The following local legislators joined five others in a suit by numerous Pro-Life groups and the Catholic Diocese of Springfield to delay the date state government starts spending money for elective abortions for women on Medicaid and state employees: Rep. … Continue reading
Take a look at this photo from the 2011 McHenry County Fair: The name Parker Happ appears in the cutline of the photo above. Since 2010, Happ has been paid $30,512.70 by Jack Franks’ Political Action Committee. Now, Happ shows … Continue reading
arlier this year, McHenry County Blog found a Facebook post indicating that Johnsburg resident Jason Blumenthal intended to run for the Republican nomination for State Representative in the district which Steve Reick represents. That resulted in this article. Yesterday, Blumenthal … Continue reading
McHenry Times, the publication overseen by Dan Proft, wrote an interesting story by Angela Underwood about the floor debate on Jack Franks’ bill to give him more power over McHenry County Board members than Mike Madigan has over Illinois State Representatives. … Continue reading
Here’s a man who believes those who don’t remember history might well relive it. State Rep. Steve Reick has posted the following on his web site: Putting the Brakes on County Board Chairman Excesses I’ve written the following letter to … Continue reading
Look at this commentary State Rep. Steve Reick posted on his web site: If At First You Don’t Succeed, Go to Springfield to Get Your Way In 2012 the voters of McHenry County voted down a referendum which would have … Continue reading
These are Steve Reick’s thoughts on the “tax freeze” bill that didn’t pass the Senate after sailing out of the House: Electoral Chicken Feed Disguised as a Tax Freeze Posted on November 10, 2017 They call it “Veto Session”, but it … Continue reading
First to the headline above. When he was State Representative Jack Franks passed a property tax freeze bill. At the time I predicted that the Senate would not follow suit. It was just a “headline bill.” (See “A Property Tax … Continue reading
Ever since Capitol Fax spotlighted State Rep. Steve Reick’s comments on sexual harassment training for legislators, he has been taking heat. That was Wednesday. Sunday, Chicago Tribune columnist Rex Huppke had a go. The part about Reick starts, “But men … Continue reading
Here’s what Capital Fax reports House Minority Leader Jim Durkin told the publication today about State Rep. Steve Reick: “We asked House GOP Leader Jim Durkin’s office about Reick’s response. “A spokeswoman released a ‘clarifying statemen’ from Reick: ‘There’s a … Continue reading
State Rep. Steve Reick’s reaction to the sexual harassment revelations in Springfield have made the big time. Capitol Fax Blog features plenty of comments today under the headline Rep. Reick says he will refuse to take sexual harassment training The … Continue reading
The bargain fundraiser of the year at $10 was State Rep. Steve Reick’s Saturday afternoon House of Lawrence Pig Roast. There wasn’t a Patsy Cline tribute singer this year, but there was convivial conversation. County Board candidate Orville Brettman talked … Continue reading
The four folks representing parts of McHenry County have just filed their third quarter campaign finance reports. Here are the bottom lines as of September 30th: David McSweeney – $26,435.41 Steve Reick – $5,067.46 Allen Skillicorn – $1,525 Barb Wheeler … Continue reading
Found that Jason Blumenthal posted the following on his Facebook page October 10th: Update on my Political Future: Sunday started off pretty rough. I had a tire blow out on my way to my hotel in Springfield. I was on … Continue reading
McHenry County Republican Secretary Diane Evertsen writes about State Rep. Steve Reick’s Saturday Pig Roast if far northwestern McHenry County: State Representative Steve Reick will be having his Pig Roast on Saturday, October 21st from 2:00 to 6:00 pm at … Continue reading
Here is State Rep. Steve Reick’s reaction to the signing of the bill requiring taxpayers to pay for abortions: He Looked Us In The Eye, Then Spat In It Posted on September 28, 2017 by Steve Reick I want to … Continue reading
At the NorWest Township Republican Party meeting last night at the Woodstock Public Library, former McHenry County Board member Ersel Schuster announced her candidacy for the 2018 election. There were other candidates as well. State Rep. Steve Reick talked of … Continue reading
From State Rep. Steve Reick: Sometimes You Have To Hold Your Nose And Vote “Yes” Posted on August 31, 2017 by Steve Reick On Monday, the House finally passed an education funding bill. The last time the legislature passed a … Continue reading
Appearing on his web page is the following: Chicago Messes Its Bed, Then Asks Us To Clean It Up Posted on July 28, 2017 by Steve Reick The big issue in Springfield this week is the school funding bill, SB1, … Continue reading
State Rep. Steve Reick will hold a fundraiser at the Bull Valley Country Club on Thursday, August 10th The price is $100 a person, $150 per couple. More details are below: Reick had $2,018.45 in his campaign fund at the … Continue reading
