After the 2017 consolidated election, an editorial in The Independent described the 15 percent voter turnout in McHenry County as “paltry.”In 2019, we called the turnout of less than 10 percent “pathetic.”So, here we are in 2023, and we’re looking for the right word for a turnout of under 12 percent. What is between “paltry” […]
Voter turnout can be expected to increase – even in primary elections – under a new state law allowing voters to have permanent vote-by-mail status. That’s the assessment of McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio, who said increased participation was the experience in other states when voters didn’t have to reapply before every election to get […]
As midterm elections go, last week’s Illinois primary in McHenry County was not the best in terms of voter turnout, and not the worst. With a little more than 19 percent of the county’s registered voters casting ballots, turnout in this later-than-normal primary election wasn’t as good as the last midterm, 2018, when 21.69 percent […]
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.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
