A press release from the McHenry County Board: The McHenry County Board is accepting applications from INDIVIDUALS interested in appointment to the McHENRY COUNTY TUBERCULOSIS BOARD. One position is available for a three-year term which expires on June 30, 2018. … Continue reading
What would happen if a candidate ran for township office pledging to abolish the government for which he or she seeks office? Attorney and future McHenry County Board member Mike Walkup considered the question and came up with the following: … Continue reading
Thanks to Illinois Review for pointing me to a list pensions of retired legislators published by the Chicago Tribune. Democrat Art Berman, one of my contemplates, seems to have gamed the system the best. He’s getting $203,428 a year. Republican … Continue reading
Yesterday I wrote about how Winnebago County’s board had decided they, as part-time employees didn’t deserve to have pensions. Today, the Sunday Chicago Tribune has a front page article by Christy Gutowski, Joe Mahr and Joseph Ryan entitled, Quite a … Continue reading
When I read of the leaking pipeline in southwestern Michigan, it brought back the memory of the pipeline map that I got while fighting the Lakeland Pipeline with then State Rep. Ann Hughes and State Sen. Dick Klemm. As the … Continue reading
Make no mistake. The Republican Party primary for state’s attorney is a bitter fight. And I haven’t even seen Dan Regna’s last $15,000 mailing. It may end up like the GOP primary fight between Mike Brown and Steve Verr. That … Continue reading
Make no mistake. The Republican Party primary for state’s attorney is a bitter fight. And I haven’t even seen Dan Regna’s last $15,000 mailing. It may end up like the GOP primary fight between Mike Brown and Steve Verr. That … Continue reading
June 8, 1916, is my father’s birthday. I found this picture from the day that he came back to the county board room to vote for Ann Hughes for county board chairman. The doctor did not understand that legislative organization … Continue reading
June 8, 1916, is my father’s birthday. I found this picture from the day that he came back to the county board room to vote for Ann Hughes for county board chairman. The doctor did not understand that legislative organization … Continue reading
