The new McHenry County Republican Party’s Chairman, Sandra Salgado, and Ways & Means Vice Chairman Mickey Schuch, made the four-hour trip to the Illinois State Fair in Springfield Thursday. The main speaker, of course, was gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner. At … Continue reading
The following was written by Art Ellingsen. After he talked at the Algonquin Township Republican Central Committee about this transfer of power from local and Federal courts to the United Nations, I asked him to put something in writing that … Continue reading
A Crystal Lake Tea Party email yesterday was nothing short of stunning. Editor Mary Alger found an article by Bryan Kemper entitled, What Would You Say if You Sat Next to a Pro-Abortion U.S. Senator on a Plane? Here’s What … Continue reading
A standing room only crowd heard former Congressman and now-WIND Radio talk show host Joe Walsh at a meeting of the Huntley Area Tea Party held at the Golden Coral in Algonquin Wednesday afternoon. Walsh was a last-minute fill-in when … Continue reading
Pretty amazing that a losing Congressional candidate would be interviewed by liberal commentator Carol Marin, but on Wednesday night, there was Joe Walsh, all alone, answering her questions on WTTW. Under the posted interview is the following explanation: “National star … Continue reading
I found out from Marathon Pundit. With Kirk having walked two parades in McHenry County looking in the peak of health, this health issue is certainly shocking. We wish him a speedy recovery. = = = = = Hultgren Statement … Continue reading
February 18th is the McHenry County Republican Central Committee’s Lincoln Day Dinner. There will be two speakers this year, Illinois Republican State Chairman Pat Brady and Congressman Randy Hultgren. There is a cryptic note at the bottom of the invitation … Continue reading
This is not a poll question. If it were, we know there would be a low percentage thinking they were worth much. This is a question of how much wealth those who represent us in Washington have. There are six … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Randy Hultgren: Kirk, Lipinski, Hultgren Call for Extension of Surface Transportation Legislation Longer-term bipartisan bill could mobilize $100 billion in new public-private partnerships Chicago, IL – In a show of bipartisan, bi-cameral unity United States … Continue reading
Heritage Action for America, which I take to be the political action committee of the Heritage Foundation, has ranked Congressmen for the first time. Below you see some for Illinois: 93% – Joe Walsh 81% – Don Manzullo 73% – … Continue reading
Last weekend three Members of Congress, U.S. Senator Mark Kirk and U.S. Representatives Joe Walsh and Robert Dold took a tour of the Zion Nuclear Plant. (Today, Walsh will be at Woodstock’s Challenger Center holding a Town Hall Meeting starting … Continue reading
I didn’t see the whole show. In fact I missed U.S. Senator Mark Kirk completely on the Bob Schieffer-moderated Face the Nation. But I did catch the end of the show when Congressman Joe Walsh was told by Schieffer that … Continue reading
Two Illinois Congressman will be on the CBS program Face the Nation Easter morning. In a line-up of five newly elected members of their respective houses, both U.S. Senator Mark Kirk and U.S. Representative Joe Walsh will appear on the … Continue reading
This press release explains the effort to keep Gitmo prisoners from being moved to the Thomson, Illinois, maximum security prison that Illinois hopes to sell to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Washington representatives associated with it are U.S. Senator … Continue reading
In an interview with Craig Dellimore with WMMB-Radio, U.S. Senator Mark Kirk indicated that he would be willing to vote to allow state government in Illinois to declare bankruptcy: “Between a bailout, which has no possibility of passing in the … Continue reading
Previously, McHenry County Blog has reported on the opening remarks of U.S. Senator Mark Kirk and Congressmen Don Manzullo and Joe Walsh. Next came Part 2 in which American Enterprise Resident Scholar Andrew Biggs told how other countries had dug … Continue reading
Yesterday, McHenry County Blog told of the opening statements of U.S. Senator Mark Kirk and Congressmen Don Manzullo and Joe Walsh. Today we start with Dr. Andrew Biggs of the American Enterprise Institute and the first of the one-hour question … Continue reading
Three of Illinois congressmen came to Crystal Lake Saturday afternoon to communicate with constituents. It was in no way a one-way affair. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk, Congressmen Don Manzullo and Joe Walsh, plus American Enterprise Institute Resident Scholar Andrew Biggs … Continue reading
It not even just before an election and U.S. Senator Mark Kirk gave me a phone call. So, it was recorded, a robo-call. It was my new United States Senator. He told me he and Congressman Don Manzullo were coming … Continue reading
Republicans congressmen are certainly doing their best to bond with local residents as Democratic Party-controlled legislative reapportionment looms. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk, who is featured at the Lincoln Day Dinner February 19th in Crystal Lake, will join 16th District U.S. … Continue reading
