You might think that McHenry County is the only one where there is contention about the power of the head of the County Board to make appointments unilaterally. The issue here arose from the County Board’s failure to approve nominee … Continue reading
Category Archives: Tutty Baker
1
I met Jim Gitz when he was a State Senator aligned with Governor Dan Walker. He was part of a group called “the Crazy Eight.” They were independent Democrats at the time. Gitz got defeated by Harlan Rigney in 1982 … Continue reading
The founder of Freeport, Illinois, Tutty Baker, who died in 1855, is the pseudonym of a Stephenson County blogger. He calls his publication the Stephenson Blumdoggle. The blog seems to have been inspired by Stephenson County’s Board Chairman, whose last … Continue reading