The Chicago Tribune has endorsed State Senator Dan McConchie for re-election.

He was appointed to replace Dan Duffy when Duffy retired early and won the 2016 election for a two-year term.

The endorsement is below:

26th District:

Dan McConchie at McHenry County League of Women Voters forum where one observer said his performance was “smokin!”

For first-term Sen. Dan McConchie, R-Hawthorn Woods, the biggest surprise in Springfield has been the control Democratic leaders maintain over their members.

“Even if you’re part of the majority party, you’re still a slave to what leadership expects of you at any given point in time,” he says.

Springfield needs more independent thinkers.

McConchie is one of them.

He helped negotiate a school funding reform bill, even though some in his party rejected it.

He also focused on pension reform legislation that allows workers to buy out of the state government’s system.

Tom Georges

McConchie faces newcomer Tom Georges, a Democrat and retired Army colonel from Mundelein.

Georges believes the state budget cannot be balanced without more revenue (read: higher taxes).

But in this district, residents are taxed out. McConchie is endorsed.

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Below are articles on the McHenry County League of Women Voters forum for the three State Senate districts that come into McHenry County:

From left to right at the McHenry County League of Women Voters State Senate Forum at Dan McConchie, Tom Georges, Craig Wilcox, Mary Mahady, Don DeWitte and Nancy Zettler.

• 9-17-18 State Senate Candidates’ Night – Part 1 – Taxing Retirement Income
• 9-18-18 State Senate Candidates’ Night – Part 2 – Recreational Marijuana
• 9-19-18 State Senate Candidates’ Night – Part 3 – Abortion
• 9-19-18 State Senate Candidates’ Night – Part 4 – Real Estate Taxes, Cap or Reduce, How Finance Schools & Libraries
• 9-19-18 State Senate Candidates’ Night – Part 5 – Budget Shortfall
• 9-20-18 State Senate Candidates’ Night – Part 5 – Budget Shortfall
• 9-21-18 State Senate Candidates’ Night – Part 6 – Campaign Contributions
• 9-20-18 State Senate Candidates’ Night – Part 7 – Protecting Students from Gun Violence
• 9-21-18 State Senate Candidates’ Night – Part 8 – Term Limits
• 9-21-18 State Senate Candidates’ Night – Part 9 – Health Care, State-Run Health Insurance
• 9-22-18 State Senate Candidates’ Night – Part 10 – Three Highest Priorities
• 9-23-18 State Senate Candidates’ Night – Part 11 – Opening and Closing Statements
• 9-28-18 Disappointment with League of Women Voters’ Senate Candidate Forum