About six Friday evening, State Senator Jim Oberweis called. It was recorded, of course. He criticized the man he seeks to oppose in the fall election, incumbent Dick Durbin. He talked about change and term limits. Guess he was piggy-backing … Continue reading
A press release from Republican U.S. Senate candidate Doug Truax: Truax personally drops off letter at Durbin’s Springfield office SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Senate candidate Doug Truax (R-Downers Grove) personally delivered a letter to Dick Durbin’s Springfield office yesterday formally asking … Continue reading
A copy of State Senator Jim Oberwseis’ petition for the United States Senate found its way to my inbox this morning. The Democrat, of course, if Dick Durbin, elected in 1996. A copy of the petition may be found here. … Continue reading
At the McHenry County Right to Life Pig Roast, I met Paul Burt. He was seeking support for the Republican nomination for United States Senator against incumbent Democrat Dick Durbin. Now another has sent out a press release about a … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Don Manzullo: FINALLY! Manzullo, Durbin Hail Start of Algonquin Western Bypass Project [ALGONQUIN] U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin said the strong resolve of local officials, business leaders and frustrated motorists led … Continue reading
Wednesday, United States Senator Dick Durbin came to McHenry County. He met with employees of NASA Education and related companies at President John Blanchard’s headquarters on Route 31 in Prairie Grove. The first part of the visit was chronicled here … Continue reading
I don’t know what other stops he had on his Wednesday journey to McHenry County, but I caught up with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin while he was learning about NASA Education’s automotive repair business. It has recently been re-located from … Continue reading
With Senator Dick Durbin on the airwaves saying that the U.S. House of Representatives failure to vote for a two-month extension of the Social Security tax cut, Congressman Peter Roskam is counterattacking: Roskam: Fate of Tax Relief for 160 Million … Continue reading
Looks as if McHenry County Blog wasn’t the only one thinking Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin’s attempt to blackmail a Virginia Republican congressman who chairs the Appropriations Subcommittee that controls the U.S. prison system budget was a tad too much. … Continue reading
In typical Illinois style, U.S. Senate Dick Durbin has been fingered by CQ Weekly’a Shawn Zelle as the one who put a hold on the unanimous consent agreement passage of re-authorization of the US Commission on Religious Freedom. This is … Continue reading
This is not a poll question. If it were, we know there would be a low percentage thinking they were worth much. This is a question of how much wealth those who represent us in Washington have. There are six … Continue reading
No surprise there. Illinois Democrats hiked the state income tax 67% in a lame duck session. This time it is U.S. Senator Dick Durbin. He wants to impose sales taxes on internet purchases. … Continue reading
Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass reminded me Sunday why I didn’t support former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney four years ago. He refused to say he would retain Patrick Fitzgerald as Chicago’s U.S. Attorney. Call be crazy, but I don’t think … Continue reading
The McHenry County Economic Development Corporation held at event featuring U.S. Senator Dick Durbin in McHenry at McHenry County College’s Shah Center Monday. It was apparently private, but some who do not approve of the Number 2 Senate Democrat’s policies … Continue reading
Chicago Sun-Times Washington reporter Lynn Sweet had a column Friday entitled, “Durbin a voice of reason; Walsh a screamer.” That made me wonder if she has figured out that Walsh might be Durbin’s next Republican opponent. Why else talk about … Continue reading
Last weekend three Members of Congress, U.S. Senator Mark Kirk and U.S. Representatives Joe Walsh and Robert Dold took a tour of the Zion Nuclear Plant. (Today, Walsh will be at Woodstock’s Challenger Center holding a Town Hall Meeting starting … Continue reading
Obamacare is a financial disaster and ticking time bomb for states like Illinois. The reason is simple. Illinois didn’t get a Cornhusker Kickback, like Nebraska, written into Obamacare. Called the Affordable Health Care Act, the name of the legislation is … Continue reading
Democrats don’t have a plan or a timetable for getting unemployment under 9 percent. Talk about sticking one’s foot in one’s mouth. What a huge political blunder! The Daily Herald has Durbin quoted saying: “Durbin, of Illinois, said he didn’t … Continue reading
True to his word, 16th Congressional District United States Representative Don Manzullo is doing his best to assure that Amtrak will pick up passengers in McHenry County. So far, he has gotten the Rockford Metropolitan Agency for Planning and the … Continue reading
Didn’t know an Amtrak route is planned through McHenry County. Well, if you are a regular reader of McHenry County Blog, you would. Links to McHenry County Blog’s stories follow: April 3, 2010 – Quinn Says Amtrak Going Through Belvidere … Continue reading
