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Forbes Ranks Springfield 4th “Most Dangerous U.S. Cities For Women”

Posted on 04/30/2012 by Cal SkinnerApril 29, 2012

A Friend of McHenry County Blog sent the following paragraph from Forbes: “The fourth most dangerous city as ranked by our list is Springfield, Ill., a metro area of 200,000 four hours south of Chicago where the FBI reports 855 … Continue reading →

Illinois House Chainsaws Jack Franks

Posted on 03/07/2012 by Cal SkinnerMarch 7, 2012

It hasn’t been a good week for Democratic Party State Representative Jack Franks. “Chainsaw Jack” got lots of blowback from his venture into playing gofer for the electric utilities of Illinois. He quickly figured out he did not have the … Continue reading →