IL-11: Daily Herald Mirrors Chicago Tribune and Endorses Congressman Bill Foster and Republican Dr. Kent Mercado

Dr. Kent Mercado Congressman Bill Foster Exclusive to McHenry County Blog and from the desk of John Lopez The Daily Herald editorial board has spoken and like the Chicago Tribune, endorsed 8-term Congressman Bill Foster (D, Naperville) and newcomer Dr. … Continue reading

IL-11 UPDATED: Daily Herald Should Endorse “None of the Above” in Republican Primary

After watching the Daily Herald editorial board interview end-to-end, if I were the newspaper, Republican candidate quality merits “No Endorsement” as all the candidates were that bad Exclusive to McHenry County Blog and from the desk of John Lopez UPDATE: … Continue reading

IL-11: Chicago Tribune Endorse Bill Foster and Dr. Kent Mercado for the Primary

Congressman Bill Foster Dr. Kent Mercado Rejects 2022 primary endorsement recipient Susan Hathaway-Altman & Qasim Rashid, recognizes Jerry Evans fundraising Exclusive to McHenry County Blog by John Lopez Today (Friday, February 23), the Chicago Tribune announced its endorsement for the … Continue reading

IL-11: Congressman Bill Foster Wins Latest Republican Candidates Forum

Bill Foster Republican candidates proving they are not up to the task to be an effective nominee to the degree Republican insders want a candidate who will do no harm to downballot races Exclusive to McHenry County Blog and from … Continue reading

IL-11/NJ-07: Susan Hathaway-Altman Lack of Fundraising Results Exposes Lack of a Plan, Temperament and Maturity for Congress

Susan Hathaway-Altman With time running out on her campaign and frontrunner Jerry Evans flexing his fundraising advantage to likely Republican primary victory, Hathaway-Altman needs to learn from real inspirational leader From the desk of John Lopez: Introduction of Real Inspirational … Continue reading

Sunday Funnies: CalendarGate on The Babylon Bee plus Bryson Gray Interview

As only The Babylon Bee can do, a faux CalendarGate offered on New Year’s Day Exclusive enjoyment of laughs with John Lopez Congressman Thomas Massie (R, KY-04) featured in The Babylon Bee 2024 calendar entitled “Real Conservative Men”. Full article … Continue reading

CalendarGate and Best Analysis Why It’s Important to Conservatives

Brittany Sheehan Catalina Lauf Catalina Lauf one of the ten who modeled for Conservative Dad’s “Real Women of America 2024″ Calendar with 10% of proceeds going to Riley Gaines Center From the desk of John Lopez I was really trying … Continue reading

D158: With Common Sense Candidates School Board Majority Lost, Evenly Divided Board Must Appoint Successor

Huntley School Board election winners With Gina Galligar resignation due to husband’s new job in Florida, 2025 D158 school board elections will have five seats on ballot Exclusive to McHenry County Blog by John Lopez They were the talk of … Continue reading

Republican State Central Committeeperson from Lake County Joining Trump Presidential Campaign as Political Adviser but with Real Objective

Mark Shaw Donald Trump, 7/1/23 To determine which Republican delegate & alternate delegate candidates appear as “Trump” delegates on primary ballot Exclusive to McHenry County Blog by John Lopez Petition circulation for nominations for the November 2024 general election has … Continue reading

UPDATED: Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee Meets without Drama of No Confidence Vote Against Chairman Don Tracy

So what happened to all that talk about grassroots conservatives demanding Chairman Don Tracy be forced out by resignation or “no confidence” vote? Exclusive to McHenry County Blog from John Lopez UPDATE Aug 19, 9:30AM CDT Added Illinois Freedom Alliance … Continue reading

Late Sunday Funny: Donald Trump Spends Less Than Hour Saturday at Iowa State Fair but Entire Sunday Afternoon with Laura Loomer Watching Golf in Bedminster?

Exclusive to McHenry County Blog by John Lopez Donald Trump & Laura Loomer 8/13/23 On Saturday, most of the 2024 Republican presidential primary field descended upon the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. The old “Iowa straw poll” at the … Continue reading

IL-11: Jerry Evans Considering Running for Congress in 2024

Jerry Evans Exclusive to McHenry County Blog by John Lopez On the Friday, July 28, release of the Smoke Filled Room podcast hosted by Collin Corbett with Cor Strategies operatives, plus special guest Patrick Pfingsten, owner of The Illinoize newsletter, … Continue reading

IL-11: Challengers to Bill Foster from Far Left to Far Right Proving to be Comical

Exclusive to McHenry County Blog by John Lopez Bill Foster Qasim Rashid Congressman Bill Foster (D, Naperville) announced on July 5 he would seek reelection to represent the 11th Congressional District in the 119th Congress, which would be his 9th … Continue reading

IL-11: NRCC Places Catalina Lauf in Third-Tier in Young Guns Program

Catalina Lauf With the open IL-17 the decided top target to flip in 2022, elevation of IL-06 and IL-13 nominees to “Young Gun” level in NRCC rating places Lauf in 3rd tier with IL-14 and IL-08 Early Tuesday morning July … Continue reading

IL-11: Catalina Lauf First Comparison Piece with Congressman Bill Foster

Catalina Lauf Bill Foster Placing the nickname “Failed Foster” into use for first time, Lauf posts generic comparisons with Foster in campaign email sent Friday Late Friday afternoon, Catalina Lauf (R, Woodstock) sent a fundraising email which included to my … Continue reading

IL-11: Congressman Bill Foster Casts Two Abortion-on-Demand Votes, The Truth and No Reaction from Catalina Lauf or Stance on National Abortion Ban

Bill Foster From Bill Foster (D, Naperville) congressional office press release of Friday, July 15: Foster Votes to Restore Reproductive Rights and Abortion Access Nationwide Washington, DC – Today [Friday], Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement after the … Continue reading

FEC Fundraising Through June 30 Shows Only Two Realistic Republican Pick-up Opportunities

Bill Foster began 3rd Quarter with just under $5 million compared to Catalina Lauf’s $26K a nearly 200-1 cash-on-hand advantage The 2nd Quarter Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings are in the books, as the latest campaign disclosures in Federal races … Continue reading

IL-11: First Lady’s “Breakfast Tacos” Quote Monday Part of Bigger Message Awaiting Country November 8

Catalina Lauf 7/12/22 While Lauf not at the maturity level of other Latina Republican nominees across the country who’ve won their respective primaries, she has a chance to capitalize on the “Latina Red Wave” in spite of her long-shot November … Continue reading

IL-11 UPDATED: Republican Campaign Notes with NRCC Statement for Catalina Lauf

Catalina Lauf UPDATE 7/14/22, 10:40AM CDT: The NRCC did acknowledge Catalina Lauf’s victory on June 29, but it was not distributed through the NRCC communications channels including Twitter. The NRCC section has been updated to include their statement. ==== END … Continue reading

IL-11: Mark Carroll Files FEC Report Through June 30

Mark Carroll With donations void of State Central Committeeperson Laura Pollastrini, state Representatives Jeff Keicher and Keith Wheeler and many other endorsers, Carroll reports raising little over $47K for 3rd place finish North Aurora Village Trustee Laura Curtis, Naperville Township … Continue reading