RTA’s Al Jourdan and Don Totten Remind Suburbanites What’s at Stake

It took Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mark Brown to point it out, but there are some high regional stakes in the fight over who controls mass transportation in the metropolitan area. The same fight occurred in 1974 and in the early … Continue reading

County Board Increases Balance One-Twelfth Pretty Much Gruaranteeing Taxing to the Max

You may remember my critique of the County Board’s budget limiting efforts. My May 30th article was entitled, “County Board Just Can’t Say, ‘No New Taxes.‘” The guts of the article was this table: Approximate 20 Year Effects of Not … Continue reading

Winning a Seat on the Crystal Lake City Councilman

Sometimes people ask for advice on how to win an election. If I were running for office in Crystal Lake, I would go door-to-door seeking petition signatures on a binding referendum to abolish home rule. It would be a lot … Continue reading

Schaumburg State Rep and GOP Committeeman Switches to Democratic Party

As further bad news for the Illinois Republican Party, State Representative Paul Froehlich is becoming a Democrat. Froehlich is also the elected Schaumburg Township Committeeman for the Republican Party. During the 2004 primary election Republican Jack Ryan—the man who won … Continue reading

Schaumburg State Rep and GOP Committeeman Switches to Democratic Party

As further bad news for the Illinois Republican Party, State Representative Paul Froehlich is becoming a Democrat. Froehlich is also the elected Schaumburg Township Committeeman for the Republican Party. During the 2004 primary election Republican Jack Ryan—the man who won … Continue reading