McHenry County Board Committee Misses Chance to Talk about Jack Franks’ Latest Doomed Crusade: Eliminating Pensions for Elected Countywide Officials

Further evidence that McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks cares nothing about eliminating IMRF pensions for countywide officials is the cancellation of tomorrow’s Human Relations Committee meeting. The first indication was that Franks introduced no bill to abolish such elected … Continue reading

Franks: Reick Campaign “Scurrilous”

“Scurrilous” is defined as “making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.” That’s how Jack Franks described Republican Steve Reick’s campaign against him to the Woodstock Independent, which was published on November 19th. Did … Continue reading