Mimicking tactics used by national Democrats, local Leftists are hurling the “racist” epithet at conservative Republicans running for County office. See evidence from the allies of Jack Franks by clicking on the article below: Group Trying to Defeat McHenry County’s … 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
I didn’t receive this mailing, but others in the Crystal Lake area did. It is from the four candidates running for the Crystal Lake High School District 155 Board of Education on a tax cutting theme. … Continue reading
You can tell an election contest is close when one side stops putting out positive pieces about its candidates and starts attacking the other side. Consider this literature found at the Crystal Lake Jewel on Saturday: I think this is … Continue reading
From Crystal Lake High School District 155 Board of Education candidate Donna Kurtz, who currently serves on the McHenry County Board: COST CUTTING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DISTRICT 155 As usual Susan Handelsman provides an excellent blueprint for how District 200 can … Continue reading
Here is what was delivered to my mailbox today: It is a sample ballot from the Algonquin Township Republican Central Committee. For the first time the Republican Party is officially endorsing candidates running in non-partisan races. Apparently, the party has … Continue reading
Supporters of the teacher union choices for the Crystal Lake High School District 155 Board put together a slickly produced video claiming to contain derogatory tweets from tax cut slate candidate Scott Vetter. Today, the Northwest Herald ran a story … Continue reading
In its article on the Crystal Lake High School District 155 Board election Friday, the Northwest Herald did something I have not seen done before. It identified which candidates were endorsed by the teacher union. In my precinct letter, I … Continue reading
Donna Kurtz has served on the McHenry County College Board and now is on the McHenry County Board. At MCC, she and Scott Summers changed their mind on building a minor league baseball stadium on the watershed of Crystal Lake … Continue reading
There’s a fight for control of the Crystal Lake District 155 School Board this spring. One team is led by McHenry County Board member Donna Kurtz. You can see that side’s four by four foot sign below: Running with Kurtz … Continue reading
Comments as read by Scott C. Vetter to the D155 Board of Education on May 17th, 2016: After serving in the United States Navy, I decided to transfer my newly acquired leadership skills to the manufacturing world. I am, today, considered, … Continue reading
Crystal Lake Republican Precinct Committeeman attended last night’s meeting of the Crystal Lake High School District 155 Board of Education. Here’s what he took away: Johnnie Thomas Gets Contract Extended Two Years Last night the D155 School Board addressed the … Continue reading
There was a long count before the weighted votes of Algonquin Township Republican Precinct Committeemen were reconciled. Election of party leaders is not one Precinct Committeeman, one vote. Each elected Committeeman is allowed to cast a vote that equals the … Continue reading
An email from newly-elected Republican Precinct Committeeman Scott Vetter: My name is Scott Vetter and I am corresponding with you, this awesomely splendid day, as the newly elected Precinct 36 Committeemen in Algonquin Township. I wish to have a moment … Continue reading
The Primary Elections are over and people are jockeying for township GOP positions. The first out of the box via email was newly-elected Cary Republican Precinct Committeeman Chris Covelli. His missive follows: I wanted to take a brief moment and … Continue reading
Newly election Republican Precinct Committeeman from a mainly northern Four Colonies precinct reports on attending his seconde Crystal Lake Grade School Board meeting: So, I attended my second D47 School Board Meeting on March 22nd. The meeting started off with a … Continue reading
Scott Vetter, who is running for Republican Precinct Committeeman in Mike Tryon’s precinct, posted the following comment after he attended a Crystal Lake District 47 Grade School Board meeting: So I attended my first (of many to come) D47 School … Continue reading
Besides not running for re-election as State Representative, Mike Tryon is also stepping down from his post as Republican Precinct Committeeman. Tryon has served as Republican Committeeman for decades in Algonquin Township Precinct 36. Tryon was McHenry County Republican Party … Continue reading
