Folks who crowded the Hebron Village Hall when Village President John Jacobson refused to resign probably won’t be happy that he is running for re-election. The Tribune headline is Hebron boss in legal fix seeks new term A former Mayor … Continue reading
Back property taxes and the arrest on cocaine charges for Hebron Village President John Jacobson are updated in a Chicago Tribune story. … Continue reading
Every month Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass devotes a column to the “Golden Moutza” of the month. Naturally, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert won in April, but a runner up was Hebron Village President John Jacobson. The text was “And … Continue reading
That might be the promo for a story on the TV news, if McHenry County had TV news. Actually, last night in Hebron we did have a TV news camera from ABC Channel 7. Tonight at 7 at the McHenry … Continue reading
John Jacobson, Hebron’s Mayor who was arrested on drug charges last month, was asked by several village residents to resign, but he refused. In a statement after entering the Village Board’s meeting room right before the 7 PM starting time, … Continue reading
Hebron Village Trustee Andrew Georgi is passing a petition seeking the resignation of recently-arrested Village President Jacobson. Jacobson beat incumbent Village President Frank Beaty 145-92 in 2013. Georgi is also seeking signatures on a petition asking for an audit of … Continue reading
“NWH,” by the way is short for the Northwest Herald. Relatively new Editor Jason Schaumburg, brought in from DeKalb, uses his valuable space on page 2 to take a pot shot at McHenry County Blog today. He seems irritated that … Continue reading
Sunday’s Chicago Tribune brings a big article about the travail of Hebron’s recently arrested Mayor, John Jacobson. The article reviews how Jacobson was elected Village President despite being arrested before the election. New information in the article is that he … Continue reading
This week will be one residents of Hebron will remember. This morning the Northwest Herald in its new tabloid format highlighted the Alden-Hebron School Board’s agreeing to buy a new 80-acre school site from former School Board member Daniel Walters, … Continue reading
Long-time Hebron Mayor Frank Beatty lost his office to newcomer John Jacobson. The margin was 145-92. (The totals may change because of early and absentee ballots that are not including in these totals.) … Continue reading
