Two potential contenders for the Republican nomination for Governor spoke to Party faithful at the McHenry County Country Club Wednesday. During the cocktail time before dinner State Treasurer Dan Rutherford spoke after an effusive introduction by Party Chairman Mike Tryon. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Kirk Dillard
I knew I was getting a lot of hits on my October 28, 2011, story about the campaign contributions given by the electric industry, but look what popped up a couple of weeks ago on Quad Cities OnLine. It’s a … Continue reading
Radogno, Dillard and Brady. Those are the three names to remember if you get get a computer=generated speeding ticket as a result of legislation that just passed the Illinois State Senate and is headed for a House vote. The legislation, … Continue reading
When we left my Family PAC cruise experience yesterday, I hadn’t even gotten on the boat. I saw Cook County Commissioner Liz Gorman talking to someone on the pier. Sandy Rios isn’t a politician, but since she is well-known and … Continue reading
Yesterday, I started telling you about my annual Family PAC cruise. I ended that installment before we boarded the boat. Before walking up the gangplank, I got a couple more politicians’ photos. Next was Randy Hultgren. I met Rich Morthland … Continue reading
The man more responsible than anyone else for the Regional Transportation Authority’s tripling of the RTA Sales Tax in McHenry and other collar counties has decided he doesn’t want to be RTA Chairman anyway. He told the Chicago Sun-Times that … Continue reading
Here’s the press release: Dillard Endorses Brady for Governor Calls for Party to Unite Behind GOP Nominee (Chicago) – State Senator Kirk Dillard today threw his support behind State Senator Bill Brady in the race for Governor, saying it was … Continue reading
The leadership team of the McHenry County Republican Central Committee will be the same as it has been the last two years. State Rep. Mike Tryon of Crystal Lake continues as Chairman. Vice Chairwoman will be McHenry’s Kathy Kuchta. Harvard’s … Continue reading
The unions decided to keep their benefits. That was more important than letting the commuters ride the CTA. And the personal grief of Democratic Party Lieutenant Governor Scott Lee Cohen’s son was more important that the doomsday for CTA strap … Continue reading
Algonquin Township 19 Republican Precinct Committeeman Joe Stecker must have endorsed Kirk Dillard for governor because he got almost twice as many votes as his nearest competitor Andy McKenna. Take a look at the results for governor in these 2 … Continue reading
Not today. Today I heard this ever-so-positive ad on radio driving to pick up my son from school. But Friday night’s and Saturday’s phone calls were something else. A woman’s voice comes on the answering machine: “Hello. I’m calling with … Continue reading
Way back in Abe Lincoln’s time, his supporters were urged to identify their supporters and make sure they get to the polls. That took a lot of effort back then, and still does. So much effort that local politicians rarely … Continue reading
Something called Illinois Election Research called last night. I’ve never heard of such a business and neither has Google. They wanted to know who we were going to vote for. My wife, who cannot abide such calls, but knows they … Continue reading
State Senator Kirk Dillard has been endorsed by the Illinois Education Association. That’s a good thing for him. The IEA can put people on the street when it wants to and certainly can get the word out to its members. … Continue reading
Happened upon the endorsement of State Senator Kirk Dillard by Crystal Lake’s State Rep. Mike Tryon. If anything has been made of it, except listing it on Dillard’s web site in a press release announcing that the Sangamon County Republican … Continue reading
If you looked at the front page of the Chicago Tribune Sunday, you saw five candidates on top of the page. They are ones that the Tribune’s poll found leading in both the Democratic and Republican Party primaries. It was … Continue reading
As U.S. House Democratic Party Speaker Tip O’Neill said, “All politics is local.” So, I guess that puts McHenry County Blog in the right place for those who want to know about “local.” That’s what McLean County Pundit reminds readers … Continue reading
I keep getting these phone calls from important people, but never is there a two-way conversation. Last night while I was upstairs typing away (my lemon of a Hewlett-Packard computer is on the fritz again), I heard the phone ring. … Continue reading
As I suggested after I got Mary Pat’s call on behalf of Andy McKenna earlier today, the race for the Republican nomination for governor has narrowed down to three candidates: Andy McKenna – 19% Jim Ryan – 18% Kirk Dillard … Continue reading
Who? Mary Pat. Didn’t sound like the Mary Pat I know. Turned out it was a robo-call in support of Andy McKenna for governor. It talked about Jim Ryan’s having supported a $5.5 billion tax hike. I presume this was … Continue reading