One of the dirty little tricks of campaigning is to file a nuisance complaint about your opponent’s campaign with the Illinois State Board of Elections. Of course, you don’t do it yourself. You get one of your supporters to do … Continue reading
One might quibble that cars loaned for parade duty ought to be reported as a contribution in-kind, but, now that I think about it, I never reported such loans. Nygren reported to the Illinois State Board of Elections that he … Continue reading
A little while ago, Green Party Sheriff’s candidate Gus Philpott sent out the press release at the bottom of this article. It questioned Sheriff Keith Nygren’s eligibility to be on the ballot. I knew that such a challenge was too … Continue reading
Didn’t the “Lone Ranger” television show start with something like that? When the extension of the CTA from Jefferson Park to O’Hare was being considered, it was right after the Regional Transportation Authority was shoved down the throats of suburbanites. … Continue reading
The headline says that Democrat State Rep. Jack Franks is leading Republican John O’Neill 100-1. Complete rubbish. Outright wrong! Off by a factor of five. As would be expected, the millionaire Franks is way ahead. But the ratio is a … Continue reading
The State Board of Elections has denied the appeal of Nunda Neighbors. It approved, however, a settlement offer. Political Action Committee Treasurer Lori McConville, a Democratic Party candidate for McHenry County Board in the Nunda-McHenry Township District 3, told the … Continue reading
You have to give Nunda Township Tax Fighter Gerry Walsh an award for tenacity. He is so upset about the possibility of tax increases that would allow Nunda Township to purchase land by raising taxes that he has fought each … Continue reading
What follows is a report from Nunda Township Tax Fighter Gerry Walsh. A day after his efforts to put an advisory referendum on the fall ballot asking whether voters wanted to repeal the Nunda Township Open Space Plan fell short … Continue reading
Thanks to a friend of McHenry County Blog, I can offer the following take on what happened at Nunda Township’s Annual Town Meeting: I thought I’d fill you in on the outcome of the Nunda Township Annual Meeting. Aside from … Continue reading
There could be some local action on open space at the Nunda Township Annual Meeting. Township tax fighters Gerry Walsh, Republican Committeeman Bob Borchert, Doug Mann, and former Republican County Board candidate Craig Steagall have filed the following petition seeking … Continue reading
Nunda Township resident Gerry Walsh filed a complaint with the Illinois State Board of Elections complaining that a political group had been allowed to meet at the Nunda Township building without paying a fee. A final order has been entered … Continue reading
The McHenry County State’s Attorney has captured the cost incurred when the Illinois State Board of Elections failed to place Circuit Court Judge Maureen McIntyre on the ballot. Lou Bianchi’s press release follows: “Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, … Continue reading
What would you do if your local school district sent you this newsletter shortly before a bond referendum was to be voted upon? (You will have to click on the images to be able to read them.) In the Fall … Continue reading
With all the money that State Rep. Jack Franks has taken in since his first campaign in 1998—over $1.6 million through last June–it is probably amazing that more slip-ups in timely reporting have not occurred. In fact, because this year’s … Continue reading
