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2022 Election Primary: McHenry County Board
Several McHenry County, state and federal races are on the ballot in this year's midterm, including the governor's race and an amendment to the Illinois Constitution.
The race for Illinois governor won’t be the only one on Tuesday’s ballot. With the redrawing of the state’s political maps, the make-up of the entire McHenry County Board and both the U.S. and Illinois houses of representatives will be determined, along several other races.
With a possible property tax increase looming for the McHenry County Board, one candidate running in District 9 said he supports a boost to keep up with inflation, while his two opponents think cuts can make up the difference.
Three McHenry County Board candidates running in District 8 – Democrat Jack Kaskel and incumbent Republicans Larry Smith and Tracie Von Bergen – weighed in on how the county should handle more than $1.2 million in new costs created by recent legislation.
Lou Ness, who is seeking to represent the McHenry County Board's 7th District, answered Shaw Local's election questionnaire.
While one candidate running for the McHenry County Board’s most centrally located district pledged to not raise property taxes if reelected, another said it’s not off the table and the third said she didn’t consider taxes a high priority issue.
It's been almost 20 years since Lou Ness was fired from Turning Point over concerns of mismanaging funds. Now, she's running for the McHenry County Board.
More than 10,000 mail-in ballots were requested by McHenry County voters ahead of Thursday, which marked the first day of early voting for the November midterms. That compares to 7,500 vote-by-mail ballots four years ago.
Here's everything you need to know about voting early in McHenry County for the Nov. 8 election