Hultgren Brings in Washington & Springfield Advocates of Common Core Standards to Debate Conservative Opponents

Hultgren to Host Common Core Education Summit Educators & Community Leaders to Discuss National Standards on Wednesday at McHenry County College  Washington, D.C. — Congressman Randy Hultgren (IL-14) will host a Common Core Summittomorrow, August 28, to discuss the Common Core Standards (CCS), … Continue reading

8th District Watch – Walsh Holds Another Health Care Forum

8th District Republican congressional candidate Joe Walsh held another health care forum on May 4th. That was shortly after Fox News took a swipe at him. It does not look as if the negative piece on Fox affected attendance too … Continue reading

8th District Watch – Walsh Holding Health Care Forum Thursday

An interesting twist on the health care debate is a Wauconda forum being held by 8th congressional district challenger Joe Walsh.   More interesting was the Republican’s invitation to incumbent Melissa Bean to attend. Since she refused to hold any Town … Continue reading

The Reverend and State Senator James Meeks Beginning to See the Light on Reforming Schools

It has taken a long time for the Reverend and State Senator James Meeks to gain the courage to tell the truth about Chicago schools and point out paths to improving student performance. Knowing the influence of Chicago school teachers, … Continue reading

Should Catholics Close Their Schools to Get State Aid?

I see “Cardinal Mundeline” commenting on Dan Johnson-Weinberger’s Illinoize post entitled, “Our common purpose: Meeks, black students and New Trier education“ suggests this action by the Chicago Catholic Schools: “Maybe the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago should close down for the … Continue reading

Should Catholics Close Their Schools to Get State Aid?

I see “Cardinal Mundeline” commenting on Dan Johnson-Weinberger’s Illinoize post entitled, “Our common purpose: Meeks, black students and New Trier education“ suggests this action by the Chicago Catholic Schools: “Maybe the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago should close down for the … Continue reading

Steve Stanek Tells MCC Board Why Involvement in Baseball Stadium/Convention Center Is Bad Idea

Appearing before the McHenry County College Board Monday night was McHenry’s Steve Stanek. In his post at Chicago’s Heartland Institute, Stanek has undoubtedly done more research on baseball stadiums and convention centers than anyone at the college Here’s what he … Continue reading

Steve Stanek Tells MCC Board Why Involvement in Baseball Stadium/Convention Center Is Bad Idea

Appearing before the McHenry County College Board Monday night was McHenry’s Steve Stanek. In his post at Chicago’s Heartland Institute, Stanek has undoubtedly done more research on baseball stadiums and convention centers than anyone at the college Here’s what he … Continue reading

Northwest Herald Roots for Baseball Stadium Facts

But not too deeply. I was hoping the NW Herald would root out some of the duplicity and secret documents involved in the McHenry County College baseball stadium proposal. The free enterprise Heartland Institute’s Steve Stanek, a resident of McHenry … Continue reading

Northwest Herald Roots for Baseball Stadium Facts

But not too deeply. I was hoping the NW Herald would root out some of the duplicity and secret documents involved in the McHenry County College baseball stadium proposal. The free enterprise Heartland Institute’s Steve Stanek, a resident of McHenry … Continue reading