Strategy for Taking Control of School Boards Back from the Teachers’ Union

Commenter Swampbuggy offers this sage advice for how to cut property taxes: Right now the Teacher’s Union has discovered that you can run teachers for the school boards and then call all the parents and union members to come out … Continue reading

Cary Grade School Board President Compares D26 Spending Cuts to D155 Hikes

This appeared from Scott Coffey in a comment. I think it deserves broader readership: I always get a chuckle when someone “assures” me that something can’t be done. We were told that alot in 2010 as we tried to turn … Continue reading

John Pletz in a Paul Revere Mode: District 155 Taxes Are Going Up, If You Don’t Call Your School Board Member

Wednesday, former Crystal Lake High School Board candidate John Pletz wrote a letter to the Northwest Herald. He has given McHenry County Blog permission to republish it. 2017 Levy Increase LTE Community High School District 155’s board has voted to … Continue reading

Former CL High School School Board Candidate Calls Out Board Members Who Beat Him

In an extensive article by former Northwest Herald Editor Dan McCabe, now working for the Illinois News Network under former NWH Managing Editor Chris Krug, McCabe sites the impending tax hike vote on the Crystal Lake High School District 155 … Continue reading

CLCHS Principal Steve Olson Given Control of High School District 155

From Crystal Lake High School District 155’s Shannon Podzimek: This evening, the Board unanimously appointed Steve Olson as Interim Educational Superintendent for Community High School District 155 for the 2017-18 school year. Mr. Olson will work closely with district and … Continue reading

CL High School Board Meeting in Emergency Session Tonight

Waiving the two-day notice required by the Open Meetings Act, the District 155 High School Board is meeting tonight at District offices in Crystal Lake to react to the resignation of Superintendent Johnnie Thomas at last night’s meeting. The agenda … Continue reading

CL High School District Offering Course Leading to Pilot Vocation

A press release from High School District 155: D155 Pilots New Aviation Course Crystal Lake – District 155 is expanding learning opportunities beyond the classroom walls to offer students a unique opportunity to earn FAA Private Pilot Ground School certification. District 155 … Continue reading

Operation Click Car Giveaways Start Thursday in CL, But Without Founding Crystal Lake District 155

Operation Click, Operation Cool before 2007, started in Crystal Lake as a joint project between the police department and the high school district. The goal was to stop car accident deaths of teenagers. Inducements were large and small. The large … Continue reading

Franks Loses Three Races

McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks’ fingerprints haven’t been identified in any of the April 4th contests, but there are three contests where he lost. The first was in his hometown of Marengo. Republican Precinct Committee and Mayor Don Lockhart, … Continue reading