Former Marengo resident John Biver has written a series of articles for the Illinois Family Institute about why people should get off the couch and get involved in the political arena. Below is the first. The articles are reprinted with … Continue reading
Since the petition challenge phase of elections has entered McHenry County big time, I thought posting a successful petition challenge might be useful to some in the future. Here is the one that Deputy County Clerk Linda Fitzgerald filed against … Continue reading
A press release from State Representative-Elect Allen Skillicorn: McHenry County Clerk office fights property tax freeze referendum State Representative-Elect Allen Skillicorn’s property tax freeze referendum effort has been challenged by McHenry County Clerk Chief Deputy Linda Fitzgerald. “McHenry County property … Continue reading
Part of several of the challenges to Independent petitions filed against current McHenry Township officials who were appointed or elected as Republicans, but who were not nominated at the Township Republican Caucus, was whether the Independents had enough petition signatures. … Continue reading
State Representative Allen Skillicorn-elect submitted petitions calling for a referendum stating the following: Shall each taxing body located partially or wholly within the limits of the County of McHenry be required to seek voter approval by referendum prior to increasing … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog has shared Republican McHenry Township Supervisor candidate Steve Verr’s petition complaint against appointed Township Supervisor Craig Adams’ Independent petitions for the office. Below are the reasons that objector Jeffrey Mayer uses to argue that appointed Highway Commissioner … Continue reading
Besides attacking Township Supervisor Craig Adams’ Independent petitions on the basis that Adams is not an Independent, Republican opponent is saying that Adams has too few signatures. In the third count of his objection, Verr points out that 355 valid … Continue reading
Numerous objections to petition and caucus fulings will be heard tomorrow morning at the McHenry Township Hall, 3703 N. Richmond Rd., Johnsburg, Wednesday, Jan. 4th at 9:30. No prediction on how long the hearings will last. … Continue reading
McHenry County Republican Party candidate for McHenry Township Supervisor Steve Verr has filed a 51-page challenge to the appointed Township Supervisor Craig Adams beinf on the ballot as an “Independent.” It contains three counts, the first of which was published … Continue reading
This is the Headline News copy. (I couldn’t make the meeting.) Led by former Judge Joe Condon, the Nunda Township Electoral Board decided to allow all candidates challenged in Nunda Township Republican Primary Election to remain on the ballot. “Substantial … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog has been verbally informed that Tim Shepherd has filed objections against the petitions of the following in Algonquin Township: Charles A. Lutzow (Supervisor) Richard Alexander (Assessor) Bob Miller (Highway Commissioner) Melissa Sanchez-Fisher (Clerk) Karen Lukasik (Clerk) Dan … Continue reading
That is what one would conclude from reading the following on the Grafton Township web site: Notice of Public Hearing Grafton Township Electoral Board Notice is hereby given that a Grafton Township Officers Electoral Board meeting will be held on … Continue reading
Nunda Township Assessor Mark Dzemske, appointed to replace Dennis Jagla, his predecessor, under whom he served many years, has filed a challenge to the election papers of his opponent, Justin Franzke. The gist of the complaint is that Franzke does … Continue reading
Yesterday, McHenry County Blog revealed that Jeff Lichte, the man running against Republican Steve Reick in the GOP Primary Election on March 15th, is so cozy with Democrat State Rep. Jack Franks that he served on his 2015 Host Committee. … Continue reading
In the very worst way Democrats working in the interests of State Rep. Jack Franks didn’t want Republican Steve Reick on the fall ballot. They wanted going on 18-year incumbent Jack Franks to have no serious opponent. They gathered signatures … Continue reading
The Illinois State Board of Elections has decided that Republican Steve Reick has enough signatures to be on the ballot in the March 15th Republican Primary Election. He was challenged by Carpenters Union Business Agent, Ronald Eck. Reick will face … Continue reading
The State Board of Elections will hold its next hearing on the objection of Woodstock’s Ronald Eck to Republican Steve Reick’s petitions next Wednesday, January 13th, in Chicago at 10 AM. The objection was filed by Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters … Continue reading
McHenry County Board Finance Committee Mike Skala’s petitions have been challenged by Republican Primary opponent Andy Snarski. Skala is completing his first term on the County Board. The only other challenge at the county level is one by Republican Precinct … Continue reading
Bull Valley resident Ronald Eck has filed a challenge to Republican candidate for State Representative Steve Reick’s petitions to get on the ballot. Reick has been challenged by Democratic Party plant Jeff Lichte of McHenry. Challenging petitions is a way … Continue reading
Already the prohibitive favorite in the contest to fill three Crystal Lake High School Board posts, former State Rep. Rosemary Kurtz got a further boost from the removal of the only person ahead of her on the ballot. Candidate Gerald … Continue reading
