Things are a bit slow, so today I’ll let you know who contributed to McHenry County Board member Mary McClellan’s successful campaign for McHenry County Clerk during the first quarter of this year, that is, right before the primary election: … Continue reading
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The quarterly reports for campaign committees are due tomorrow, but Andy Zinke’s has already been filed. Loser Zinke reported spending $72,126 since January 1st. An additional $3,868 was reported as in-kind expenditures. During the quarter, he raised $38,625. Right before the … Continue reading
More than matching Andy Zinke’s $1,000 contribution from Steven Goode, Jr., reported after the election, is a $5,000 donation reported today from Jerome Majewski. … Continue reading
Reported to the Illinois State Board of Elections was the following contribution to Undersheriff Andy Zinke’s campaign deposited on the Friday after the election. Contributed By Address Amount Received By Goode, … Continue reading
Mike Madigan’s Democratic Party dumped another $23,000 into Independent Dee Beaubien’s State Rep. campaign, according to Illinois State Board of Elections’ reports filed September 12th. $22,588.31, to be exact. That brings the total Madigan investment in the supposed Independent Dee … Continue reading
Besides being provided two of Democratic Party Chairman and House Speaker Mike Madigan’s staffers during July, local rich folks are also contributing to Independent Dee Beaubien’s campaign. See “Madigan Money for ‘Independent’ Dee Beaubien.” Those that have reported so far … Continue reading
Yesterday Ronald Garcia, the President of Chicago Medical Equipment & Supply Company, was indictedby the U.S. Attorney’s Office. There were $28,400 in contributions listed on the Illinois State Board of Elections web site. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle received … Continue reading
On Mary 3th, senior One Percenter J.B. Pritzker gave another $5,000 to junior One Percenter State Rep. Jack Franks. That was just two days after McHenry County Blog’s article reporting past such contributions to Supporters of Jack Franks. This is … Continue reading
State Rep. Jack Franks isn’t a billionaire like J.B. Pritzker, but his family wealth certainly qualifies him for the top one percent. Jack Franks is a Democrat. The Daily Herald has a story about campaign contributions from billionaires and up … Continue reading
McHenry County Republicans ended up with about $2,000 more at the end of March than they had at the beginning of the year, ending March with $7,188.71. The annual Lincoln Day Dinner was the major fund raiser and also amount … Continue reading
The Kane County Chronicle had a story Saturday telling of Board Chairman (and now GOP State Senate candidate) Karen McConnaughay’s making public campaign contributions by potential contractors prior to County Board approval. For two years, those wanting county business have … Continue reading
Here’s the first attack piece I have seen in this year’s McHenry County Board races. It is signed by District 6 McHenry County Board incumbent Mary McCann and Michele Aavang. Included in the piece is the following paragraph (the emphasized … Continue reading
A press release from State Senate candidate Cliff Surges criticizing his questioning his opponent Karen McConnaughay’s contributions from unions. Surges calls on McConnaughay to explain Union Contributions Gilberts, IL – On last Monday evening at a candidate forum at Del … Continue reading
Kent Gaffney picked up some more big money this week. $5,000 – Citizens to Elect Tom Cross, Plainfield $2,000 – AT&T Services, Inc, Chicago $1,500 – Friends of [State Rep. Tim] Schmitz, Batavia $1,000 – Credit Union PAC, Naperville $1,000 … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog has previously listed the campaign contributions and expenditures for the last quarter of last year for Karen McConnaughay, the Kane County Board Chairman running for a new State Senate seat. She is running against former Gilberts Village … Continue reading
Those who want to see the photos posted after State Rep. candidate Danielle Rowe’s Thursday night fund raiser at Wynmare County Club in North Barrington should click here. Suffice is to say that there was a respectable crowd at the … Continue reading
Previously, McHenry County Blog has published the campaign contributions for the last quarter of 2011 for some of the hot races in the Republican primary David McSweeney Kent Gaffney Danielle Rowe Today, we’ll look at what Kane County Board Chairman … Continue reading
If memory serves me correctly, it was a story from the Daily Herald where the campaign contributions to Kane County Board Chairman Karen McConnaughay from county vendors first surfaced. State Senator Chris Lauzen, who is running to replace McConnaughay, brought … Continue reading
First a disclaimer. I don’t favor limits on campaign contributions. There was much hooting and hollering from liberals and assorted reformers about how wonderful the campaign finance reform law was. Money would no longer rule politics. I favor no limits … Continue reading
Previously, McHenry County Blog has reported on the contributions from Commonwealth Edison, Ameren and others to State Senator Pam Althoff and State Rep. Jack Franks. Both voted to override Governor Pat Quinn’s veto, Franks a last minute switch. State Senator … Continue reading