Next up in the McHenry County Board debate on the widening of Randall Road and the reconstruction of its intersection with Algonquin Road was Mike Walkup. Walkup complained about the excessive population figures used in the analysis. He urged the … Continue reading
Today the McHenry County Board approved Phase II of the probably the biggest capital improvement project in McHenry County history. The vote was 15-7, with Michele Aavang, Yvonne Barnes, Diane Evertsen, John Hammerand, Donna Kurtz, Ersel Schuster and Michael Walkup … Continue reading
In the 1960’s when one wanted to get from the northern termination of Randall Road at Algonquin Road, one had to go east and travel through the old section of Lake in the Hills to get to Crystal Lake. The … Continue reading
McHenry County Board members get paid a salary of $20,815.86 a year. The average salary is almost $33,000 when health and dental insurance is included. And, even more if the County Board member is participating in the Illinois Municipal Retirement … Continue reading
Andrew Gasser was out working Algonquin Precinct 33 this weekend. It’s located between Algonquin and Fox River Grove on the east side of the Fox River. Nice peaceful area. He came upon vandalized signs. Yvonne Barnes, Mitt Romney and David … Continue reading
District 1 McHenry County Board candidate and former Board member Yvonne Barnes campaigned in Fox River Grove’s Panera Bread on Thursday. … Continue reading
District 1 Republican McHenry County Board candidate Yvonne Barnes has arranged to meet potential constituents at Panera Bread in Fox River Grove tonight. She will be there from 6:30-8:30. The restaurant is located at 730 Northwest Highway. … Continue reading
District 1 Republican McHenry County Board candidate Yvonne Barnes has arranged to meet potential constituents at Panera Bread in Algonquin tonight. She will be there from 6:30-8:30. The restaurant is located at 491 S. Randall Road. … Continue reading
Clint Eastwood handled one empty chair at the Republican National Convention. Had he attended the candidate’s night for County Board Districts 1, 2 and 3 Wednesday at McHenry County College, he would have had to deal with four of them. … Continue reading
A press release from Yvonne Barnes, District 1 Republican candidate for County Board: YVONNE BARNES FOR COUNTY BOARD MEET AND GREET DATES To provide more opportunities for personal contact with the public and to promote our local businesses, we are … Continue reading
The guest speaker for McHenry County Board Chairman Ken Koehler’s Koehlerfest was State Treasurer Dan Rutherford. Meeting at Lakeside Center’s dining room, Koehler introduced him as “a good friend of McHenry County.” The gathering of Koehler supporters was also “Chainsaw … Continue reading
There was no Republican Party primary election contest in District 1, but since all the candidates are from outside the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills area, I thought folks might be interested in how votes were cast. These totals do not … Continue reading
With long-time McHenry County Board member and Ken Koehler opponent Marc Munaretto deciding not to run for re-election, the Republican Party will present four people who have served on the Board to the electorate. Three are current incumbents: Anna May … Continue reading
Nick Chirikos of 10075 N River Rd in Algonquin has filed papers to run for the McHenry County Board in the district that runs from Fox River Grove into Lake in the Hills. His Housewright Dura-Build firm sells an insulated … Continue reading
Having been vindicated by not one, but two verdicts of acquittal in Circuit Court, McHenry County State’s Attorney has decided to seek voter approval of his stewardship of the office he first won in 2004. Speaking at his annual fund … Continue reading
Imagine my surprise to see that the McHenry County Health Department is again floating the McHenry County Republican Cat Tax in its FY2011 “Goals.” Don’t believe me? Take a look at the 2011 Draft Budget, a link for which can … Continue reading
Led by Finance Committee Chairman Marc Munaretto, the deadline to have borrowed the money allocated by the McHenry County Board under the subsidized Federal Stimulus Program was extended until the end of December for three projects previously approved: $15 million … Continue reading
In an interview with the Daily Herald, Sun City McHenry County Board member Dan Ryan blamed his refusal to disclose personal financial information requested by the Alliance for Land, Agriculture and Water and low turnout in his retirement community. “It … Continue reading
Yvonne Barnes from Cary and Dan Ryan from Huntley’s Sun City are the two McHenry County Board members who are far enough behind before the early and absentee votes are added to the totals for me to conclude have lost. … Continue reading
I thought the two women members of the McHenry County Board in District 1 would walk away with the contest over challenger Robert Nowak. Both incumbents Anna May Miller and Yvonne Barnes made mailings. If Nowak made one, no one … Continue reading
