A press release from McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi: DONNA KATHRYN KELLY, FIRST ASSISTANT STATE’S ATTORNEY, RESIGNS TO PURSUE NEW OPPORTUNITY Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, regretfully announces that, effective August 4, 2016, Donna Kathryn Kelly will … Continue reading
Category Archives: Mary Schostok
Your homework for today is to read the 2nd Appellate Court decision reinstating McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi’s suit against one of the Special Prosecutors who indicted him on criminal charges that were so weak that they were tossed … Continue reading
Grafton Township Supervisor Linda Moore’s string of court victories met a bump in the judicial road Thursday. A unanimous 2nd Appellate Court panel decision overruled McHenry County Circuit Court Judge Michael Caldwell’s order that Moore attorney John Nelson should be … Continue reading
This Sunday, the McHenry County Republican Party will have an insert. It will feature GOP candidates on the ballot with little biographies and photos for each. Since a lot of people don’t subscribe to local daily papers anymore, I thought … Continue reading
McHenry County attorney Donna Kathryn Kelly ran for a 2nd Appellate Court judgeship. I didn’t see any literature at the Republican Central Committee distribution day or I would have passed it out in my precinct, as I did for all … Continue reading
Two women appointed by Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert Miller, Appellate Court Justices Ann Jorgensen and Mary Schostok, carried the day Tuesday. Below you see the preliminary results of the judicial district that sprawls across northern Illinois from Lake Michigan … Continue reading
I found this Wisconsin license plate in the parking lot of D’Andrea the night of the event for Appellate Court Justices Mary Schostok and Ann Jorgensen. While looking for a big, lit up Nygren sign in the parking lot, I … Continue reading
Attorneys and politicians gathered to honor Appellate Court Justice Mary Schostok at Crystal Lake’s D’Andrea Banquets last night. The parking lot was almost full. Before Schostok took the podium to explain her accomplishments in Lake County, McHenry County Sheriff Keith … Continue reading
If you drive past D’Andrea Banquets this evening between 5:30 and 7:30, my bet is the parking lot will be jammed. The McHenry Lawyers for Justice Schostok will be hosting a $30 fund raiser with payment at the door. Besides … Continue reading
Friday night I picked up my literature at Liberty Outdoor and found two 2nd Appellate Court judicial candidates at the second table. Mary Schostok from Lake County and Ann Jorgensen from DuPage, were handing out literature and talking to the … Continue reading
I started noticing it when I looked at Friday’s mail. Republican candidates are sending mailings to puff themselves up. Or just to let us know they exist. Candidates can’t count on precinct committeemen anymore. Besides GOP political organizations in the … Continue reading
Candidates are nervous people. So I can understand how Appellate Court Justice Mary Seminara Schostok felt after she got a Friday call from McHenry County Republican Party Chairman Mike Tryon. He was inquiring why her name and the title of … Continue reading
Yesterday McHenry County Blog concentrated on the fun kids had at Crystal Lake’s Nunda Township Republican Picnic. Today, we’ll look at political activities. Going toward the food and drink, one could not miss Brent Smith. He was collecting petition signatures … Continue reading
State Rep. Jack Franks (D-Marengo), obviously preparing for a statewide run before campaign contribution limits take effect, reported raising $1,319,769.37 during the first half of 2009. (In case you are interested in what he spent during the last six months, … Continue reading