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: Jerry Evans Second Districtwide Campaign Mailer Hit Streets Monday

Exclusive to McHenry County Blog by John Lopez Front side of oversized postcard of Evans Campaign’s 2nd districtwide mailer The campaign of frontrunner Jerry Evans (R, Warrenville) had its 2nd 11th Congressional Districtwide mailer begin hitting the streets on Monday, … 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

IL-11 UPDATED: Initial Ranking among Republican Candidates with Jerry Evans at Frontrunner

Back by popular demand, the initial rankings in the Republican primary for Congress based on campaign through end of January plus FEC filings Exclusive to McHenry County Blog by John Lopez 11th District Congressional Candidates Forum on January 24 in … Continue reading

UPDATED IL-11: Illinois Family Action Endorses Both Jerry Evans and Susan Hathaway-Altman

Political arm of Illinois Family Institute endorses both pro-life candidates with reactions Exclusive to McHenry County Blog by John Lopez The high-profile and contested 11th Congressional District Republican primary has the first major endorsement by an organization. Illinois Family Action, … Continue reading

IL-11: As Early Voting Begins Frontrunner Jerry Evans Sends Districtwide Mailer

Front of Jerry Evans 2024 1st mailer With vote-by-mail ballots hitting the street, Evans announces a significant McHenry County-based Gary Rabine endorsement as first ballots being cast in advance of March 19 Exclusive to McHenry County Blog by John Lopez … Continue reading

UPDATED with Comment IL-11: Winner of McHenry GOPAC Candidates Forum was Congressman Bill Foster

Bill Foster First Candidates Forum among the three Republicans competing for the nomination clearly failed to resonate “bizarrely bad…Republican opponents“ Exclusive to McHenry County Blog by John Lopez As this article is being written and published, the next candidates’ forum … 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

IL-11: Bill Foster Condemned by Jerry Evans and Qasim Rashid for Present Vote on Antisemitism House Resolution

Bill Foster, 8/10/23 House Resolution 894 Condemning Antisemitism Passes House 311-14-92 with Illinois Congressional Democrats Split Exclusive to McHenry County Blog by John Lopez On Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatitves by a 311-14-92 vote, approved House Resolution 894 … Continue reading

IL-11 UPDATED with COMMENTS: No Surprises with Congressional Filings as all Five Candidates Filed Monday

Congressman Bill Foster (D, Naperville), his Democratic primary challenger Qasim Rashid of Naperville, and the three Republicans campaigning throughout most of 2023, Jerry Evans (R, Warrenville), Susan Hathaway-Altman (R, unincorporated Geneva) and Dr. Kent Mercado (R, Bartlett), all filed at … Continue reading

IL-11: Jerry Evans Emerges as Only Viable Republican Candidate for Congress

Jerry Evans at October 9 prayer rally in Woodstock for Israel With Republican rivals Susan Hathaway-Altman & Dr. Kent Mercado self-funding their respective campaigns, Evans firmly establishing himself as frontrunner with his fundraising over first 18 days of his campaign … Continue reading

IL-11: Jerry Evans Considering Running for Congress in 2024

Jerry Evans Exclusive to McHenry County Blog by John Lopez On the Friday, July 28, release of the Smoke Filled Room podcast hosted by Collin Corbett with Cor Strategies operatives, plus special guest Patrick Pfingsten, owner of The Illinoize newsletter, … Continue reading

IL-11: Challengers to Bill Foster from Far Left to Far Right Proving to be Comical

Exclusive to McHenry County Blog by John Lopez Bill Foster Qasim Rashid Congressman Bill Foster (D, Naperville) announced on July 5 he would seek reelection to represent the 11th Congressional District in the 119th Congress, which would be his 9th … Continue reading