When Breaker Press President Richard Lewandowski told the Friday courtroom that he had heard that McHenry County Board that he had heard that Jack Franks was involved Franks’ charade of non-involvement collapsed. Of course, it was obvious to anyone with … Continue reading
Category Archives: Patronage
Here’s a story about a public employee changing a sign at Jack Franks’ Route 47 campaign office that the Northwest Herald did not think worthy of a story, let alone a front page story: County Employee Changes Jack Franks Campaign … Continue reading
Reprinted from Illinois Leaks with the Edgar County Watchdogs’ permission: Algonquin Township – The Circus Tent is getting bigger BY KIRK ALLEN ON AUGUST 8, 2018 • ( LEAVE A COMMENT ) McHenry Co. (ECWd) –Once again the big top has open for the circus show.Tonight … Continue reading
Algonquin Township Clerk Karen Lukasik no longer broadcasts meetings and she doesn’t publish details of what will be considered on an agenda yet, but Township Supervisor Chuck Lutzow’s office sent the following resolutions which are on that agenda. Why his … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Karen McConnaughay: McConnaughay calls for independent investigation into Rep. Cassidy’s allegations Springfield, IL… State Senator Karen McConnaughay (R-St. Charles) joins several other lawmakers in calling for an investigation following the recent allegations made by … Continue reading
It has long been said that one of the ways Mike Madigan controls his Democratic Party members is through jobs that he either gets them or can eliminate. Now one of his minions, State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, has provided evidence: CHICAGO … Continue reading
A letter to the Northwest Herald, reprinted with permission of its author, Ned Neumann: McHenry Township Road District Patronage Compared to the First Richard Daley’s Empire If a study is ever conducted to show the financial ramifications associated with consolidating townships, … Continue reading
On Tuesday, November 7th, shortly after 2:40 in the afternoon, McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks’ assistant Kevin Craver was spotted changing the sign of Franks’ Route 14 campaign office. The man he replaced was Oliver Sarifini, who had previously … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog reported in a timely fashion the names of those McHenry County Board members who voted to approve the highly irregularly hired patronage employees by Jack Franks last Christmas, but they seem worth posting against they are again before … Continue reading
Thirteen Republicans joined the one Democrat on the McHenry County Board to let McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks keep the two employee slots filled so, so irregularly Christmas time last year. The two patronage employees hired last December were … Continue reading
From former McHenry County Board member Ersel Schuster, now running for the office in District 6: Board Rules & Voters be Dammed According to Our Local Swamp Dwellers Many are frustrated with the “swamp” in DC and Springfield; yet overlook … Continue reading
It’s now 2-1. The McHenry County Board’s Internal Services Committee dissed McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks’ push to legitimize the two patronage positions which were irregularly filled by County Administrator Peter Austin Christmas time last year. Then, the Human … Continue reading
Cut 10, add 2. That’s what the County Board seems likely to do. The levy will be cut 10% (after an all-Republican Board raised the levy 4% a year ago), but added will be two employees not in the this … Continue reading
A letter to the editor of the Northwest Herald from Woodstock’s Susan Handelsman, re-published with the permission of its author: Let a judge decide McHenry County Board hiring dispute Fact checking and logic refute sophistry by County Board Chairman recently … Continue reading
The patronage employees that Jack Franks hired without County Board authorization around Christmas last year did not received a reprieve in the Internal Services Committee yesterday. After Franks prevailed upon County Administrator Peter Austin to exceed the hiring authority granted … Continue reading
The first of three committees to consider McHenry County Board member Joe Gottemoller’s motion to allow Jack Franks to hire two patronage employees not needed by him when he was County Board Chairman will meet on Wednesday morning. Here is … Continue reading
I was pretty surprised to see a reporter from the Daily Herald covering the Special McHenry County Board meeting on Thursday. Not since Chuck Keeshan became an editor have I seen someone from the paper that prints the Northwest Herald. … Continue reading
Northwest Herald headline: McHenry County Board chairman’s hires under fire Here’s what Google brought up concerning the Northwest Herald’s story about Thursday’s McHenry County Board Committee of the Whole meeting: McHenry County Board chairman’s hires under fire Northwest Herald WOODSTOCK – … Continue reading
The effort of less than half of Republicans on the McHenry County Board to rein in Democratic Party McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks failed Thursday. There were two issues. The first was Jack Franks’ Christmas season patronage hiring of … Continue reading
In his ninth month as McHenry County Board Chairman, the Northwest Herald has taken notice that Jack Franks has made “political hires.” It’s in a story about the Special Meeting called Thursday by a minority of Republicans on the County … Continue reading