It’s hard to believe that Chicago has rules that are more stringent than those that affect Illinois State Representatives and Senators, but they do. Former Alderman Will Burns, from supposedly ethical Hyde Park, agreed to pay a $5,000 fine because … Continue reading
Category Archives: State Representative
It can be dangerous to put something on the internet. Why? Because it never disappears. Consider the email that then-State Representative Jack Franks sent to constituents on December 24, 2013. Here is how it begins: Fighting Against Sweetheart Deals ‘Double-dipping’ … Continue reading
Former State Rep. Jack Franks, now Chairman of the McHenry County Board, commenced receiving his legislative pension in October. Here are the details provided by the letter authorizing the payments starting last month: … Continue reading
Lake County Board member Tom Weber is running against Trisha Zubert. Earlier, an analysis of Zubert’s campaign finances showed that 73% of her contributions came from public employee unions. This article is about where Weber has gotten his money since … Continue reading
Republican Tom Weber and Democrat Trisha Zubert are facing off to take the seat in the House of Representatives occupied by State Rep. Barbara Wheeler for the last six years. Today we will look at how Zubert’s campaign is being … Continue reading
One hundred and fifty volunteers knocked on doors and made phone calls on behalf of Helene Walsh’s slightly more than one week old to win election to the Illinois General Assembly. She was appointed to replace Nick Sauer after Sauer … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. David McSweeney: McSweeney Bill Prohibiting State-Funded Sexual Harassment Payoffs Now Law Springfield, IL –Taxpayers in Illinois can now rest easy knowing state money will not be used to protect state legislators from sexual harassment … Continue reading
Typing an article Saturday afternoon, I received an automated poll from, I would guess, Republican State Rep. candidate Tom Weber. Here are the questions/topics: Voting likelihood Party affiliation Satisfaction with direction state is taking Favorability of following candideates Bruce Rauner … Continue reading
“Do you know that guy Sam Skinner?” That’s what the Democrat across the aisle asked me one day shortly after our 1973 swearing in. “No, never met him,” was my answer. “That’s good, because he’s getting close to some of … Continue reading
When I was a freshman State Representative in 1973, State Reps. were paid $17,500. Chicago Aldermen were paid $10,000. Now legislators are paid are paid $67,836, higher if they are a committee chairman or spokesman (which most are). The lowest-paid Chicago … Continue reading
Candidates without opponents don’t get a lot of attention. That was certainly the case with Tom Weber, who will be replacing Barb Wheeler next January. His district runs from Lakewood to Northwest Lake County. A couple of weeks before the … Continue reading
Jason Blumenthal, a 23-year old is running for State Representative. Boy, did that bring back memories from 52 years ago. I was the same age when I stood outside in the really, really cold weather on the steps of the … Continue reading
Found that Jason Blumenthal posted the following on his Facebook page October 10th: Update on my Political Future: Sunday started off pretty rough. I had a tire blow out on my way to my hotel in Springfield. I was on … Continue reading
A communication from State Rep. Barbara Wheeler: Tom Weber for State Rep As I previously announced, I will not be seeking re-election to the Illinois House in 2018. Instead, I encourage all of my supporters to support the candidacy of … Continue reading
Friday evening, the Northwest Herald posted an article saying that State Rep. Barbara Wheeler is not running for re-election. Wheeler, from unincorporated Crystal Lake, represents the district that runs north from my precinct into western Lake County. She was first … Continue reading
Back in 2014, Democrats leafleted at least Woodstock with a negative piece complaining about rejecting the the “the Good Old Boys.” Targeted were John Hammerand, John Jung and Steve Reick. Hammerand and Jung were running for the McHenry County Board, … Continue reading
Someone else will have to tell readers what happened in the comment section, because I was at an Informed Choices banquet in Kildeer Thursday night. The crowd does not seem particularly robust. The two are running to replace retiring State … Continue reading
From commenter “Priest”: Mike and Steve, you cannot intellectualize your way to winning any political seat except by accident. You both are running in a year which favors your winning for many reasons historical, political, economic, psychological and sociological. This … Continue reading
The following letter to the editor of the Northwest Herald is published with the permission of the author, Adam Liebmann: Stop at Nothing In 2004, the Northwest Herald reported, “Political newcomer Ed Beard announces that he is dropping out of … Continue reading