Evertsen Calls Out Woodstock Independent for Comparing Joe Tirio to a Porn Star

Published in the Woodstock Independent, this letter to the Editor from Diane Evertsen is republished here with the author’s permission: Gentlemen: As adults we are responsible to cultivate in our children the need to have principles and standards, without which … Continue reading

Reader Reaction to Woodstock Independent Editorial Hit Piece on Joe Tirio – Part 3

Here’s a commentary from a Friend of McHenry County Blog on the Woodstock Independent’s Editorial attacking Joe Tirio, McHenry County Clerk, for daring to file a lawsuit to find out who defamed him last spring: Response to Woodtucky Independent Cheryl … Continue reading

Reader Reaction to Woodstock Independent Editorial Hit Piece on Joe Tirio – Part 2

Susan Handelsman, Seneca Township resident, had this reaction to the Woodstock Independent’s trashing of Joe Tirio, McHenry County Clerk: Independent editorial attacking honest reformer for standing up to Professional Political Class In response to the Woodstock Independent editorial attacking County … Continue reading

Transcript of Judge Kevin Costello’s August 23, 1918, Decision in the Case Seeking to Uncover Whose Behind the Illinois Integrity Fund’s Mailings Smearing Joe Tirio

Below is the court transcript of Judge Kevin Costello’s decision on allowing McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio to proceed with his court efforts to learn which of Jack Franks’ allies were behind the defamatory mailings made by Breaker Press and … Continue reading

Woodstock Independent Descends to Tabloid Level

The Woodstock Independent rarely covers anything in government above the municipal level of Woodstock, Bull Valley, sometimes Wonder Lake governments and the local school board. I only remember seeing a reporter elsewhere at one McHenry County College Board meeting. Nothing … Continue reading

Sheriff’s Department Confirms Cherry Valley Road Home Seized

Popping up on my screen was a headline from the Woodstock Independent saying the following: “BV Mansion Seized Following Drug Raid” Strangely, nothing in the article is about the home’s seizure. Contacting the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office for verification of … Continue reading

Questions Local Newspapers Asked McHenry County Board Candidates – Part 1, the Woodstock Independent

Wonder what candidates for the McHenry County Board have to go through to be considered for an endorsement from the three local newspapers? Over the next three days, we’ll let you know what the three newspapers interested in county board … Continue reading

Ersel Schuster Shares Answers to Woodstock Independent McHenry County Board Questionnaire

6th district Republican Party county board candidate Ersel Schuster has agreed to share her answers to newspaper questionnaires with the readers of McHenry County Blog. On previous days, Schuster’s answers to the Chicago Tribune, Northwest Herald and Daily Herald have … Continue reading

Ersel Schuster Shares Answers to Woodstock Independent McHenry County Board Questionnaire

6th district Republican Party county board candidate Ersel Schuster has agreed to share her answers to newspaper questionnaires with the readers of McHenry County Blog. On previous days, Schuster’s answers to the Chicago Tribune, Northwest Herald and Daily Herald have … Continue reading