Sunday, July 8th, State Rep. Allen Skillicorn will celebrate his fortieth birthday for the fifth time on Sunday in East Dundee’s Bandito Barney’s from 5-7. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Fund Raising
When Lou Bianchi was McHenry County State’s Attorney he held a fundraising dinner every year. Who couldn’t love his jokes? His hand-picked successor, Patrick Kenneally, apparently is taking a different approach. He is just asking for money in a letter … Continue reading
Sheriff Bill Prim is holding a fundraiser in his campaign for re-election two years tonight in Union at Checkers II. You can join Sheriff Prim at his re-election campaign kick-off event, while celebrating his mid-term successes! Visit http://tinyurl.com/primoktoberfest to let us … Continue reading
Jack Franks’ finance people finally got around to putting his $1,000 fundraiser money in the bank and reporting it to the Illinois State Board of Elections. Here are the contributors and the city they used on their checks: $1,500 – … Continue reading
Some money from John Bartman’s recent fundraiser finally made it to the banks, according to the State Board of Elections web site. Two unions are reported to have given $1,000 apiece: Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters McHenry County Building Trades … Continue reading
McHenry County Republican State’s Attorney candidate Patrick Kenneally is not waiting for his Thursday night fundraiser at the Boulder Ridge Country Club in Lake in the Hills. Kenneally started off with $5,910.76 in the bank at the end of June. … Continue reading
$50 is the price of admission to the Steve Reick for State Representative fundraiser in McHenry at Corkscrew Pionte on Thursday, July 28th. The details are below: … Continue reading
Look what popped up about State Rep. Allen Skillicorn’s campaign: In other news, Skillicorn received $5,400 from Richard Uhlein of Lake Forest, owner of Uline. This was reported yesterday. … Continue reading
State Senate candidate Casey Urlacher is holding a fundraiser in Barrington on Friday, February 19. That’s tomorrow. It will be held at Chessie’s Restaurant, 200 Applebee Street form 6-8 PM. Folks are asked to RSVP to Jeanna Thomas at 224-636-8760. … Continue reading
District 4 McHenry County Board candidate Craig Wilcox is holding a fundraiser on Thursday, February 4th, at the McHenry VFW Post on Route 120 west of the Fox River. The cost is $25 a person, $40 a couple, with a … Continue reading
State Rep. Jack Franks regularly holds high priced fundraisers in Chicago. Usually, House Speaker Mike Madigan is the Honorary Chairman. You can see a 2013 invitation with Madigan’s name on it here. Not this year. But Franks continues to use … Continue reading
J ust like State Senate hopeful Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher, Barrington Hills Village President Martin McLaughlin comes from an area with lots of money. They, plus Don McConchie, seek to win the Republican nomination to replace State Senator Dan Duffy. Prior to … Continue reading
McHenry County Board member and candidate for State Representative to replace Mike Tryon Carolyn Schofield has filed her campaign finance disclosure report and it shows that she raised $8,010 and spent $3,300. That left her with $4,600 on hand at … Continue reading
Don’t know how, but I’ve gotten on some Democratic Party congressional fundraising email lists. Thought you might be interested in how Democrats are using House Speaker John Boehner’s announced resignation from the top post. Before today, their pitch was aimed … Continue reading
Running for State Rep. Mike Tryon’s seat, West Dundee Village Trustee Dan Wilbrandt has raised another $2,000. That brings to $37,000 the total amount his campaign has taken in. The money, in $1,000 amounts, came from Robert Kaltwasser of Geneva … Continue reading
Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley held a fundraiser last Thursday at the Crystal Lake Country Club even though he has over $9,000 in the bank and no one on the ballot running against him. He does, however, have a write-in … Continue reading
After September 30th, the only indication of how much money candidates raise are their reports of $1,000 or higher contribution. Contributions of less than that don’t show up until January. Not terribly transparent–in fact, less transparent than before the most … Continue reading
McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi will hold his annual Festa Italianna on Thursday, August 21st, at Boulder Ridge Country Club. The price is $75 per person or $125 per couple. Last year Bianchi introduced Sheriff’s candidate Bill Prim. The … Continue reading
Here are the details of the McHenry County Democratic Central Committee’s annual fundraiser: Thomas Jefferson Dinner Saturday, June 14, 2014 at 06:00 PM · $80.00 USD Prairie Lodge at Sun City in Huntley, IL … Continue reading
State Senator Pam Althoff is holding a fundraiser on June 5th. From the address, it sounds like a waterfront event: 38 W. Grand Avenue, Fox Lake. It’s from the deck of Mechanical, Inc., Stratusvue and Trotter and Associates. Prices run … Continue reading