With the addition of more than 8,000 vote-by-mail and provisional ballots, the McHenry County turnout for the Nov. 8 election exceeded 50 percent. When final, unofficial results were reported on election night, the 108,979 ballots counted represented 48 percent of the county’s registered voters. But when county Clerk Joe Tirio’s office last Wednesday posted final […]
Tuesday night’s vote confirmed Woodstock as a relatively “blue” community in a decidedly “red” county within a politically “blue” state. Democrat Louisett “Lou” Ness, a late entry in the race for McHenry County Board District 7, won a seat in the two-member district. The Woodstock-centric district also elected former Mayor Brian Sager, who was on […]
In the early morning hours of Oct. 28, the violent, ugly threats of the past few years targeting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi grew feet, grabbed a hammer, walked through the doors of her home, and seriously attacked her husband, Paul. The terrorist threats of the past few years finally hit a target. Shortly after I […]
Vote for Mahady to change operations of clerk’s office It’s important to vote. It is our opportunity, indeed our responsibility, to go to the ballot box and select the person(s) we think will most appropriately reflect our values, and put the issues we feel most strongly about, front and center of the work they accomplish […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
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