Mailboxes, radios and TV sets have been bombarded with extraordinarily misleading ads from Bruce Rauner about his opponent State Rep. Jeanne Ives. They have been effective. I know because Republican Precinct Committeemen and former Committeemen have indicated that they think … Continue reading
A press release from Jeanne Ives’ for Governor Campaign: GOP State Central Committeeman Chastises GOP Chairman, Supports Ives Ad According to a report in Prairie State Wire, John McGlasson, a member of the Illinois Republican Party’s State Central Committee, is … Continue reading
Large Crowd Attends $100 Per Person Fundraiser A friend of McHenry County Blog sent the following pictures from Jeanne Ives’ fundraiser last night. If you would like to know more about Jeanne Ives’ positions on issues, you can read yesterday’s … Continue reading
Fundraiser Scheduled at Bull Valley Golf Club An invitation from Illinois Family Institute www.illinoisfamily.org Want to see a “political miracle that comes along once in a lifetime”? Those aren’t my words. They are Bill Whittle’s description of the Jeanne Ives … Continue reading
War Chest After Debate Victory is $500,000 Bigger Thanks to Donation From Conservative Lake Forest Businessman Richard Uihlein Jeanne Ives came out the victor in the Tribune debate against Governor Rauner for the Republican primary. You can read a previous … Continue reading
First Debate Gives Peek at Rauner’s Primary Challenger John Kass had harsh words for Governor Rauner in his review of the Tribune’s Governor Debate. “Rauner is a tough guy, a man who’s made hundreds of millions of dollars in business … Continue reading
Republican Governor Candidate Jeanne Ives spoke to approximately 200 residents at the McHenry VFW. The host committee for the event included Gary Rabine, Allen Skillicorn, Joe Ptak, Joe Tirio and Craig Wilcox. Here’s what Ms. Ives had to say: “Like … Continue reading
A letter dated October 11, 2017, from Family PAC Director Paul Caprio tells of Pro-Life groups having met and their resolving not to support Republican Bruce Rauner for Governor. That’s not new information, but a sentence on the second page … Continue reading
Well, what do you know? Reading Capitol Fax yesterday, I learned that JB Pritzker has followed Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Danial Biss in supporting Term Limits for Legislative Leaders. As I have reported earlier, the idea was first put into play … Continue reading
Capitol Fax is reported this week that State Senator Daniel Biss, running for Governor as a Democrat, has adopted the proposal that I set forth on the day I announced my 2002 candidacy for Governor on the Libertarian Party ticket: … Continue reading
Thee was a time after family and friends kicked hundreds of thousands of dollars into his campaign fund that State Rep. Jack Franks was among those mentioned as potential gubernatorial candidates. No longer, however. This weekend, the Chicago Sun-Times ran … Continue reading
There was a time when State Rep. Jack Franks was among those mentioned as a Democratic candidate for Governor. There were times when Franks was among those mentioned for the office. He even raised a lot of money (mainly from … Continue reading
That’s the headline from the Chicago Tribune’s news feed this morning. (Strangely, there is nothing in the home delivered Tribune., but an article appears in the paper edition of the Sun-Times for which I can’t find a link.) While State … Continue reading
My precinct is number 7 in Algonquin Township. Going through some stuff, I found the election results from last November’s election. Before I file them I thought I post them. Jim Obeweis won 54% of the vote in Algonquin 7, … Continue reading
Not that another example is needed, but I have to admit to being shocked that in NPR’s story about the resignation of Oregon Governor Kitzhaber the name of his political party was not mentioned. When Virginia Governor Robert F. McDonnell was … Continue reading
This afternoon I got a call from a woman who identified herself as Susan Andrerson. She didn’t say for whom she worked, however. The first question was one’s choice for Governor today: Bruce Rauner Kirk Dillard Bill Brady Dan Rutherford … Continue reading
I’ve been to a lot of Republican Party functions since I came back from Washington to run for McHenry County Treasurer in the spring of 1966. The meeting at the Woodstock VFW Thursday night, however, had more energy than any … Continue reading
This is the second part of my reflections on the Appellate Court’s finding the prohibition against carrying guns to protect oneself outside the home to be unconstitutional. The first part is here. “Controversial” could be used to describe the 2002 … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Joe Walsh: Rep. Walsh responds to Gov. Quinn’s veto of ammunition purchase reform bill Gov. Quinn’s decision to ban the NRA-backed ammunition purchase reform bill is just another example which highlights his long standing record … Continue reading
Warner Todd Huston has posted the 18-minute speech that Congressman Joe Walsh gave to the 2012 Republican State Convention in in Tinley Park, Illinois. If Walsh ends up running for Governor, I believe this speech will be pointed to as … Continue reading
