Cary Village Board won big time. The vote totals are James Cosler – 1,081 Kimberly Covelli – 1,077 Ellen McAlpine – 732 Erin … Continue reading
The McHenry County Clerk’s Office has not yet allocated the huge number of write-in ballots for Jim Cosler Kimberly Covelli but I’d be willing to bet money that they end up winners. Look at the results: If my analysis is correct, … Continue reading
Take a look at the votes cast before the polls opened in Cary: If you look at the total for write-ins, you will see that, if the total is split in half those halves are larger than the votes the … Continue reading
There are a lot of write-in candidacies in tomorrow’s election. I counted twenty-eight, although I’d guess that a number are not running really active campaigns. Some don’t need to do anything but vote for themselves, because they have no registered … Continue reading
I drove around Cary today taking photos of signs. There seemed to be Hauck signs all over the place. It didn’t hit me that there were three with that last name running for office until I got to the intersection … Continue reading
A press release from Cary Village Board write-in candidates Jim Cossler and Kim Covelli: Support Growing from the Cary Business Sector Like Time for Change in Cary!! We are grateful for all of the support we’ve received since announcing our … Continue reading
The Demetri Tsilimingras family is hosting a “Breakfast with the Easter Bunny at Cary’s Restaurant on Saturday from 9-11. Kids under 10 can eat off the children’s menu for free, adults will have to pay. … Continue reading
A press release from Cary Village Board write-in candidates Jim Cosler and Kimberly Covelli: COSLER & COVELLI RECEIVE COMMUNITY SUPPORT AT SHOWCASE EVENT Jim Cosler and Kimberly Covelli wrapped up the Cary-Grove Area Community Showcase with great results. The two … Continue reading
A press release from Jim Cosler and Kimberly Covelli, who are running write-in campaigns for the Cary Village Board: COSLER & COVELLI SHARE THEIR VISION Jim Cosler & Kimberly Covelli Voice Stance while Opposition Remains Silent Jim Cosler and Kimberly … Continue reading
The McHenry County Council of Governments (McCOG) has calculated how much money each village and city in the county would lose in state subsides should Governor Bruce Rauner’s budget recommendations be enacted. The Govenror suggests cutting the subsidy in half. … Continue reading
Aa press release from two candidates running for the Cary Village Board as write-ins–Jim Cosler and Kimberly Covelli: WRITE-IN CANDIDATES FORGE AHEAD Jim Cosler and Kimberly Covelli for Village of Cary Trustee Last month, Jim Cosler and Kimberly Covelli completed … Continue reading
The biggest is the write-in challenge of Sascha Chadwick to Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley. As McHenry County Blog reported the night it happened, Shepley managed to convince his fellow City Council members that Chadwick, a CPA and entrepreneur. (See … Continue reading
I’ve finally pinned down all who are running for municipal office in cities and villages having all or part of their boundaries within McHenry County. The names have been listed in ballot order. That makes little difference unless there are … Continue reading
Here’s my best effort to find out who filed for village and city offices in McHenry County’s thirty municipalities. Most who didn’t file last week probably waited until late Monday afternoon. Why? Best place on the ballot is first. With … Continue reading
A message from Cary Village Trustee Bruce Kaplan: CARY TRUSTEE KAPLAN WON’T RUN AGAIN Bruce Kaplan will finish out his term as Cary Village Trustee in April and will not seek re-election. “I helped orchestrate a complete changeover in all … Continue reading
Algonquin Township Republican Party Chairman Demetri Tsilimigras invites area residents to bring their under age 10 children to a Breakfast with Santa at Cary’s Restaurant on Route 14. The event will be held this Saturday from 9-11. … Continue reading
The Northwest Herald reported Friday that Cary Elementary School District 26’s Board decided to take from the property taxpayers next year every dime allowed by the Property Tax Cap. That’s an increase of 1.5% over what was extracted this year. … Continue reading
With the Crystal Lake City Council again being courted by local liquor serving establishments for permission to install slot machines, the Illinois Church Action on Alcohol & Addiction Problems organization sent me gambling losses from December, 2014, though May, 2014. … Continue reading
