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Cal Skinner

This is a journal of news and opinion designed to bring to light matters of public interest and to encourage public participation in the governmental process. Emphasis will be on McHenry County, but Illinois state news will be covered. Articles and photos are copyrighted and may not be reproduced without explicit written permission.

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McLaughlin Survives Almost $1.7 Million Onslaught from Democrats

Cal SkinnerNovember 6, 2024November 7, 2024

Democrats marshaled almost $1,7 million to take out incumbent Republican State Rep. .Marty McLaughlin, who had $235,000 to spend. The challenger was Maria Peterson, who almost knocked out State Senator Dan McConchie two years ago. McLaughlin is ahead 924 votes before the […]

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Cary Construction Worker Flown to Level One Trauma Center

Cal SkinnerNovember 6, 2024November 6, 2024

From the Cary Fire Protection District: Construction Worker Airlifted After Injury On November 6, 2024, at 8:15 a.m., the Cary Fire Protection District responded to a report of a traumatic injury in the 300 block of Haber Lane in Cary. While responding, […]

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Libertarians Celebrate Victory (so far) Against 33% McHenry County Conservation District Tax Hike

Cal SkinnerNovember 6, 2024November 6, 2024

From Jake Justen, Chairman of the McHenry Countyu Libertarian Party: McHenry County Conservation District Limiting Rate Increase Referendum Projected to Fail Less than 300 votes spare residents from property tax increase Woodstock, Illinois – McHenry County Libertarians and their Chair, Jake Justen, […]

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NorWest Republicans Analyze Organization’s Performance

Cal SkinnerNovember 6, 2024November 6, 2024

From that part of the McHenry County Republican Party that comprises the least populated part of the county comes this analysis by Norwest Repulican Secretary Marty Mohr. NorWest currently includes Coral, Riley, Seneca, Marengo, Greenwood, Hartland, Dunham, Burton, Richmond, Hebron, Alden and […]

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McHenry County Again the Only Chicago Metropolitan County Voting for Trump

Cal SkinnerNovember 6, 2024November 6, 2024

Found on Politico was this map:

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Tribune Cartoonist Wrongly Predicts Election Will Not Be Decisive

Cal SkinnerNovember 6, 2024November 6, 2024

From Chicago Tribune editorial cartoonist Scott Stantis:

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NWH Shows Libertarian Party “Vote No” Sign in Article about Conservation District Tax Hike Referendum

Cal SkinnerNovember 6, 2024November 6, 2024

I don’t subscribe to the Northwest Herald so I don’t know whether the story reports that the Vote Yes Committee for the Conservation District Proposition had $204,000 to spend convincing voters to approve a 33% tax hike. My guess is that there […]

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Folks running for Nunda Township Office

Cal SkinnerNovember 6, 2024October 31, 2024

Here’s the infromation about who has filed for which offices in the February Nunda Township Republican Primary Election: Supervisor Road Commissioner Assessor Clerk Trustee (four to be elected)

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County Board District 1 GOP Candidate Pat Sullivan Announces Election Night Watch Party

Cal SkinnerNovember 6, 2024November 4, 2024

From Pat Sullivan:

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Republicans Pick Up Two Seats for 15-3 McHenry County Board Majority, Bonus Is Three Fewer Tax Hikers

Cal SkinnerNovember 6, 2024November 6, 2024

With the defeat of two incumbent McHenry County Board Democrats and the pickup of Kelli Wegener’s seat vacated when she vacated in her unsuccessful challenge, Republicans now have a 15-3 margin. Now the margin is 13-5. Democrats defeated were Add in the […]

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Cary Grade School Bond Referendum Passes

Cal SkinnerNovember 6, 2024November 6, 2024
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Huntley Park District Voters Approve Tax Hike

Cal SkinnerNovember 6, 2024November 6, 2024
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Harvard Voters Reject Referendum to Appoint City Clerk by 68%

Cal SkinnerNovember 6, 2024
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GOP’s Deena Krieger Picks Up Kelli Wegener’s County Board Seat

Cal SkinnerNovember 6, 2024November 6, 2024
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Jim Kearns’ Door Knocking Paid Off Big Time in County Board Election Victory

Cal SkinnerNovember 6, 2024November 6, 2024
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Tracie Von Bergen Overwhelmingly Wins Re-Election

Cal SkinnerNovember 6, 2024November 6, 2024
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Republican Challenger Paul Thomas Ousts Incumbent Democrat Lou Ness by About a Thousand Votes

Cal SkinnerNovember 6, 2024November 6, 2024
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Kamienski Wipes Out Waltmire in County Board Contest

Cal SkinnerNovember 6, 2024November 6, 2024
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Mike Shorten Re-Elected to County Board

Cal SkinnerNovember 5, 2024November 6, 2024

Mike Shorten barely won his seat on the McHenry Cunty B0ard two years ago. That was not the case this year.. He won by almost 2,000 votes.

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Tax Hawk Eric Hendricks Re-Elected to County Board

Cal SkinnerNovember 5, 2024November 6, 2024

.Incumbent Republican Eric Hendricks has convincingly defeated Democrat Rester Dogboe. The margin exceeds 2,300 votes,

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John Collins Narrowly Beats Incumbent Republican John Reinert for District 2 County Board Seat

Cal SkinnerNovember 5, 2024November 6, 2024
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Republican District 1 County Board Candidate Pat Sullivan Beats Incumbent Theresa Meshes

Cal SkinnerNovember 5, 2024November 5, 2024
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Blowout for Mike Buehler in His Race for Re-Election as Chairman of the McHenry County Board

Cal SkinnerNovember 5, 2024November 6, 2024

Mike Buehler, the man who ousted Jack Franks from the McHenry County Board chairmanship four years ago, has trounced this year’s Democratic Party challenger Kelli Wegener. With all precincts reporting Buehler leads by 17,009.

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Voters Back All Congressional Republicans This Year

Cal SkinnerNovember 5, 2024November 5, 2024

This year more Republicans voted for their congressional candidate than did Democrata. Two years ago the Democrat, Jan Schakowsky carried Algonquin Township. Not so this year. Seth Cohen beat her.

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State Rep. Steve Reick Beats Mary Mahady

Cal SkinnerNovember 5, 2024November 5, 2024
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Trump Wins McHenry County for Thrd Time

Cal SkinnerNovember 5, 2024November 5, 2024

All precincts are not included in the vote totals, except those that are provisional and those not yet delivered by the Post Office,

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Conservation District 33% Tax Hike Referendum Reported Losing by 271 Votes with All Precincts Counted

Cal SkinnerNovember 5, 2024November 5, 2024

Blue represents votes against the tax hike, red in favor. Below is the map showing the results rom the 2001 Conservation District bond referendum: There are still ballots to be counted which were postmarked by today, but which have not yet been […]

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202 of 223 Precincts Reporting Yields 216 Vote Lead for 33% Conservation District Tax Hike

Cal SkinnerNovember 5, 2024November 5, 2024
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Republican Pat Sullivan Leading Theresa Meshes by 21 Votes with 15 of 28 Precincts Reporting

Cal SkinnerNovember 5, 2024November 6, 2024
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Buehler Leading Wegener by Almost 11,000 with 175 of 223 Precincts Reporting

Cal SkinnerNovember 5, 2024November 5, 2024

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