Remember how disappointed with the McHenry County League of Women Voters I was when the group’s question screeners refused to ask the jobs any of the six state senate candidates would hold in addition to their State Senate seat, if elected? … Continue reading
Category Archives: Double Dipper
When the six candidates running for the State Senate appeared at a forum conducted by the McHenry County League of Women Voters, I submitted a question which was not asked. It asked candidates if they would have another job while … 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
“I think people are sick of double-dipping politicians,” State Rep. Jack Franks told “Big” John Howell in a WLS interview. He also said that he would serve out his term. Could it be that the Marengo Democrat knows so little … Continue reading
Because there are so many state legislators who hold local governmental jobs, the Illinois General Assembly has enacted a law that says the practice of double-dipping is fine…as long as one is not paid for one’s local government employment while … Continue reading
A post card pointed out that McHenry County Board member Anna May Miller is a “double dipper” has arrived in District 1 mail boxes. It was sent by McHenry County Republicans for Better Government, the same Political Action Committee that … Continue reading
A very short robo-call brought the double-dipper argument to people’s ears this afternoon. A man called saying that “Bill Prim will not” something or other. He talked about Prim’s $76,000 pension [compliments of Des Plaines taxpayers and not mentioning that … Continue reading
Those with long memories will remember when Pat Quinn, speaking for the Coalition of Political Honesty, released a list of “double dippers” each year. They were mainly machine Democrats. Lots of state legislators, township and municipal officials. When Quinn started … Continue reading
Wonder Lake activist-barber Bob Anderson got a referendum on the November without having to go door-to-door. The question was on an issue upon which Governor Pat Quinn built his political career. Until he had to depend upon double-dippers to advance … Continue reading
No doubt which side of the taxpayer Downstate Republican State Representative Roger Eddy is on. It’s not the taxpayers’. This is the legislator who wanted to loosen the Real Estate Tax Cap in the early 2000’s in order to allow … Continue reading
I wasn’t there when Grafton Township Trustee Betty Zirk and double-dipping Huntley Village Trustee Pam Fender, the new $35,000 (plus about $15,000 in health benefits) “Township Administrator” hired to supplant the-woman-blamed-for-stopping-the-$5-million-new-township-hall, elected Township Supervisor Linda Moore, walked into Moore’s office, … Continue reading