A letter dated October 11, 2017, from Family PAC Director Paul Caprio tells of Pro-Life groups having met and their resolving not to support Republican Bruce Rauner for Governor. That’s not new information, but a sentence on the second page … Continue reading
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In the 2016 Republican Party Primary Election, physician Jay Kinzler took on Congressman Peter Roskam. This time around, Kinzler is running for State Rep. against Villa Park Democratic Party State Rep. Deb Conroy. More information on Illinois Review. … Continue reading
The Family PAC Cruise on the Chicago River and Lake Michigan is my favorite fund raiser. People arrive early to get a seat on the main deck. The views are spectacular and I enjoy chatting with people I haven’t seen … Continue reading
U.S. Senator and former GOP Presidential aspirant Ted Cruz was the guest of honor at Family PAC’s annual fundraising cruise on the Lake Michigan and the Chicago River. Introduced by Family PAC’s Executive Director Paul Caprio as “a man who … Continue reading
From Family PAC Executive Director Paul Caprio: Some very good news. Senator Ted Cruz (R. Texas) has accepted our invitation to be Family-Pac’s 2017 Person of the Year and received his award on our 26th Anniversary Boat Cruise Cruzin’ With … Continue reading
The Godmother of Republican conservatives has left this earth. “A Choice Not An Echo,” the book she wrote to support Barry Goldwater’s 1964 campaign, was my introduction. Then, during the ERA fight in Illinois, she was the General of the … Continue reading
Paul Caprio’s Family PAC cruise is my favorite fundraiser. It’s not just the chance to meet with conservatives from around the state. It’s the views from the boat. Those two reasons are why I have attended 24 of the 25 … Continue reading
Thursday night I attended Family PAC’s boat cruise fundraiser on Chicago’s lakefront. Among the legislative candidates seeking support was Lakewood Village Trustee Paul Serwatka. He was the only General Assembly aspirant who was handing out more than a business card. … Continue reading
During the two years after the Tea Party election of 2010, two spokesmen arose. One was McHenry County Congressman Joe Walsh. (His wife Helene was present; Walsh was on his WIND talk show.) The other was southeast Florida Congressman Allen … Continue reading
The political fundraiser I find most enjoyable is the August cruise put on by Paul Caprio’s Family PAC. It consists of a boat trip out on Lake Michigan and/or one down the Chicago River. Speakers have included U.S. Senators Tom … Continue reading
The United States Senator who put the McHenry County Board’s Stimulus loan for the McHenry County SportPlex on the national map in his 2010 Wastebook has announced he is retiring at the end of the year. That’s what the National … Continue reading
My favorite fund raiser of the year is the cruise put on by Family PAC every summer. On the drive down to Chicago, it was raining and 65 degrees. We feared for the worst, wondering if the boat would have … Continue reading
The fund raiser that I enjoy most each year is the Family PAC Cruise. This year’s is July 30th, a Tuesday night. The Rev. and former State Senator James Meeks will be the guest of honor. The invitation is below: … Continue reading
Since so many folks from McHenry County have crossed the Wisconsin border to participate in election on behalf of and in opposition to Governor Scott Walker, I thought the following We Ask American poll results might be of interest. Treading … Continue reading
My favorite campaign fund raiser is the August Family PAC Cruise on Lake Michigan and/or the Chicago River. Last year, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker was the featured speaker…before he went to a later business recruiting trip in his Chicago visit. … Continue reading
I’ve seen Personal PAC, the rabidly pro-abortion Political Action Committee endorse McHenry County Board candidates, but I have never seen a statewide Pro-Life group do the same. Paul Caprio, Executive Director of Family PAC has written a letter of endorsement … Continue reading
Yesterday, McHenry County Blog ran a press release from State Senate candidate Cliff Surges saying that Family PAC had endorsed him. Here’s how Executive Director Paul Caprio is quoted as saying, “Our organization believes Cliff Surges is highly qualified and … Continue reading
‘Tis the season for endorsements as the articles being put up today indicate. Here’s another one, this time a press release from State Senate candidate Cliff Surges, who is contesting with Karen McConnaughay for the new seat that runs from … Continue reading
As Sheriff Keith Nygren unleashes his attorney Mark Gummerson on McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi’s choice of Special Assistant State’s Attorney Bill Caldwell to represent Nygren’s interests, a Republican politician in a state Nygren has a home seems to … Continue reading
Last night at the Family PAC Cruise I was introduced to Danielle Rowe. I was told she was going to challenge appointed State Rep. Kent Gaffney in the Republican primary election next March. When I examined her card, it said, … Continue reading