The newly-reconstituted Lakewood Village Board held its first regular meeting under Acting Village President Carl Davis Tuesday night. At the end of the meeting, Davis laid out the type of person he is looking for to replace himself as Village … Continue reading
Active citizen Steve Wilson offers the following lament: Voter Oversight and Span of Control There is a concept in business management called “span of control”. It refers to how many people a paid, fulltime manager can reasonably be expected to … Continue reading
The following post card from Lakewood write-in candidate Paul Serwatka appeared in my mailbox this morning: The text pledges, “Truth, Transparency & Accountability.” He asks that people vote for him alone. Serwatka quotes incumbent Lakewood Village Trustee Gary Sexson as … Continue reading
Lot’s of political articles over the Easter Weekend: McHenry Aldermanic Candidate Scott Curry’s Literature Matthew Hardt MCC Campaign Piece FRG College Student Janna Wing Works Precinct on Spring Break Lakewood Trustee Campaign Moves to the Internet Two Billboards for WL … Continue reading
Friday, I got two emails from candidates for the Lakewood Village Board. It’s the end of the campaign and too late to respond to anything by mail. (Candidates can also campaign on Star 105 radio, in the Northwest Herald, right … Continue reading
Today a letter arrived from incumbent Village Trustee Ken Santowski. Until over two years ago, Santowski was known for sending out an email each month telling what went on at Village Board meetings. I published most of them and wish … Continue reading
Illinois Leaks (Edgar County Watchdog) has an article laying out the basis for why public officials can talk about what they discuss in Executive Sessions. the title pretty much tells it all: Closed Meetings – The truth about what can … Continue reading
Ryne Powell of Spring Grove is running for Village Trustee in Spring Grove. Powell is also an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman in Richmond 4. Below is his walk card that he is using to canvass. (If other candidates in McHenry … Continue reading
A “Meet the Candidates” night will be held at the village hall in Fox River Grove. The event is hosted by Boy Scout Troop 166 and begins at 7pm … Continue reading
Last Thursday night after the McHenry mayoral campaign forum, I met Ken Tentler. He introduced himself and told me he was running for Village Trustee in Lake in the Hills. To say I was surprised that a LITH candidate would be … Continue reading
Taxpayers in Island Lake are passing petitions to force a vote on whether the Village Board can sell bonds to build a new village hall, One of them is Jot Ptak, who ran unsuccessfully ran for the Village Board in … Continue reading
Truly anyone could have won these races with a turnout as low as you can see. . … Continue reading
Campaigning until the last minute, Barrington Hills Trustee David Stieper has issued this press release: Barrington Hills- Supporters of David Stieper, candidate for a 4-year term on the Village of Barrington Hills Board of Trustees, will meet tonight at the … Continue reading
As charges fly that election campaign contributions to the slate backed by Village President Robert Abboud and that a witness was deliberately not made available so the election would be over before an Illinois State Board of Elections decision could … Continue reading
Surprise Republican primary winner in last spring’s County Board election was Cary’s Bob Nowak. One year later he is endorsing the slate running against the Cary Village Board incumbents. Below is his robo-call of tonight: Hi this is your neighbor … Continue reading
From watching Lowe Enterprises sign on Route 14, people know that there is some dissatisfaction there with those running the Village of Cary. What you see above is just one of messages that has appeared over a several year period. … Continue reading
There is so much going on in McHenry County that a citizen can easily lament the need for more information in a usable format. Fortunately, “Cary Report” has popped up. It’s not up to the quality of the gravel pit … Continue reading
As you can see from the press release below from the Village of Lakewood’s Clerk Janice S. Hansen, it is time for those wanting to run for village trustee or village president (some like to call themselves “mayor”) to pass … Continue reading
That’s the biggest news I picked up while taking a look at the Village of Huntley’s Committee of the Whole meeting Thursday night. The meeting was over in 35 minutes.. The most lengthy item was a 10-year liquor store owner … Continue reading
