It’s pretty amazing the information that flows in the direction of McHenry County Blog.

State Rep. Jack Franks (D-Marengo) was in Chicago Friday.

Anyone watching Chicago Tonight could have figured that out.

Friday was also the day that Franks reporting having $1,411,012 in the bank.

That’s after reporting spending $922,194 over the last six months.

How does a state representative spend over $5,000 a day?

Let’s take a look.

• Chicago Legal Clinic ad book – $250
• Chicago White Sox on April 29 and May 15
• Computer maintenance from McHenry’s Scantek Office Systems – $1,636
• Food from
  

  Gallaghers Steak – $195 on April 29
  Hebron’s Crandalls for $260 April 29
  Woodstock’s Aldi’s at $691 most of May 21
  K-Mart in Woodstock – $63 on Jan. 15
  Maggianos Little Italy Chicago – $3.523 on April 29
  Petterino’s Chicago – $2,157 on Jan. 13
  Shaw’s of Schaumburg – $549 on Jan. 13, March 10 and June 29
  Sunda of Chicago – $179 on May 15

• Gasoline from Woodstock Marathon – $271
• Invitation for fund raisers
  

  April and June from Harvard’s Ann Almgren at $300 each
  March from Woodstock’s Copy Express for $132
  April from Frye Williamson Press – $207

• Insurance from
  

  Lake in the Hills’ Assurant Health for $672
  Pekin Insurance Company – $365
  Rockford Mutual Insurance Company – $1,779

• Mileage for Jack Franks – $1,571
• Office rented from Waukegan’s John Aiello for $1,158.75 a month
• Office supplies
  

  Carol Stream’s HSBC Business Solutions – $367
  Marengo’s Hyperstitch Inc = $779
  K-Mart in Woodstock – $128
  Knuths Sport & Office Outfitters – $326
  Michaels Arts & Crafts Store om Crystal Lake – $164
  Office Deport in Woodstock – $2,887
  Quill – $331
  The Framery of Ridgefield – $164

• Organizational Support
  

  Marengo-Union Chamber of Commerce – $180
  McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce – $195
  McHenry County Fair Association – $152
  McHenry County Lincoln Birthday Committee – $200

• Parade expenditures (others may be listed under food)
  

  Harvard Milk Day – $250
  State Line Sign & Screen Printing of Genoa City, Wis. – $871

• Phone service
  

  AT&T – $2,073
  T-Mobile – $610

• Postage – $5,850
• Promotional items from Capitol Promotions of Glenside, PA – $987
• Salaries totaling$27,146 for
  

  Lori Borhart of Marengo – $1,548 on April 1
  Derek Bowen of Marengo – $490 on April 1
  Kelsy Bowen of Marengo – $420 on April 1
  Sharon Bowen of Marengo – $225 on April 1
  Walter Dembos of Woodstock – $512 on April 1
  Laura Joy Gibbons of Marengo – $220 on April 1
  Michael King of Lake in the Hills – $1,385, starting on April 1
  Margaret Kirkpatrick of Harvard – $1,817 throughout the six months
  Emalee Lehr of Harvard – $1,249 throughout the six months
  Amanda Orlandini of Lake in the Hills – $7,968 throughout the six months
  Myra Pleva of Marengo – $780 throughout the six months
  Joanne Prihoda of McHenry – $2,614 throughout the six months
  Courtney Schiesher of Huntley – $461 (most Feb. 19)
  Jolene Scott of Woodstock – $195 on April 1
  Geoffrey Vetter of Tempe, AZ – $382 (including milegae)
  Payroll tax to Castle Bank – $5,042
  Payroll tax to Illinois Revenue Department – $621
  Unemployment taxes – IDES – $158
  U.S. Treasury payroll taxes – $1,059

• Sports team sponsorships
  

  Johnsburg Pigtail League – $300
  Marengo Union Girls Softball Association – $200
  McHenry Baseball Association – $200
  McHenry Pigtail League – $200
  Richmond Burton Baseball Association – $275
  Woodstock Girls Softball – $250
  Woodstock Little League – $300

• Subscriptions
  

  Capitol Fax – $350
  Northwest Herald – $163

• Miscellaneous
  

  Ice Cream Solutions of Granada Hills, CA – $183
  Party Creations of Springfield – $200

• Vehicle (van) from Marengo Auto Group – $1,700
• Web site, software, access – GpDaddy.com – $287

That doesn’t add up to over $900,000 because $350,000 investments in certificates of deposit are included in the total reported to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

For something as significant as the amount spend, read tomorrow’s article.

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The above photo of State Rep. Jack Franks on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight show is not from last Friday.