A group of about twenty legislators are bird-dogging Frank Mautino, the newly-named State Auditor General for questionable campaign expenditures. They want the newly-appointed official to step down. State Rep. candidate Allen Skillicorn has joined them in the following press release: … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Dan McConchie: Sen. McConchie joins legislators calling on Auditor General Mautino to step aside while investigations continue Chicago, IL… Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) joined a group of Illinois legislators today urging Illinois Auditor … Continue reading
From State Rep. Peter Breen: Auditing The Auditor General “Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people; and not for the profit, honor, or private interest of any man, family or … Continue reading
A press release from Allen Skillicorn, who is running for Mike Tryon’s legislative seat: IT’S TIME TO INVESTIGATE AUDITOR GENERAL FRANK MAUTINO East Dundee, IL –Frank Mautino was appointed to be the Illinois State Auditor General in October. Records Mautino … Continue reading
Or should the headline be Pot Calls Kettle Black (Click on the title to read the article.) In a Sunday Chicago Sun-Times article the Democrat in probably the most Republican State Rep. district in Illinois undergoes an epiphany. No, some … Continue reading
The first time I noticed Jack Franks enabling Chicago was the Red Light Camera bill. That made the Speed Camera bill possible. Now Democrat Franks is the chief joint sponsor of the bill allowing Chicago and other local governments to … Continue reading
The following announces Democratic Party State Reps. Jack Franks, Lou Lang and Frank Mautino will take testimony in Marengo Saturday concerning the drawing of congressional and legislative map lines for the next decade. No Republicans are on the panel, which, … Continue reading
Spring Valley Democrat Frank Mautino has gotten Senate Bill 349 onto the House floor. It would put slot machines where liquor is served, fraternal organizations, veterans’ clubs and truck stops. Incredibly, no state senator opposed the bill. The vote was … Continue reading
It’s been nine months, but I am constantly reminded of the interesting conversation that I had with Julie Messina at her Common Grounds BookCafe (the words are run together on the sign) in Utica, Illinois. You remember Utica. The town … Continue reading
It’s been nine months, but I am constantly reminded of the interesting conversation that I had with Julie Messina at her Common Grounds BookCafe (the words are run together on the sign) in Utica, Illinois. You remember Utica. The town … Continue reading
