A Friend of McHenry County Blog listened to the Internal Support and Facilities Committee meeting’s discussion about the trouble that County Board committee chairmen have had putting items on agendas. A transcript of part of the meeting is below: INTERNAL … Continue reading
At the Nunda Township Republican Party’s candidates’ night two weeks ago, all of the major candidates had literature for the taking. The only candidate for Township Supervisor not running with other candidates is Mike Walkup. An adamant opponent of the … Continue reading
Lakewood was the write-in sensation two years ago, when Paul Serwatka ran first as a write-in in his race for Village Trustee. He campaigned against the Tax Increment Financing District and the SportsPlex at the southern intersection of Routes 47 … Continue reading
If the Tuesday night Nunda Township Republican Central Committee had been a World War II movie, Supervisor candidate Mike Walkup would have been using the flame thrower. Walkup was third of three candidates to introduce himself. First was was Katherine … Continue reading
Chris Christensen, the man appointed to take McHenry County Board member and candidate Nick Provenzano place on the County Board and on the ballot showed he can raise campaign funds. And win election. Appointed in September, the insurance man raised … Continue reading
State Rep. Jack Franks reports spending $452,226 during the last half of 2016 in his campaign for McHenry County Board Chairman. His Republican opponent, Mike Walkup raised $16,666 and spent $17,017. Franks still has lots of cash. 6-30-16 amount – … Continue reading
Listened to a little of the end of the McHenry County Internal Services Committee recording and discovered a couple of the members are none too happy that McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks has hired to patronage employees without County … Continue reading
Deadline for filing for office for tax districts that can raise your taxes is Monday at 5 PM. Teacher union-supported candidates have probably already filed. (You can see who has filed for school board here. It takes 50 signatures of … Continue reading
There are so many aspects of the December 5th McHenry County Board meeeting that there will be stories coming for a while. One that was overshadowed by the activies of newly-elected Chairman Jack Franks was the swearing in of the … Continue reading
Elections have several phases. First there is the intimidation phase. When opponents or potential opponents hear that one is running for office, they enlist people whom they think can influence you to call or meet with you to convince you … Continue reading
Mike Walkup, the man who was a leading proponent for the consolidation of township government, has filed nominating petitions for Nunda Township Supervisor. Walkup comes off a November election defeat by Jack Franks for the McHenry County Board Chairmanship. He … Continue reading
Continuing to show you the side of the mailing designed by the McHenry County Democratic Party, today we look at the message about District 3 County Board candidates. This piece was delivered to some households, but apparently not to many, … Continue reading
Republicans on the McHenry County Board had the opportunity to get rid of the Valley Hi Nursing Home tax, but decided not to. Monday the Valley Hi Fund had $41,183,130.81 in the bank. The annual budget for the enterprise fund … Continue reading
From a comment under this story: We are now in the JACK FRANKS ERA. He has brought Chicago style campaign tactics into our county and used them very effectively. Anyone who ran against him would have lost given the fractured … Continue reading
Sunday McHenry County Republican Party Chairman Sandra Salgado made a robo-call pointing out that, contrary to a mailing from one of Lying Jack Franks supporters, Mike Walkup was the Republican candidate for McHenry County Board Chairman. Tonight a fake group … Continue reading
The following robo-call from the McHenry County Republican Party went broadly across McHenry County Sunday afternoon. It was to correct the Lying Jack Franks mailing sent by an Illinois Realtors PAC. The voice was of GOP Chairman Sandra Salgado. Are … Continue reading
From Mike Walkup: Tuesday is the last day for voting in this election. It used to be called “Election Day” but now it is just the last and biggest day in a 5 week period that started at the end … Continue reading
No positive mailing from Jack Franks about himself yet. Perhaps he is counting on the young folks knocking on doors and distributing his endorsement door hanger. In any event, below is the third hit piece about Mike Walkup that arrived … Continue reading
The McHenry County Democratic Central Committee had about $28,000 in the bank so I figured there was enough for a countywide mailing. Here is the post card mailed in County Board District 6: The Democrats say that Grafton Township Supervisor … Continue reading
Look what a Friend of McHenry County Blog shared with me recently: Lying Jack Franks continues to make the pitch that he will “reduce property taxes in McHenry County 10%.” The message is a bit milder than previously. Now it is … Continue reading
