Michael Rein, one of the McHenry County Board members not afraid to stand up to Democratic Party Chairman Jack Franks, is holding a $50 Woodstock Square fundraiser the night of August 15th. Because of his standing up against our Board … Continue reading
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The allies of McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks used the “Illinois Integrity Fund” as its name in attack pieces aimed at Republican Primary Election opponents of the Democratic Party office holder. Attacked by this anonymous source were County Recorder, … Continue reading
Below is the letter that McHenry County Board member and former Grafton Township Supervisor Jim Kearns circulated among his colleagues. All signed it but Yvonne Barnes, Michael Rein and Craig Wilcox. The letter, addressed to the State Senate, was handed … Continue reading
Three Township Republican Central Committees elected officers Wednesday night. Today, we will look at the results in Dorr Township, which is comprised mainly of Woodstock and Bull Valley. Karen Tirio, who was elected Secretary of the McHenry County GOP, had … Continue reading
Information on McHenry County Clerk’s Website The offical results of the 2018 primary election are now available. You can find the results here. In D5 Michael Rein maintained victory with 9 more votes then the third candidate. Charles Wheeler’s victory … Continue reading
Here’s is the piece of literature that McHenry County Board member Michael Rein had the post office deliver to area mailboxes: … Continue reading
As predictable as wet sidewalks during a thunderstorm was a hit piece against one of McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks’ harshest critics, Woodstock’s Michael Rein. Here’s what allies of THE CHAIRMAN calling themselves the “Illinois Integrity Fund”have sent out: … Continue reading
Camp Lake spent time listening to Northwest Herald interviews of some running for the McHenry County Board in the Republican Primary Election. Here are his/her reactions: Listening to the NWHerald interview: *Ersel [Schuster] is honest in that the tax decrease … Continue reading
The McHenry County Pro-Life Victory Fund has issued its endorsements to its Pro-Life mailing list. Getting the boost were the following: Congressmen Peter Roskam and Randy Hultgren State Senate candidate Craig Wilcox McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio McHenry County Board … Continue reading
Incumbent John Jung and challenger Lesli Melendy have teamed up to know incumbent Michael Rein off the McHenry County Board. Rein is the only one in District 5–whether Democrat or Republican–who challenges McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks (D-Marengo). … Continue reading
We’re back to McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks’ paranoia. He thinks he is important enough that someone would want to kill him. [Cue canned laughter.] He pretends that he was scared for his life (and his family’s) when a … Continue reading
High above the Woodstock Square, a fundraiser for McHenry County Board member Micheal Rein was held in the office of Realtor Kim Keefe. He told of spearheading rhe effort to lower the cost of health care for county employees, including … Continue reading
Tonight is Michael Rein’s fundraiser for his race for a 2nd term on the McHenry County Board. Michael has been a vocal member of the Board, continually seeking ways to reduce spending. In 2016 Rein was assigned to the Human … Continue reading
County Board incumbent Michael Rein’s Mardi Gras themed fundraiser is February 15th. The first day of Lent, Ash Wednesday, is on Valentine’s Day this year. Perhaps those who stuff themselves with paczki on Tuesday and fast on Wednesday will join … Continue reading
Michael Rein must be planning to walk the sidewalks to get word of his re-election bid. He has chosen to utilize printed door hangers. … Continue reading
District 5 County Board Member Incumbent Michael Rein Hosting February 15th Event Michael Rein was instrumental in changing the healthcare policies at the County–saving taxpayers millions of dollars every year. He also voted in favor of eliminating pensions for County … Continue reading
Another advertisement for bullet voting has appeared on Facebook, this time for District 5 incumbent Michael Rein. Bullet voting is a tactic in which the voter chooses one candidate, despite the option to vote for additional candidates. In theory, this … Continue reading
Former Green Party candidate for McHenry County Board Frank Wedig has been joined by Carlos Acosta on the Democratic Party ticket in District 5. They will face off against the winners in the GOP primary, where the following are running: … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog reported in a timely fashion the names of those McHenry County Board members who voted to approve the highly irregularly hired patronage employees by Jack Franks last Christmas, but they seem worth posting against they are again before … Continue reading
The patronage employees that Jack Franks hired without County Board authorization around Christmas last year did not received a reprieve in the Internal Services Committee yesterday. After Franks prevailed upon County Administrator Peter Austin to exceed the hiring authority granted … Continue reading