A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: Rauner Urges Swift Action on State-City Pension Deal as House GOP Readies Its Votes CHICAGO – Following the announcement that House Republicans are prepared to put the requisite number of votes on an … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Allen Skillicorn: Skillicorn Sponsors Series of Cost Cutting Bills SPRINGFIELD – State Representative Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is sponsoring a series of bills in the Illinois House of Representatives to cut costs and save … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Steve Reick: Representative Reick Rejects Legislative Pension As one of his first official acts as a lawmaker in the Illinois General Assembly, State Representative Steve Reick (R-Woodstock) has rejected his legislative pension. Paperwork was … Continue reading
I could believe that U.S. Attorney Zachary Fardon allowed this crooked ex-Chicago cop to plea bargain for a misdemeanor. Under Illinois law a public employee loses his pension if convicted of a felony related to his work. Here is the … Continue reading
A veto message from Governor Bruce Rauner: Governor Takes Bill Action SPRINGFIELD – Governor Bruce Rauner took action today on the following bill: Bill No.: SB 2822, An Act Concerning Public Employee Benefits Action: Vetoed Veto Message To the Honorable Members … Continue reading
Where was the mail supporting the campaign of Lying Jack Franks for McHenry County Board Chairman? That has been the question I have been asking myself for the last week. Did Lying Jack Franks think he was so far ahead … Continue reading
This information was developed by commenter Mark: A major reason property taxes are high is because property taxing districts omit pertinent details during bond advisory and bond referendums. +++++ Do not even think about voting yes for a bond or … Continue reading
Got a couple of documents from the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund through a Freedom of Information Request. The first includes instructions of how time sheets shall be kept and submitted, but the second has something more interesting. It says that … Continue reading
The new state statute authored by State Rep. Jack Franks as part of his campaign for McHenry County Board Chairman is making waves across Illinois. I’ve noticed stories in two counties so far: Madison County, near St. Louis Will County … Continue reading
A press release from State Senator Pam Althoff: New law ends pensions for future county board members Springfield, IL… Future county board members will no longer be eligible for pension benefits, and those currently enrolled in the retirement system are … Continue reading
Commenter Mark has laid out all of the municipal police and fire pension fund money owed by McHenry County taxpayers. Let’s review police and fire pension funding status in McHenry County. Remember, Jack Franks says he has a plan to … Continue reading
State Rep. candidate Steve Reick’s latest post on his web site: Dance Band on the Titanic There’s an old saying that bad news comes in threes. It’s certainly true today for Illinois. First comes the news that Illinois’ insurance rates … Continue reading
Commenter Mark does a lot of research, which he shares under various stories. Today, inspired by Mayor Aaron Shepley’s endorsement of Democrat Jack Franks, he looks at Crystal Lake city finances. Does endorsing Franks mean the Crystal Lake City Council … Continue reading
The following letter to the editor of the Northwest Herald is reprinted with permission of its author, Cary resident Rachael Lawrence: In February, Jack Franks and IMRF Director Louis Kosiba met with the Northwest Herald regarding County Board members meeting the … Continue reading
In two years, when Jack Franks turns 55, he can start receiving his pension from the State of Illinois. He stands to collect $2.3 million. As of June 30, 2016, he contributed about $139,000. The taxpayers will foot the bill … Continue reading
State Rep. Jack Franks is not running for re-election, instead opting to run for McHenry County Board Chairman. In a blast email he announced that on his first day in office he would cut McHenry County’s taxes by 10%. (That … Continue reading
You can see the first color literature of Democrat Jack Franks’ campaign for McHenry County Board Chairman below: This piece is the size small enough to fit into a business envelope. One almost has to have a magnifying glass to … Continue reading
A press release from Taxpayers United of America: Former Gov. James R. Thompson Lives Lavishly as Social Security Recipients Struggle CHICAGO—Former Illinois Governor James R. Thompson, who in 1983 and 1989 engineered raising Illinois’ state personal and corporate income tax … Continue reading
The second committee to weigh in on whether McHenry County Board members should stop participating in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund pension program will meet Monday at 8:15. It’s the Management Services Committee, chaired by Tina Hill. The first was … Continue reading
A teenage girl was on Walkup Avenue in Crystal Lake today passing out literature intended to promote Jack Franks’ candidacy for County Board Chairman. The side of the black and white product of a copy machine says, “Jack Franks, State … Continue reading
