Not since a McHenry County Board Chairman tried to change County Board Rules to banish photographers to the back of the room have restrictions been evident. That was in April, 2007, an initiative of County Board Chairman Ken Koehler. Yesterday, … Continue reading
As soon as I learned about the two Jack Franks patronage hires, I filed a Freedom of Information request asking for their photographs. Both had to have pictures taken for government identification purposes. I received the following reply, along with … Continue reading
You aren’t going to believe this. I filed a Freedom of Information request for photos of the two new Democratic Party patronage hires. My request: Photos of Bridget Greenen, Executive Assistant to Jack Franks, plus photos of Oliver Serifini, Communications … Continue reading
At the Old Capitol Art Fair in Springfield, I found this tee shirt: You only get one guess why I was attracted to it. … Continue reading
At the Old Capitol Art Fair the weekend before last in Springfield, we found a photographer who photoshops images into usually old photos. The one you see below of the Ghostbuster Pillsbury Dough Boy behind a state capitol caught my … Continue reading
Tea Party activists are prominent in Will County. Tea Party folks aren’t keen on any level of government prying into what they consider their private affairs. Maybe that explains why there was a County Board movement to ban the use … Continue reading
Just as whites were more privileged than blacks on Montgomery Alabama, buses, those trying to video or audio tape and photograph Grafton Township meetings seem to be now less equal than print reporters with pencil and pad. The Public Access … Continue reading
They’ve apparently hired Don Peasley to take the official photograph of the McHenry County Board that will serve for the next 2 years, but McHenry County Blog has been denied the opportunity to bring its camera to the place where … Continue reading
