You might think that McHenry County is the only one where there is contention about the power of the head of the County Board to make appointments unilaterally. The issue here arose from the County Board’s failure to approve nominee … Continue reading
Category Archives: Stephenson County
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The founder of Freeport, Illinois, Tutty Baker, who died in 1855, is the pseudonym of a Stephenson County blogger. He calls his publication the Stephenson Blumdoggle. The blog seems to have been inspired by Stephenson County’s Board Chairman, whose last … Continue reading
Never heard of Lena? It’s the start of scenic Lena-Galena Road to, well, Galena. It’s in Stephenson County. What used to be called the Freeport Journal-Standard reported on the affair attended by 150 people. The sheriff’s race features a Republican … Continue reading