Bob Miller has a very impressive endorsement list of political insiders on his website. He also claims to be endorsed by every mayor in Algonquin Township. Pretty much the same guys who endorsed Democrat Jack Franks over Republican Mike … Continue reading
Category Archives: Martin McLaughlin
From the Barrington Hills web site: BARRINGTON HILLS LOWERS TAX LEVY 3rd YEAR IN A ROW Barrington Hills Village officials anticipate homeowners paying less in the village’s portion of property taxes this year, after trustees voted to lower the property … Continue reading
Candidates court newspaper endorsements. They fill out questionnaires. I remember enjoying matching wits with the Chicago Tribune folks most…especially the year when they asked questions about education funding. (The statistics did not favor the answer the questionnaire wanted. Naturally, I … Continue reading
Here are the numbers that State Senate candidate Dan McConchie sent me about 3 AM: If you want to add the numbers of the six precincts added since the above spreadsheet was composed, you’ll know what the 3 AM count … Continue reading
Here are the totals the Tribune had as of about 1:30: The Lake County totals are below: Here are the McHenry County totals as of 1:26 AM Cook County has twelve precincts in the 25th State Senate District: Here are … Continue reading
With 9 of 57 precincts reporting in the three-way State Senate race to replace Dan Duffy, the three aspirants are splitting the totals almost evenly. You can see the results below: … Continue reading
Here are the details: Election Night Celebration Details Location: McGonigal’s Pub, 105 S Cook St, Barrington, IL Time: Event begins at 7p, will run until results are in and the race is called … Continue reading
Aldertrack has done the addition and found the following information: Amount showing to replace State Senator Dan Duffy: $982,491.58 Amount showing to replace State Rep. Mike Tryon: $822,945.99 … Continue reading
A press release from State Senate candidate Martin McLaughlin: Lobbyist Dan McConchie Caught Breaking Election Law Illegally Coordinated Campaign Activities with PAC and 501c3 BARRINGTON, IL – The McLaughlin campaign has received word that multiple complaints have been filed against … Continue reading
In its second independent expenditure, the National Association of Realtors Fund mailed a post card in the 26th State Senate District for Martin McLaughlin. … Continue reading
Arriving on Friday in Crystal Lake was a oversized post card trying to pin Casey Urlacher and Martin McLaughlin to the Democratic Party. Again Rod Blagojevich’s and Pat Quinn’s pictures are used to make the point. The connection is campaign … Continue reading
While the four candidates for State Representative in Mike Tryon’s district have almost a half a million showing (with undoubtedly more to come from Dan Proft’s Liberty Principles PAC), the State Senate district next door has over $600,000 in play. … Continue reading
When I posted the Chicago Tribune endorsements for State Senate candidate Martin McLaughlin and State Rep. candidates Steve Reick and Allen Skillicorn, I hadn’t opened by papers. After doing so, I see the Tribune has done something new. Besides text, … Continue reading
A Barrington Hills resident took offense at former Village President Robert Abboud’s commentary on property taxes under his successor, Martin McLaughlin. McLaughlin is running for the Republican nomination for retiring State Senator Dan Duffy’s seat. Here are the results of … Continue reading
Didn’t get to reading the Chicago Tribune on Friday. Now I find that it has endorsed Barrington Hills Village President Martin McLaughlin for the 26th District State Senate seat that Dan Duffy is vacating. Here’s the endorsement: 26th District: Three … Continue reading
An independent expenditure from Illinois Restoration Political Action Committee financed a mailing last week for State Senate candidate Dan McConchie. It’s a comparison piece trying to pin the donkey on McConchie’s opponents. It echoes Dan Proft’s PAC’s attack on Urlacher … Continue reading
The following mailing from Barrington Hills Village President Martin McLaughlin looks at the undesirability of staying in Illinois on both the general and personal levels. The address side talks of how his children have moved out of Illinois: … Continue reading
A newly-formed committee called the “Committee for Bold Leadership in Illinois” popped up on February 8th. It was formed by former Barrington Hills resident Jonathan Knight. He served briefly as a Republican Precinct Committeeman in Algonquin Township near Haegers Bend. … Continue reading
The political arm of the Illinois Family Institute, Illinois Family Action, has published its ratings on legislative candidates. Here are the contested evaluations: … Continue reading
The Northwest Herald has weighed in on its choice for the man to replace State Senator Dan Duffy. It’s Barrington Hills Village President Martin McLaughlin. Here’s what the Editorial Board wrote: “In this race, we believe McLaughlin’s pension background would … Continue reading