It is unclear where Congressman Joe Walsh will run for re-election. It is clear he will run somewhere. But, he has announced that he will run for re-election. Walsh now shares McHenry County with veteran Congressman Don Manzullo. His district … Continue reading
A press release from Joe Stefani, President of the Rockford Foresters Baseball Team: FORESTERS TO HOST TEA PARTY NIGHT FEATURING TWO CONGRESSMEN ROCKFORD, IL – June 17, 2011 – The Rockford Foresters Baseball Team announced today it will be hosting … Continue reading
And who is that friend who voted for a casino in Chicago and many other places? State Rep. Mark Beaubien (R-Barrington Hills). The 65-50-2 vote roll call is below: In McHenry County State Representatives Jack Franks and Mike Tryon voted, … Continue reading
While I was doing the story on how the Rockford Register-Star is trying to hold onto circulation, I found a story on the Rockford school district that had an interesting paragraph. Here it is: Union contract talks In March, the … Continue reading
Note the clever play on words in the title of this press release from Algonquin resident Joe Sta ROCKFORD FORESTERS ANNOUNCE SENATORIST NIGHT Wisconsin Senators who were once tourists in Rockford are invited back on Saturday, July 16 ROCKFORD, IL … Continue reading
That’s pretty much the question that former Huntley School Board member Larry Snow asks in a a column posted on The Champion today. “…in Illinois teachers are informing parents how their children are passing in reading when they can read … Continue reading
The Chicago Tea Party email says, “Patriots are gathering together tomorrow in Madison, Wisconsin to counter protest the riots led by Organizing for America. “While the Wisconsin led Republican house and governor tries to put their fiscal crisis to bed, unions are rioting … Continue reading
An email from the Rockford Tea Party tells of catching up with two Wisconsin State Senators yesterday afternoon at the Clock Tower Inn where I guessed they would go in order to avoid any possibility that the Wisconsin State Police … Continue reading
The Super Bowl has a Green Police-themed ad that reminds me so much of what Rockford used to do. The garbage men went through the trash and, if they found nothing that could be re-cycled, the homeowner got a prize. … Continue reading
Big doings locally Monday and Tuesday as Sister City representatives from Mexico’s Guadalupe and its state government, Zacatecas visit Woodstock, Carpentersville and Marengo. President of Guadalupe Rafael Flores Mendoza and Zacatecas Governor Miguel Alejandro Alonso Reyes head a delegation that … Continue reading
Part 1 and Part 2 of my day in Magistrate P. Michael Mahoney’s Rockford courtroom last Friday have run previously. The attorney representing three deputies involved in the Pavlin court case sought to have his clients exempted from deposition questioning … Continue reading
Yesterday, I related the first part of what I saw in Federal Magistrate P. Michael Mahoney’s Rockford courtroom last Friday. We ended with the attorney for Sheriff’s Deputies Greg Pyle, Chris Jones and Jeremy Bruketta trying to keep his clients, … Continue reading
The following press release has been received from 16th District Congressman Don Manzullo: Manzullo: Pentagon Continues to Send American Jobs Overseas, Weaken U.S. Defense Industrial Base [WASHINGTON] Congressman Don Manzullo (R-IL) today said the Pentagon has again flouted the Buy American … Continue reading
In a recent Northwest Herald column in the Northwest Herald Woodstock’s Don Peasley revealed the McHenry County loss of a 205-bed Veterans nursing home and supportive living facility to Rockford. It’s a $70 million facility, according to the Rockford Register-Star. … Continue reading
I had this great idea for a follow-up story to my Saturday article about Amtrak’s coming to southern McHenry County. What if the Illinois Railroad Museum offered its station to serve Amtrak passengers on the line that Governor Pat Quinn … Continue reading
A paragraph from a Chicago Tribune article about Illinois Tea Party demonstrations: “A typical protest will draw a few dozen vocal participants, including last month’s rally at the Schaumburg office of U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean intended to persuade the Democrat … Continue reading
In a Monday Rockford political press conference (as opposed to a governmental press conference) with his newly chosen running mate former Carbondale city councilwoman and failed candidate for mayor Sheila Simon at his side (proving it was a political appearance), … Continue reading
When we at Wisconsin Dells, we again stayed at the Kalahari Resort. The main draw was the water park, of course, even though the lazy river was closed “because someone did something bad,” according to one of the lifeguards. The … Continue reading
Not only will the TEA Party Express make a stop in Rockford on April 6th, but we’ve got a local one scheduled on April 15th. If will be from 3-6 in the afternoon on Route 14 near Main Street. Parking … Continue reading
16th District Congressman Don Manzullo has issued the following press release with suggestions of how small and medium-sized businesses could export more: Plan to Help Small Employers Export More Products Overseas, Create American Jobs [WASHINGTON] Congressman Don Manzullo (R-IL) today … Continue reading
