The Tax Foundation produced a map of the states showing how much individual pay. We’re Number One in the Midwest, except for Minnesota. Illinois – $5,742 Iowa – $4,756 Wisconsin – $4,661 Michigan – $4,008 Indiana – $3,835 Kentucky – … Continue reading
Category Archives: Wisconsin
From the Illinois News Network: Wisconsin state official highlights state economy in comparison to Illinois By Cole Lauterbach | Illinois News Network Aug 24, 2018 Wisconsin’s top economist is using Illinois as an example to highlight how well Wisconsin’s economy … Continue reading
It is ironic that the last boycott McHenry County Blog covered was one of State Senators in Wisconsin in 2011. All Democrats, the Senators decided to deny Republicans a quorum by not attending session, just as Republicans did in McHenry … Continue reading
In 2014, Tonya Franklin was willing to take on Democrat Jack Franks, but the Republican Party would not allow her a weekend to obtain hundreds of petition signatures. At the end of March, Franklin said this in an article comment: … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Richmond Resident Arrested for Failure to Register as Sex Offender On February 27, 2015, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service Task Force arrested Kevin D. Kellison of … Continue reading
Since so many folks from McHenry County have crossed the Wisconsin border to participate in election on behalf of and in opposition to Governor Scott Walker, I thought the following We Ask American poll results might be of interest. Treading … Continue reading
When I heard that Illinois fire departments were helping put out the fire in Burlington, Wisconsin, I figured some would be from our area. (Here’s the Chicago Tribune article.) Burlington is one of the places where my father used to … Continue reading
Scott Rasmussen is a pollster best known for doing a daily poll on Presidential approval and disapproval. Yesterday he published an article that points to Wisconsin as the key for a Mitt Romney over Barack Obama. Will Illinois activists on … Continue reading
I went fishing in the Sheriff’s Department for assets seized this summer and found a property in Delavan, Wisconsin. The funny thing was, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department refused to supply the address. I appealed to the Public Access Division … Continue reading
Friday’s editorial cartoon in the Chicago Sun-Times by Jack Higgins is trenchant. I knew the word worked, but had to look up its meaning: “vigorously effective and articulate.” He shows traffic leaving Wisconsin. The sign says, “”Leaving Wisconsin, Scott Walker, … Continue reading
Look what reached by inbox from Wisconsin. It was obvious that feelings were running hot in the recall election in which Republican Governor Scott Walker soundly defeated Tom Barrett. Want to know how high? Take a look at the sign … Continue reading
There must be a dam at the Illinois-Wisconsin border. The water from Wisconsin’s boiling tea kettle didn’t spill over the state border last Saturday when the McHenry County Republican Party decided no candidate against Jack Franks was better than Tea … Continue reading
Here’s the press release from the only polling firm to get the Joe Walsh-Melissa Bean race right: Who Survives? Our final poll in the Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election comes after an impressive debate performance by Democrat Tom Barrett — who … Continue reading
Remember the “Recall Santa” yard sign a friend of McHenry County Blog found in the Milwaukee area. Now someone has turned it into a tee shirt and trade marked the phrase. I found this web site for Recall Santa. It … Continue reading
Danielle Rowe has written a memo on how Illinois residents can help with the Scott Walker recall campaign. Here it is: CALL TO ACTION WISCONSIN RECALL ELECTION IL Tea Party Wisconsin Recall, Coordinator Danielle Rowe 847-773-7693 rowe@DanielleforIL.com Easy online sign-up … Continue reading
A press release from We Ask America: Turnout You have to hand it to Wisconsin’s electorate: they are passionate about their politics. When we first polled the Dairy State’s voters about Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s plummeting approval ratings, many right-leaning … Continue reading