Clik here to view.
“Nunc Pro Tunc,” After the Face Purchasing Approval
You can read the last substantive item on the Tuesday McHenry County Agenda below: Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of a Used 2015 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup Truck Nunc Pro Tunc for the McHenry...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Internal Support Committee Discussing Hiring and Rules
Look at the agenda for Wednesday’s 8:15 meeting agenda below: Go to New Business, item 8 and you will read: “Discussion on the County Board Rules, Electronic Voting Rules and Electronic Voting...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Discussion of Franks Interfering with Committee Agenda Setting
A Friend of McHenry County Blog listened to the Internal Support and Facilities Committee meeting’s discussion about the trouble that County Board committee chairmen have had putting items on agendas....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fight Over McHenry County Board Rules Fight Continues
First, what Ersel Schuster found in the audio recording of the last Internal Support & Facilities Committee meeting. The saga continues over the McHenry County Board’s Rules How much more honest it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Former Democratic County Board Member Nick Chirikos Gets $550 in Bonuses...
Bob Miller defending township government before the McHenry County Board’s Township Consolidation Task Force. Former McHenry County Board member Nick Chirikos was employed by Algonquin Township Road...
View ArticleClik here to view.
County Board Members Use Letter Against Township Abolition by Referendum Bill...
Below is the letter that McHenry County Board member and former Grafton Township Supervisor Jim Kearns circulated among his colleagues. All signed it but Yvonne Barnes, Michael Rein and Craig Wilcox....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Two Days Before County Budget Rolllout and Bottom Line Still Missing
The McHenry County Board’s Finance Committee gathered for a long meeting on Tuesday, but a huge chunk of next year’s budget is still missing. What will the levy be? That’s the unanswered question....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jack Franks Declares War on Leslie Schermerhorn
As State Representative, Jack Franks spent eighteen years in Springfield. If getting rid of the Regional Superintendents of Education was a high priority, he was a failure. Now, he has the power to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
McHenry County Board Committee Recommendations (Corrected)
Correction: My eyes were not working well enough yesterday when I copied the following information from item 14.2a in tonight’s McHenry County Board Agenda. Most of my mistakes were in the Public...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Tight Noose of Leaders
The following article about how House Speaker Mike Madigan controls what happens in the House of Representatives spurs me to make some comparisons of how McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks is...
View Article
