Algonquin Township Republicans Meet & Greet Draws Good Crowd

Precinct Committeepersons, candidates, and simply out-of-township guests attend Lake in the Hills after-work meet & greet and discuss politics Exclusive to McHenry County Blog by John Lopez LAKE IN THE HILLS — The Meet & Greet hosted by the Algonquin … Continue reading

UPDATEDx2 IL-11: Pre-Primary FEC Filings Predict a Foster-Evans General Election

Republicans Hathaway-Altman and Dr. Mercado fail to capitalize on endorsements and running self-funded campaigns unable to get their messages out to broader audience Exclusive to McHenry County Blog by John Lopez The 11th Congressional District candidates’ Pre-primary reports with the … Continue reading

IL-11: Jerry Evans Endorsed by McHenry County Board Member Terri Greeno

Exclusive to McHenry County Blog by John Lopez 11th Congressional District candidate Jerry Evans (R, Warrenville) announces the endorsement of McHenry County Board Member Terri Greeno (R, Nunda Township). “I am honored to receive the endorsement of McHenry County Board … Continue reading

IL-11: Daily Herald Mirrors Chicago Tribune and Endorses Congressman Bill Foster and Republican Dr. Kent Mercado

Dr. Kent Mercado Congressman Bill Foster Exclusive to McHenry County Blog and from the desk of John Lopez The Daily Herald editorial board has spoken and like the Chicago Tribune, endorsed 8-term Congressman Bill Foster (D, Naperville) and newcomer Dr. … Continue reading

IL-11 UPDATED: Daily Herald Should Endorse “None of the Above” in Republican Primary

After watching the Daily Herald editorial board interview end-to-end, if I were the newspaper, Republican candidate quality merits “No Endorsement” as all the candidates were that bad Exclusive to McHenry County Blog and from the desk of John Lopez UPDATE: … Continue reading

IL-11: Chicago Tribune Endorse Bill Foster and Dr. Kent Mercado for the Primary

Congressman Bill Foster Dr. Kent Mercado Rejects 2022 primary endorsement recipient Susan Hathaway-Altman & Qasim Rashid, recognizes Jerry Evans fundraising Exclusive to McHenry County Blog by John Lopez Today (Friday, February 23), the Chicago Tribune announced its endorsement for the … Continue reading

IL-11: Congressman Bill Foster Wins Latest Republican Candidates Forum

Bill Foster Republican candidates proving they are not up to the task to be an effective nominee to the degree Republican insders want a candidate who will do no harm to downballot races Exclusive to McHenry County Blog and from … Continue reading

IL-11/NJ-07: Susan Hathaway-Altman Lack of Fundraising Results Exposes Lack of a Plan, Temperament and Maturity for Congress

Susan Hathaway-Altman With time running out on her campaign and frontrunner Jerry Evans flexing his fundraising advantage to likely Republican primary victory, Hathaway-Altman needs to learn from real inspirational leader From the desk of John Lopez: Introduction of Real Inspirational … Continue reading

UPDATED: Presidential Delegates Filings McHenry County Primary Voters To See on Ballot

Exclusive to McHenry County Blog from John Lopez: UPDATE Jan 7, 3:47PM CST: Lists updated to denote McHenry County residents as delegate and alternate delegate candidates in bold. ======= END OF UPDATE ======= Presidential candidates and delegates filings took place … Continue reading

CalendarGate and Best Analysis Why It’s Important to Conservatives

Brittany Sheehan Catalina Lauf Catalina Lauf one of the ten who modeled for Conservative Dad’s “Real Women of America 2024″ Calendar with 10% of proceeds going to Riley Gaines Center From the desk of John Lopez I was really trying … Continue reading

UPDATEDx2 with Trump endorsement and MORE Comments, From the Desk of John Lopez: My Response to the Des Moines Register Poll Released this Morning Showing Trump up 32 Points

Why does Trump and his supporters have to use fear, lies and threats to support their guy if he’s really leading by such insurmountable margins as the Unholy Alliance claims? Exclusive to McHenry County Blog by John Lopez This morning … Continue reading

IL-11: Congressman Bill Foster Casts Two Abortion-on-Demand Votes, The Truth and No Reaction from Catalina Lauf or Stance on National Abortion Ban

Bill Foster From Bill Foster (D, Naperville) congressional office press release of Friday, July 15: Foster Votes to Restore Reproductive Rights and Abortion Access Nationwide Washington, DC – Today [Friday], Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement after the … Continue reading

IL-11: First Lady’s “Breakfast Tacos” Quote Monday Part of Bigger Message Awaiting Country November 8

Catalina Lauf 7/12/22 While Lauf not at the maturity level of other Latina Republican nominees across the country who’ve won their respective primaries, she has a chance to capitalize on the “Latina Red Wave” in spite of her long-shot November … Continue reading

IL-11 UPDATEDx5: Early June Brings No Change to Rankings of Republican Candidates as Catalina Lauf Publishes Financial Disclosure Statement & Susan Hathaway-Altman Files Amendment

From my own observations including feedback shared by multiple friends of McHenry County Blog, here is the rankings of the 6 Republican candidates competing for IL-11’s Republican nomination.

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IL-11 UPDATED: Mark Carroll Endorsed by Batavia Township Republicans

Mark Carroll UPDATE 4/27/22, 11:23AM CDT: Commenter “Correcting” credited with applying discernment concerning the Batavia Township Republican Organization (BTRO) composition having only 5 precinct committeepersons currently listed by the Kane County Clerk. Batavia Township consists of 21 precincts, and 99% … Continue reading

IL-11 UPDATED: Revised Rankings of Republican Candidates Makes Primary a 2-person, Maybe 3-person Race

From my own observations including feedback shared by multiple friends of McHenry County Blog, here is the rankings of the 6 Republican candidates competing for IL-11’s Republican nomination.

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IL-11 UPDATEDx9: Q122 Fundraising Reshaping Republican Primary Race

From my own observations including feedback shared by multiple friends of McHenry County Blog, here is the rankings of the 6 Republican candidates competing for IL-11’s Republican nomination.

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IL-11: Why Jeanne Ives Endorsement of Jerry Evans for Congress a Gamechanger

“We need more people with a background like Jerry Evans in Congress. “As a small business owner Jerry will watch out for taxpayers. “As a parent, Jerry will make sure that parents get a say in all aspects of their … Continue reading

IL-11: Catalina Lauf Relaunches Campaign Website for 2022

Fact or fluff? You decide and comment From CatalinaforCongress.com 4/5/22 On Tuesday, April 5, 12 weeks before the June 28 Republican primary, congressional candidate Catalina Lauf (R, Woodstock) launched her 2022 campaign website. It can be viewed here. McHenry County … Continue reading