A press release from State Senator Dan Duffy:: Senator Dan Duffy Endorses Dan McConchie for State Representative in 51st District LAKE BARRINGTON, August 27, 2015 – Senator Dan Duffy announced today that he is endorsing Dan McConchie for state representative … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. David McSweeney: McSweeney’s Open Meetings Act Reform Bill Signed Into Law Springfield, IL – Legislation, which will amend the Open Meetings Act to make reporting violations of the law easier, was signed into … Continue reading
A press release from State Sen. Dan Duffy: Sen. Duffy Returns Money to Taxpayers State Sen. Dan Duffy (R-Lake Barrington) cut his Senate office budget last year by 35 percent and again this year by 37 percent. Duffy has returned … Continue reading
With all of the second quarterly campaign finance reports having been filed, I thought readers might be interested in a summary of which legislators and aspirants have how reported how much money available. First the incumbents: State Rep. Steve Andersson … Continue reading
Ever wonder why unopposed legislative candidates raise money? Let’s look at who legislators gave money during the first half of 2015. One reason Republicans do so is to make contributions to their leaders’ campaign funds. State Rep. Barb Wheeler gave … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. David McSweeney: New Changes to Open Meetings Act Provides Greater Government Transparency Springfield, IL – Legislation aimed at making reporting violations of the Open Meetings Act more reasonable and accommodating is headed to the Governor’s desk, … Continue reading
The Illinois Senate followed in the footsteps of the Illinois House when it voted to decriminalize the possession of the equivalent of twenty-five cigarette-sized marijuana blunts. Most McHenry County legislators went along with the crowd. In the House, the following … Continue reading
Our inadequate campaign disclosure laws do not required big donors to reveal how much they have given Political Action Committees on a timely basis. And they only have to report if they are a PAC. It’s now the end of … Continue reading
The following was written by State Senator Dan Duffy concerning a clone of the bill enacted at DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin’s request. House Bill 229, sponsored in the Illinois House by State Rep. Jack Franks, it allows McHenry … Continue reading
This arrived from State Senator Dan Duffy today: Rauner and Madigan actually solved a problem together Governor Rauner Passes a Balanced, Bipartisan Budget Fix for 2015 The state’s first legitimately balanced budget in 12 years was signed into law last … Continue reading
A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: Governor names members of Local Government and Unfunded Mandates Task Force Lt. Governor Sanguinetti to chair task force CHICAGO – Governor Bruce Rauner announced today the members of the newly created Local Government … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. David McSweeney: McSweeney’s Open Meetings Act Passes the House Cary, IL… State Representative David McSweeney (R-Barrington)’s legislation aimed at giving citizens greater transparency in local government received bipartisan support in the House last Thursday. … Continue reading
Lots of Republicans are in the back pockets of our electric utilities, Com Ed and Ameren. State Senator Dan Duffy is not one of them, as you can see from his press release below: Duffy calls on Attorney General and … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. David McSweeney: McSweeney Pushes Legislation to Eliminate Red Light Cameras Cary, IL…A recently released study has cast doubt on the viability of red light cameras to improve traffic safety. In an effort to reduce … Continue reading
Appointed in 2009 when predecessor Rob Blagojevich was impeached, Governor Pat Quinn stood for election. Right after his only election, Quinn convinced losing Democrats to increase the state income tax by 67%. Lots of them got cushy state jobs. Now … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune is showing how media can drive public policy. In this case, it concerns Red Light Cameras, which were approved by the Illinois General Assembly when Chicago, then other municipalities claimed they were needed to reduce traffic accidents. … Continue reading
From State Senator Pam Althoff: In response to recent e-mails and phone calls I have received regarding my yes vote on House Bill 3796, I would like to explain why this legislation, will in fact, increase access to public records … Continue reading
For the second day in a row, the Chicago Tribune has a front page story on Red Light Cameras. Today’s headline reads, CITY COLLECTS $140 MILLION AT QUESTIONABLE CAMERAS Study: No safety benefit for many red light devices that pop up … Continue reading
State Senator Dan Duffy has a long-standing campaign against Red Light Cameras. He, among may others concluded that their installation was for raising revenue, not reducing accidents. Now a $14,000 study financed by the Chicago Tribune has added significant weight … Continue reading
As I was changing planes in Cleveland, I noticed the Cleveland Plain Dealer on a newsstand. (That’s the paper I used to glance at in the Oberlin College Library from 1960-64.) The article you see below caught my attention: Permission … Continue reading
