Yesterday, McHenry County Blog published the $1.1 million tally of campaign contributions from labor unions. Today, compiled by a Friend of McHenry County Blog, a list of donations from fellow attorneys is published. A number are lobbyists. As you can … Continue reading
Heading over to Home depot last night I heard a piece on NPR about a change in the income tax law that I hadn’t heard before. Winners of various contingency court cases will henceforth have to pay income taxes on … Continue reading
Jack Franks has sought to abolish the elected office of McHenry County Auditor. He wanted to place his choice in the office temporarily until a County Board-authorized referendum could be passed last November. And then institute an Inspector General as … Continue reading
Remember that 2010 billboard on Route 47 south of Jack Franks’ office? That was an independent expenditure to help John O’Neill beat him for State Representative in 2010. It’s the one that sent the Democrat into a roaring fit and … Continue reading
Sunday, the Chicago Tribune ran an editorial entitled, “The odd memory losses of Speaker Madigan.” It reflects on the deposition taken of Mike Madigan in the case filed by Democratic Party Primary Election opponent Jason Gonzales. The case contends that … Continue reading
A letter to the Northwest Herald written by Lake in the Hills resident Deborah Jenssen and published here with her permission: Something’s afoot in McHenry County government Something’s afoot. The past two election cycles notably were the most brutal and … Continue reading
The Winnebago County Board decided to exercise its legislative power Thursday by stripping County Board Chairman Frank Haney of power a 12-8 majority thought he had abused. The Rockford Register-Star reported one Republican said the Chairman, a Republican elected at-large, … Continue reading
Published in the Woodstock Independent, this letter to the Editor from Diane Evertsen is republished here with the author’s permission: Gentlemen: As adults we are responsible to cultivate in our children the need to have principles and standards, without which … Continue reading
Yesterday, Governor JB Pritzker announced a list of financial institutions willing to make low-interest loans to laid off Federal workers. Here is the list: 1st Mid America Bank of America BMO Harris CIBC Citizens Equity First Credit Union (CEFCU) Community … Continue reading
The Daily Line touches on a subject that comes up once in a while, that of whether a politician can take money from his or her Political Action Committee when he or she retires. As the years go by, the … Continue reading
A year ago, McHenry County Recorder of Deeds Joe Tirio was running against former McHenry City Clerk Janice Dalton. Dalton didn’t have much of a campaign if one leaves out the smear pieces from Jack Franks’ allies calling themselves the … Continue reading
The McHenry County Circuit Court has decided no local judge should hear the case that McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio has filed against the cats paws for the Illinois Integrity Fund that may end up with McHenry County Board Chairman … Continue reading
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog after attending Congressman Sean Casten meeting in Algonquin: The purpose of the meeting was a round table discussion on the partial government shutdown. Jack Franks, McHenry County Board Chairman, was host and moderator. … Continue reading
Here’s a commentary from a Friend of McHenry County Blog on the Woodstock Independent’s Editorial attacking Joe Tirio, McHenry County Clerk, for daring to file a lawsuit to find out who defamed him last spring: Response to Woodtucky Independent Cheryl … Continue reading
Susan Handelsman, Seneca Township resident, had this reaction to the Woodstock Independent’s trashing of Joe Tirio, McHenry County Clerk: Independent editorial attacking honest reformer for standing up to Professional Political Class In response to the Woodstock Independent editorial attacking County … Continue reading
Below is the court transcript of Judge Kevin Costello’s decision on allowing McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio to proceed with his court efforts to learn which of Jack Franks’ allies were behind the defamatory mailings made by Breaker Press and … Continue reading
The first reaction to this week’s Woodstock Independent editorial, still not on the internet, attacking Joe Tirio for daring to file a lawsuit to discover who is responsible for maligning him came from Woodstock Republican Precinct Committeeman Richard Rostron: Very … Continue reading
The Woodstock Independent rarely covers anything in government above the municipal level of Woodstock, Bull Valley, sometimes Wonder Lake governments and the local school board. I only remember seeing a reporter elsewhere at one McHenry County College Board meeting. Nothing … Continue reading
Commenter Fair Play claimed that commenter DJ’s saying the following about Jack Franks was anti-semitic: You could get rid of Franks with one simple statement: “Your buying the first round, I forgot my wallet”. If Fair Play is saying that … Continue reading
Will Illinois Integrity Fund Fronts, Jack Franks Face More Court Action? A friend of McHenry County Blog that knows all of the candidates has told me that several have been interviewing numerous lawyers in the Chicagoland area with an eye … Continue reading
