Jack Franks Still Running for State Rep. – Part 32

In running for the McHenry County Board Chairmanship, State Rep. Jack Franks says he is going to cut property taxes. Well, almost. In his press release, Franks contends, “The residents of McHenry County are over taxed.” and “I have decided to … Continue reading

Jack Franks Still Running for State Rep. – Part 31

In State Rep. Jack Franks’ press release announcing his candidacy for McHenry County Board Chairman he didn’t say he was going to cut McHenry County taxes. He just talked about fighting against tax hikes. Of course, that’s the same press … Continue reading

Jack Franks Still Running for State Rep. – Part 30

State Rep. Jack Franks is after more Chicago money. You might think he is running for State Representative. Wait a minute. He is. Of course, all the reporters covering the McHenry County Board chairmanship announcement said that Franks was leaving … Continue reading

Jack Franks Still Running for State Rep. – Part 29

If I were running against Jack Franks, I would be knocking on doors of homes with Com Ed electric lines in front of them. Why? Because Jack Franks introduced House Bill 3884, a bill to allow Com Ed to chop down … Continue reading

Jack Franks Still Running for State Rep. – Part 28

State Rep. Jack Franks makes a big deal about being against gambling. He even spoke to a Patriots United debate between slot machine salesmen and opponents of video gambling. But, when it comes time to raising money, he’s not so … Continue reading

Jack Franks Still Running for State Rep. – Part 25

In an article about Jack Franks deciding to run for McHenry County Board Chairman Reboot’s Madeleine Doubek wrote, He talked about the political games of passing bills only to see them die in the other chamber or somewhere down the … Continue reading

Jack Franks Still Running for State Rep. – Part 24

Maybe we should hope that State Rep. Jack Franks will file a Statement of Withdrawal and just run for the McHenry County Board Chairmanship. (But, Franks hasn’t pulled out of the race.  Or has Jack Franks finally filed a Withdrawal … Continue reading

Jack Franks Still Running for State Rep. – Part 23

Looks as if CBS-TV got it wrong. No, it was the Associated Press, which wrote the story. State Rep. Jack Franks did not resign from the Illinois House of Representatives. He hasn’t even withdrawn his candidacy for his tenth re-election … Continue reading

Jack Franks Still Running for State Rep. – Part 22

State Rep.Jack Franks has an all-purpose bumper sticker that showed up this week. It doesn’t say what Franks is running for. Is it State Representative? Or County Board Chairman? Anyone reading McHenry County Blog knows that Jack Franks is running … Continue reading

Jack Franks Still Running for State Rep. – Part 21

Thanks to commenter Mark for this angle on State Rep. Jack Franks continued refusal to remove his name from the ballot for a tenth term as State Representative while, at the same time, running for McHenry County Board Chairman: As … Continue reading

Jack Franks Still Running for State Rep. – Part 20

Progress Illinois was another place that ran a story on Jack Franks’ seeking the McHenry County Board Chairmanship. It appears its source was the Northwest Herald. Part of what was printed said, “The population of our county is declining because … Continue reading

Jack Franks Files County Board Chairman Petitions, Still Running for State Rep. – Part 18

Jack Franks has filed his petitions with the McHenry County Clerk to run as the Democratic candidate for McHenry County Board Chairman. He only needed 270 signatures. Mike Walkup is the Republican candidate. Franks is now an official candidate for … Continue reading

Jack Franks Still Running for State Rep. – Part 17

Here’s another paper who got fooled by the Associated Press story about Jack Franks claim that he was dropping out of the State Rep. contest. Sunday, May 15th, the only reporter at the Democratic Party slating caucus, Pete Gonigam, wrote, “Franks qualified … Continue reading

Jack Franks Still Running for State Rep. – Part 14

The Woodstock Independent trusts Jack Franks’ word. With no evidence but Jack Franks’ word, the paper included the following: “Franks’ withdrawal from the General Assembly race leaves the ballot spot open until the Democratic Party of McHenry County selects a … Continue reading