First is was Grafton Township.
Now Algonquin Township Republican Party Chairman Bruce Johnson issues a call to action.
URGENT: Fellow Republicans –
FLOOD the McHenry County Board with CALLS & EMAILS – VOTE NO on the 2026 Budget Increase!
| ACTION NOW: 5 MINUTES TO STOP THE PROPOSED INCREASE!1. 1 – CALL County Board Office: (815) 334-4242 – Tell them to VOTE NO on FY2026 budget increase! 2 – EMAIL ALL (BCC for impact): countyboard@mchenrycountyil.gov + individuals below 3. CC Chairman Mike Buehler: mbuehler@mchenrycountyil.gov 4. SHARE this with 10 patriots! 5. SHOW UP & MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT at these key meetings to DEMAND accountability: – Finance Committee: Thursday, November 6, 2025, 8:30 AM – Committee of the Whole (COW): Thursday, November 13, 2025, 9:00 AM – County Board Regular Meeting: Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 6:00 PM – THE VOTE Location for all meetings: McHenry County Government Center, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock, IL 60098 Sign up for public comment: https://www.mchenrycountyil.gov/meeting-portal Agendas & live streams: https://www.mchenrycountyil.gov/county-government/calendar **************************************************************************** SAMPLE EMAIL/CALL SCRIPT As your Republican voter, I DEMAND you VOTE NO on the FY2026 budget increase & levy lookback! Cut waste – do more with less! Illinois taxes are #2 HIGHEST – lead like Trump/DOGE! No excuses!” TOGETHER, WE STOP THIS TAX HIKE!Make McHenry County GREAT – Starting NOW! ***************************************************************************** Dear Fellow McHenry County Republicans, Time is running out! T he McHenry County Board votes November 18, 2025 on the proposed $288.8 MILLION FY2026 budget – approximately 7% INCREASE over last year’s $270M. This includes a “lookback” levy hike to $73.8 MILLION – jacking up your property taxes **AFTER** we voted last year to shift Mental Health funding to sales tax to LOWER them! SAY NO TO ANY INCREASES, Enough is ENOUGH! McHenry County Homeowners Already are in the top 1% Highest in the Nation in Property Tax Burdens – We Pay $6,500+ yearly on a median home (2.75% rate – 2.5x national average). Bloated spending, parasitic waste, and closed-door deals are crushing WE THE TAXPAYERS! We elected a REPUBLICAN MAJORITY to CUT GOVERNMENT – NOT GROW IT! Demand they VOTE NO on this increase and STOP THE SPENDING SPREE! KEY REPUBLICAN TARGETS (Hit ’em hard!) Name Email Phone Mike Buehler (Chair) mbuehler@mchenrycountyil.gov (815) 206-8580Mike Shorten mshorten@mchenrycountyil.gov Tracie Von Bergen tvonbergen@mchenrycountyil.gov Jim Kearns jkearns@mchenrycountyil.gov Paul Thomas pthomas@mchenrycountyil.gov Full list: mchenrycountyil.gov/county-board In Liberty, Bruce Johnson Algonquin Township Republican Party Chairman algtwpgop@gmail.com |
