A pres release from Gov. Bruce Rauner: Governor Announces Appointments; Staff Hire SPRINGFIELD – Governor Bruce Rauner announced he has made appointments to the Illinois Board of Higher Education and Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System Board. He has also hired a … Continue reading
Category Archives: Tom Cross
A missive from State Senator Dan Duffy: Please Sound The Alarm! Chicago has become a punchline for late-night comedians due to corruption. There is currently a situation ripe for corruption taking place in the Illinois Treasurer’s race. That race is … Continue reading
Again with the caveat that 20,000 votes are still not included in the figures shown, Republican Tom Cross handily beat Mike Frericks in McHenry County. … Continue reading
What you see below arrived today from the Algonquin Township Republican Central Committee: New GOP Township Chairman Demetri Tsilimigras, who raised most of the money for the mailing, has a message on top of the address side. Then, there is … Continue reading
Two nights ago I received a “one-minute poll” from an unidentified source. Just three questions. Last night Susan Anderson called to ask me seven questions. The end of the survey said it was from Communications Express at 618-528-5700. Area code … Continue reading
State Rep., but, more importantly, Republican candidate for State Treasurer Tom Cross has collaborated with Democratic Party State Rep. Jack Franks in a (Springfield) State Journal-Register column on “a bi-partisan budget.” Perhaps Cross does not realize that McHenry County Republicans … Continue reading
With 54% of the precincts in, here are the results: TREASURER Vote for 1 Precincts Reporting 115/212 54.25% TOM CROSS REP 5244 50.72% BOB GROGAN REP 5096 49.28% … Continue reading
There are two robo-calls being made on behalf of State Rep. Tom Cross’ campaign to beat DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan for State Treasurer. Mine was from Cross himself. He said that he would balance the state budget and crack … Continue reading
I’ve been to a lot of Republican Party functions since I came back from Washington to run for McHenry County Treasurer in the spring of 1966. The meeting at the Woodstock VFW Thursday night, however, had more energy than any … Continue reading
On January 21st, State Rep. and former long-time Republican House Minority Leader Tom Cross is coming to McHenry’s 31 North Banquet & Conference Center with the hope of raising a significant amount of campaign cash. The starting price is $75 and … Continue reading
State Rep. and former House Republican Minority Leader Tom Cross and now candidate for the Republican nomination for State Treasurer was in Crystal Lake on Monday night. Then he was off to Springfield, learning how long it takes local legislators … Continue reading
Car problems got me to The Cottage in Crystal Lake too late for the main event. Too late for any event, in fact, except cooling pizza. Tom Cross, running for the GOP nomination for State Treasurer, held a Meet & … Continue reading
Tom Cross, running for the Republican nomination for State Treasurer has come up with a way to get people’s emails. He is asking them to choose between a yard sign with a white background and one with blue. The obvious … Continue reading
A press release from the Tom Cross for State Treasurer Campaign: Tom Cross Announces McHenry County Steering Committee WOODSTOCK –Tom Cross, Republican for Treasurer, announced his McHenry County Steering Committee today. Headlining Cross’ McHenry County Team are Republican State Representatives … Continue reading
People who would like to meet Tom Cross, former House Minority Leader and now candidate for the Republican nomination for State Treasurer, can do so at The Cottage in Downtown Crystal Lake on Monday, November 4th. … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Mike Tryon: Rep. Mike Tryon to Seek Re-Election to House of Representatives Crystal Lake Republican will run in District 66 in 2014 CRYSTAL LAKE….. State Representative Mike Tryon (R-Crystal Lake) announced today that he … Continue reading
This story was written a couple of weeks ago, but McHenry County Blog’s internet host was being disagreeable and would not let me post it. We now have a new host and because other sources have pointed out that the … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Mike Tryon: House Hearing Needed to Investigate Metra Allegations Chicago, IL…House Republican Leader Tom Cross (R-Oswego), State Representative Mike Tryon (R-Crystal Lake) and State Representative Darlene Senger (R-Naperville) today are demanding an Illinois House … Continue reading
The statement by House Republican Leader Tom Cross that was quoted in the Chicago Tribune budget story was short and sweet: “We are not going to sit and support bills…that increase spending by almost $2 billion when you have $7.5 … Continue reading
Mark called me about noon with nine questions about the upcoming Republican primary election. First, he wanted to know whether I considered myself a Republican. Next, he wanted to know what faction (although he didn’t use that term). First was … Continue reading