Illinois House Chainsaws Jack Franks

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

Potential Kent Gaffney Primary Opponent Nick Sauer Opts for Lake County Board Race

A press release from Lake County Board member Steven Mountsier: Lake County Board Member Mountsier Announces He is Not Running for 2012 Re-election Endorses Nick Sauer to replace him Lake Barrington, Ill., Aug. 15, 2011 – Lake County Vice-Chairman and … Continue reading

DuPage County Board Salaries Make McHenry County’s Look Low

Remember the article that appeared here about the pay for McHenry County Board members? Thursday, the Chicago Tribune ran an article by Joseph Sjostrom entitled, “DuPage County Board freezes most members’ salaries” Here’s the paragraph I find stunning: “All 18 … Continue reading

DuPage County Board Salaries Make McHenry County’s Look Low

Remember the article that appeared here about the pay for McHenry County Board members? Thursday, the Chicago Tribune ran an article by Joseph Sjostrom entitled, “DuPage County Board freezes most members’ salaries” Here’s the paragraph I find stunning: “All 18 … Continue reading

Lake County Forest Preserve Could Be Used for Olympic Equestrian Venue

McHenry County Blog doesn’t write about a lot of things in Lake County. Because Carpentersville District 300 covers so much of southeaster McHenry County, sometimes we dip into Kane County, mainly the northern portion that I represented in the Illinois … Continue reading

Lake County Forest Preserve Could Be Used for Olympic Equestrian Venue

McHenry County Blog doesn’t write about a lot of things in Lake County. Because Carpentersville District 300 covers so much of southeaster McHenry County, sometimes we dip into Kane County, mainly the northern portion that I represented in the Illinois … Continue reading