Daily Herald Turns Up Heat on Madigan’s Minions

I read that House Speaker Mike Madigan’s staff talk of themselves as being “Madigan’s Minions.” I picked up the phrase to describe Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride, who only beat a decent Peoria-area Republican, State Senator Carl Hawskinson, with … Continue reading

2010 Family PAC Cruise – Part 4

We’re on board now for the Family PAC cruise. Before we left the dock, I was downstairs getting a Diet Coke. Husband Derrick Crenshaw accompanied his candidate wife Cedra on the cruise.  Here they are talking to Michael Carbone. That’s … Continue reading

A Million Dollars to Illinois Schools and McHenry County Doesn’t Get a Dime

It’s costly for McHenry County to have liberal Democrats, Melissa Bean in the U.S. House and Jack Franks in Springfield, especially when rules get written that penalize the schools in our districts from receiving grants. Liberal Dems discriminated against McHenry … Continue reading

Daily Herald Analysis of Franks-O’Neill Finances Wrong in the Extreme

The headline says that Democrat State Rep. Jack Franks is leading Republican John O’Neill 100-1. Complete rubbish. Outright wrong! Off by a factor of five. As would be expected, the millionaire Franks is way ahead. But the ratio is a … Continue reading

County Fair Politicians

The McHenry County Fair is a place that a politician can meet a lot of people. I loved working them while I was running for County Treasurer and in that office from 1966-70. Not to mention the 16 years I … Continue reading

Governor Pat Quinn Authorizes Grafton Township Hall-Senior Center

The following language was signed into law (Senate Bill 3010) by Governor Pat Quinn on Thursday. July 29th: “Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, any township may, by ordinance or resolution, build, purchase, or lease a township … Continue reading

Apparently McHenry County Democrats Are Okay with Playing the Class Envy Card

Is it a political issue to say with photos about a political opponent? “He’s got two vacation homes.” This is playing the class envy card. Apparently McHenry County Democrats decided this is a normal part of playing politics. What is … Continue reading

Franks Ranked 45% by Business Group

The Illinois Chamber of Commerce has released its latest legislative rankings and State Representative Jack Franks (D-Marengo) has come up with the lowest score. 45% is what McHenry County’s Democrat got. Pretty liberal. But Franks always has had support from … Continue reading