From State Senator Craig Wilcox: Senate Week in Review: February 4 – 8, 2019 SPRINGFIELD — Typically, controversial legislation at the State Capitol is left for the end of the spring session in May, but not this year. Just weeks … Continue reading
Yesterday, McHenry County Blog published the $1.1 million tally of campaign contributions from labor unions. Today, compiled by a Friend of McHenry County Blog, a list of donations from fellow attorneys is published. A number are lobbyists. As you can … Continue reading
It’s hard to believe that Chicago has rules that are more stringent than those that affect Illinois State Representatives and Senators, but they do. Former Alderman Will Burns, from supposedly ethical Hyde Park, agreed to pay a $5,000 fine because … Continue reading
Today we look at the lobbyists who have contributed to Jack Franks. This list was also developed by a Friend of McHenry County Blog. NAME AMOUNT CITY ST. All-Circo, Inc $1,200 Chicago IL Bruce Simon Consulting $500 Springfield IL Burris … Continue reading
A press release from Prevent Child Abuse America: Dan Duffy to Transition from CEO Role at Prevent Child Abuse America to Start Government Affairs Consulting Firm Chicago, Jan. 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Prevent Child Abuse America and its board … Continue reading
Here’s a headline no retired legislator would want to see: The story in the Chicago Sun-Times is about then-Senator Pam Althoff having sponsored a bill supported by Enterprise Rent-a-Car during the spring session. It lays that off against the retired … Continue reading
Some local governments in McHenry County don’t think their State Representative and State Senator are adequate to represent their interests in Springfield. They hire lobbyists, too. The City of Woodstock pays Joyce Nardulli’s company $60,000 in 2018 for such services. … Continue reading
The following was written by a Friend of McHenry County Blog: RE-DIRECTED, STONE WALLED, OBFUSCATED AND IGNORED Describing How County Board Member Concerns Are Addressed By The County Board Chairman As He Continues To Break Board Rules and Waste Taxpayer Money … Continue reading
Pretty hard to separate politics in a state capitol from sex. Springfield women have come forth with some examples of what has happened to them. Let me add what happened with a lobbyist from Material Service propositioned one of my … Continue reading
Pensions bills are full of stuff that would not withstand the light of day. That’s why I voted against the vast majority of them. One of the things I noticed while reading some of them was that lobbyists were included. … Continue reading
Although they are not subject to the Open Meetings Act, taxpayer-paid staff will talk with McHenry County’s taxpayer-paid Federal lobbyist starting at 9 AM tomorrow. It would seem appropriate for the taxpayers themselves to be able to hear what the … Continue reading
A piece written by for McHenry County Board member Ersel Schuster: Federal Lobbyists Not Needed It is difficult to believe those elected to represent us, at all levels of government, did not get the resounding message of the 2016 election. … Continue reading
I hope you know that my goal of posting all political mail cannot be fulfilled. There is just too much. However, mailings have been posted identifying Dan McConchie as a lobbyist holding money. Here’s one with McConcie’s head photo shopped onto … Continue reading
Here’s an email I received from Bonnie Quirk, the Lake County Pro-Life leader: Subject: Dan McConchie Needs Our Help – Right Now Dear Pro-Life Friend, Tomorrow is Election Day. And I want you to help get out the vote for … Continue reading
The following is a mailing from the Casey Urlacher camp: … Continue reading
A Friend of McHenry County Blog sent in the following report about a robo-call Monday night: “I received a RoboCall last night on my machine. Here’s the content, best as I could get it. Hi this is Carrie (?). Like … Continue reading
At the end of the marathon McHenry County Board meeting on Tuesday, Administrator Pete Austin outlined what was happening on next year’s budget. “Ir will be smaller for the fourth year in a row,” he reported. Then he observed, “State … Continue reading
Tuesday, the Chicago Tribune editorial was about the teacher pension problem. Too many claims on too few dollars. As regular readers know, teacher union lobbyists regularly urged legislators to skip making payments for pensions in order to increase State Aid … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney in Springfield: SPRINGFIELD WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ALL CHARGES RELATED TO EMBEZZLEMENT FROM FORMER EMPLOYER Springfield, Ill. – A Springfield, Ill., woman, Alice M. Foss, 53, entered pleas of guilty today to all … Continue reading
I have encouraged candidates who want to make it easy for those seeking information about them on the internet to send me their campaign pieces. District 6 Republican challenger sent what you see below: On the top is the statement, … Continue reading
