Checking out the financial status of the four Republicans running for State Rep. Mike Tryon’s seat shows activity only for East Dundee Village Trustee Allen Skillicorn. He reported receiving $1,000 from Jedidiah Settles, Finance Manager for Rosen Hyundai. Settles lives in Lake in the … Continue reading
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McHenry County Board member Carolyn Schofield may not have reached the $5,000 threshold that requires campaign disclosure to the Illinois State Board of Elections, but her name is popping up in campaign reports filed by others. State Rep. Mike Tryon, … Continue reading
The McHenry County Republican Party’s annual fundraiser is being held at a hanger northeast of the Lake in the Hills Airport on Thursday from 6-8 with an entry fee of $50 unless one is a Precinct Committeeman, in which case, … Continue reading
State Rep. candidate Dan McConchie has filed information with the Illinois State Board of Elections showing he has received $10,000 in campaign contributions in his effort to replace retiring State Rep. Ed Sullivan. Contributions reported are $5,400 from Richard Ulein, … Continue reading
State Rep. candidate Dan Wilbrandt pulled in another $2,000 at the end of August. Architect Emily Tjeerdsma of 2 Point Perspective in Chicago made the contribution. Wilbrandt has now reported $39,000 in campaign donations, including $25,000 from himself and $10,000 … Continue reading
A full-page ad on the back page of Sunday’s Chicago Tribune tries to convince people to call State Rep. Carol Sente to urge her to vote against Senate Bill 1229, the legislation that would strip Governor Bruce Rauner of collective … Continue reading
That’s pretty much the question being asked by International Business Newspaper reporter Matthew Cunningham-Cook today. Here’s a paragraph and a half that hints at the questionable deal: The decision to retain Grosvenor and transfer more state [Teachers’ Retirement System] pension … Continue reading
Republican State Rep. Barbara Wheeler became the third local state legislature to report receiving a contribution from Governor Bruce Rauner’s campaign fund. On May 20th, she filed an A-1 (required for donations $1,000 or more) with the State Board of … Continue reading
When four-term Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley found out that he had the man that he banished from the ballot for not having numbered his four-pages of petition signatures– CPA Sasha Chadwick, was going to run a write-in campaign, he … Continue reading
Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley held a fundraiser last Thursday at the Crystal Lake Country Club even though he has over $9,000 in the bank and no one on the ballot running against him. He does, however, have a write-in … Continue reading
Guess I should have stayed up later. I packed it in at 11:11 last night, disappointed that I could not write a combined article about spending in the McHenry County Sheriff’s race between Bill Prim and Jim Harrison. Harrison filed … Continue reading
I’m behind on reporting campaign contributions for Republican candidate for Sheriff Bill Prim. From January 1st through March 31st, losing candidate Andy Zinke raised $38,625. This article will lay out what Prim raised during the quarter in which he won … Continue reading
The quarterly reports for campaign committees are due tomorrow, but Andy Zinke’s has already been filed. Loser Zinke reported spending $72,126 since January 1st. An additional $3,868 was reported as in-kind expenditures. During the quarter, he raised $38,625. Right before the … Continue reading
More than matching Andy Zinke’s $1,000 contribution from Steven Goode, Jr., reported after the election, is a $5,000 donation reported today from Jerome Majewski. … Continue reading
Reported to the Illinois State Board of Elections was the following contribution to Undersheriff Andy Zinke’s campaign deposited on the Friday after the election. Contributed By Address Amount Received By Goode, … Continue reading
The Illinois State Board of Elections reports a new $2,000 contribution for Undersheriff Andy Zinke. It comes from Gary Lang, owner of Gary Lang Chevrolet, Inc. … Continue reading
Jim Harrison, who has announced his intention to run as an Independent against the winner of the Andy Zinke-Bill Prim face-off in the Republican Primary Election, has filed information about a $1,000 campaign contribution he just received. The donor is … Continue reading
Thought you might be interested in the money that has flowed into the Dee Beaubien against David McSweeney from Mike Madigan Political Action Committees and close allies. Contributions to Dee Beaubien based on Illinois State Board of Elections Reporting Dee … Continue reading
Mike Madigan’s Democratic Party dumped another $23,000 into Independent Dee Beaubien’s State Rep. campaign, according to Illinois State Board of Elections’ reports filed September 12th. $22,588.31, to be exact. That brings the total Madigan investment in the supposed Independent Dee … Continue reading
Besides being provided two of Democratic Party Chairman and House Speaker Mike Madigan’s staffers during July, local rich folks are also contributing to Independent Dee Beaubien’s campaign. See “Madigan Money for ‘Independent’ Dee Beaubien.” Those that have reported so far … Continue reading