A missive from State Senator Dan Duffy: Please Sound The Alarm! Chicago has become a punchline for late-night comedians due to corruption. There is currently a situation ripe for corruption taking place in the Illinois Treasurer’s race. That race is … Continue reading
State Senator Dan Duffy is holding a Barrington fundraiser on October 24th. The details of the $50 next Friday night event at McGonigal’s Pub are below. RSVPs are requested at 773-320-1150. … Continue reading
Observations by a friend of McHenry County Blog of the Oakwood Hills citzens meeting Wednesday night: 1. Political participants on side of opposition got lots of love tonight from over 300 in attendance. Message conveyed that if plant gets its … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Dan Duffy: STATE AUDIT SHOWS PROBLEMS CONTINUE IN ALL KIDS PROGRAM SPRINGFIELD – A new state audit showed problems continue with lax oversight in the Expanded All Kids state health welfare insurance program, at … Continue reading
In a letter dated Friday, the Office of the Illinois Attorney General advised the Village of Oakwood Hills to open for business “as soon as possible.” The involvement of Lisa Madigan‘s Office was urged by State Rep. David McSweeney and … Continue reading
Here is the letter that State Senator Dan Duffy and State Rep. David McSweeney sent to Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. McSweeney told me that if there were threats, they should be prosecuted. If there were not, the Village Hall … Continue reading
The premier fighter of red light cameras in the Illinois General Assembly is State Senator Dan Duffy. Here is his reaction to the Redflex indictments: Shocker! Most people in Illinois know the whole red light camera system was developed and … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Board members Mike Walkup and Donna Kurtz: County Board Members Kurtz & Walkup salute State Representative McSweeney & Senator Duffy for standing up for the people of Oakwood Hills and surrounding communities regarding the … Continue reading
Democrats in Springfield are in a time warp, probably brought on by the financial mess that over thirty years of Mike Madigan rule has put us in. With an off-year election looming and Democrats in the House scared to break … Continue reading
A big ticket event for State Rep. David McSweeney yesterday, which GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner attended, garnered a story in the Chicago Sun-Times because Rauner did not talk to the media. The invitation is below: … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Dan Duffy: Ticket Quota Bill Passes Illinois Senate A bill co-sponsored by State Senator Dan Duffy (R-Lake Barrington) that prohibits counties, municipalities, and state police from implementing ticket quotas overwhelmingly passed in the Illinois … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Dan Duffy: Duffy Bills Blocked in Senate SPRINGFIELD – A number of legislative measures sponsored by State Senator Dan Duffy (R-Lake Barrington) intended to make government more efficient, transparent, and effective have been blocked … Continue reading
A press release from the Dundee Township Republican Central Committee: Dundee Township Dinner Saturday Night DUNDEE TOWNSHIP – The Dundee Township Republican Organization will be hosting its spring Presidents Dinner on Friday, February 28th at Randall Oaks Golf Course beginning … Continue reading
I’ve been to a lot of Republican Party functions since I came back from Washington to run for McHenry County Treasurer in the spring of 1966. The meeting at the Woodstock VFW Thursday night, however, had more energy than any … Continue reading
State Senators Dan Duffy and Jim Oberweis (mentioned because he is a candidate for U.S. Senator in the GOP primary) were given a 100% ranking on the 2013 scorecard of the American Conservative Union. David McSweeney, Tim Schmitz and Barbara … Continue reading
If Republicans are ever serious about winning statewide elections in Illinois then they must do better in Chicago. Over the past decade Republicans continuously ignored Chicago because the conventional political wisdom was that the Democratic machine was too strong and … Continue reading
McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi has filed suit in Federal Court against “John Doe” for defamation and false light. Bianchi seeks to learn the identity of frequent McHenry County Blog commenter “Fukoku Kyohei.” “Fukoku” has been a prolific commenter, … Continue reading
The new slot machine legislation going into effect on New Year’s Day goes under the label of “sweepstakes.” The Tribune’s Joseph Ryan has written a major story on what most legislators probably thought was a minor bill. Let’s test that … Continue reading
Here is an explanation from State Senator Dan Duffy of his vote against the recently passed and signed pension bill: Some of you have asked me why I did not support the pension reform bill so I thought I would … Continue reading
State Senator Dan Duffy has sent out the following email to folks who have asked by he voted “No” on the government employee pension bill: Some of you have asked me why I did not support the pension reform bill … Continue reading
