Sunday Public Opinion Research was polling Sunday afternoon for Republican candidate for Illinois Attorney General candidate Erika Harold. Harold, who was quite impressive in her speech at Patrick Kenneally’s Bull Valley Country Club fundraiser, is testing whether her being a … Continue reading
Category Archives: Illinois Attorney General
I couldn’t agree more that the contest for Illinois Attorney General is the second most important race on the ballot. This is the other statewide race that really matters To believe the headlines, the only race that counts in November … Continue reading
Reprinted from Illinois Leaks with that publication’s permission: Algonquin Township – As predicted, Kelly advice unfounded according to Attorney General PAC Office BY KIRK ALLEN ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2018 • ( LEAVE A COMMENT ) McHenry Co. (ECWd)-The Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor has ruled in … Continue reading
Hard to believe, but some local governments refuse to provide documents to elected board members. For those in such a situation, here’s a letter from the Illinois Attorney General’s Office that you show the board attorney: … Continue reading
A communication from Dan Eichholz, Executive Director of the Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers: Response from Aggregate Producers to Pollution Claims by Attorney General This information is in response to your 7/24/18 blog post titled ”Attorney General Cites McHenry County … Continue reading
Grasso Seeks Investigation of Corruption in the Cook County Property Tax System A press release from Gary Grasso, candidate for Attorney General: Chicago, IL – Gary Grasso, Republican candidate for Illinois Attorney General, has sent a letter to United States … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Allen Skillicorn: SKILLICORN INTRODUCES BILL FOR DEDICATED PHONE LINE TO REPORT SEXUAL HARASSMENT MAINTAINED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CRYSTAL LAKE, IL—As bills go to die in Rules Committee, so too apparently complaints went to … Continue reading
Capitol Fax prints the press release from Sharon Fairley announcing her candidacy for the Democratic Party nomination for Attorney General. Yesterday, McHenry County Board Chairman rolled up any potential run for the office by telling the Northwest Herald and the … Continue reading
Two Democrats have announced that they would seek the Democratic Party nomination for Illinois Attorney General, but one of them is not McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks. The first out of the box was State Rep. Scott Drury. Drury … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Scams and Fraud awareness presentation this Friday, 11:30 am at Senior Services in Crystal Lake, please RSVP Please join the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and your friends at Senior Services on … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: One Million Dollar Bond Set for Significant Drug Dealer after Search Warrant in Huntley A Huntley man living a luxury lifestyle, along with his wife and three other persons, were charged Wednesday … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office: McHenry Resident Arrested for Reproduction of Child Pornography As a result of an investigation into the downloading of Child Pornography, Todd W. Britton, 32, was arrested for Possession of Child Pornography and … Continue reading
A press release from Paul Schimpf, the Republican candidate for Attorney General: SCHIMPF WILL EMPOWER ILLINOIS CITIZENS TO FIGHT CORRUPTION 3rd Reason to Trust a Retired Marine in 2014 SPRINGFIELD, IL – Republican Attorney General candidate Paul Schimpf unveiled Reason … Continue reading
The Illinois Attorney General notified McHenry County late yesterday afternoon that it is investigating whether the County Board’s Transportation Committee operated within the limitations of the Open Meetings Act at its September 3rd meeting on Randall Road. The question was … Continue reading
Yesterday, I attended the Transportation Committee meeting of the McHenry County Board. That was where the Committee voted 3-2 to approve dropping the Continuous Flow Intersection in favor of a more conventional, yet innovative for Illinois, approach of three left … Continue reading
At the request of Deputy County Administrator John Labjai (now retired), McHenry County Auditor Pam Palmer performed an audit on Nunda Township’s senior bus program. It was financed with a grant administered by McHenry County. Federal and state money was … Continue reading
A press release from the campaign of Republican candidate for Illinois Attorney General Paul Schimpf: PAUL SCHIMPF TO ATTEND MCHENRY COUNTY FAIR WOODSTOCK, IL – Republican Attorney General Candidate Paul Schimpf will be attending the McHenry County Fair on Thursday, July … Continue reading
Considering that local State’s Attorneys seem to be hamstrung when they go after fellow officeholders, perhaps my title is too harsh. After all, throughout my lifetime, it has been pretty much the U.S. Attorney’s Office and newspapers that have gone … Continue reading
If the Federal government audits a grant given to the State of Illinois, wouldn’t you consider than an “external” audit? How about when the Illinois Auditor General was auditing all the RTA contracts with providers of mass transportation? Would you … Continue reading
McHenry County Auditor Pam Palmer conducted an audit of the grant to the Nunda Township Road Commissioner for Senior Bus Service. Since County government was responsible for awarding the money, it seems appropriate that the Auditor should see if it … Continue reading