There is a $125 fund raiser on June 29th at Rocks Bar & Grill, located across from1776. State Rep. Mike Tryon is sponsoring it. Co-Hosts are former Illinois and McHenry County Republican Party Chairman Al Jourdan and Engineer John Smith. … Continue reading
The following press release has been received from the campaign of State Senator Matt Murphy (R-Palatine). He is running for the lieutenant governor spot on the Republican ticket in the February 2nd primary. He has endorsed gubernatorial candidate Andy McKenna. … Continue reading
At last Wednesday’s meeting of the McHenry County Democratic Central Committee State Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie) talked about “what really happened in Springfield.” Let me skip to what he said Republicans did and didn’t do. “Twelve brave souls said they … Continue reading
You may have noted that the Chicago Tribune is putting a story with the logo “STATE OF CORRUPTION” on its front page. Everyday, I guess, but I only looked at Friday’s and Monday’s papers for this article. Friday the upper … Continue reading
I’m pretty amazed that the issue I stressed when I ran for governor against Rod Blagojevich and Jim Ryan in 2002 is getting attention during this year when the media is pushing reform: Term Limitsfor Leaders When my Libertarian Party … Continue reading
One of the proposals which has the greatest potential to break the logjam in Springfield is the one I campaigned on for governor in 2002: Term Limits for Legislative Leaders Needless to say, legislative leaders think this is horrible idea. … Continue reading
April 14th, a pollster called one of McHenry County Blog’s friends in Algonquin. Here’s my contact’s description of the phone call: She said she was located in Asia and representing Western Wats. I tried to jot down her questions, not … Continue reading
For starters, let me say my self-interest is involved in this story. Thanks to Illinois taxpayers, I am paid a pension that is higher than $50,000. I periodically thank people for it. Among other things, it allows me to spend … Continue reading
The subject, of course, was impeachment. Here’s the part of the article about State Rep. Jack Franks (D-Marengo): “State Representative Jack D. Franks, a Democrat of McHenry County who is chairman of the House State Government Administration Committee, said in … Continue reading
The subject, of course, was impeachment. Here’s the part of the article about State Rep. Jack Franks (D-Marengo): “State Representative Jack D. Franks, a Democrat of McHenry County who is chairman of the House State Government Administration Committee, said in … Continue reading
What can you say about Illinois House Republicans that none have filed an impeachment resolution against Governor Rod Blagojevich? Yes, I’ve heard the argument from both Republican state senators and representatives that this is a Democratic Party problem and the … Continue reading
What can you say about Illinois House Republicans that none have filed an impeachment resolution against Governor Rod Blagojevich? Yes, I’ve heard the argument from both Republican state senators and representatives that this is a Democratic Party problem and the … Continue reading
When Tom Cross replaced Lee Daniels as House Minority Leader, one of the changes he put forth was that he would not serve forever like Daniels did. Ten years would be enough, thank you. Cross has now taken the limit … Continue reading
When Tom Cross replaced Lee Daniels as House Minority Leader, one of the changes he put forth was that he would not serve forever like Daniels did. Ten years would be enough, thank you. Cross has now taken the limit … Continue reading
Early on in the Protect Marriage Illinois advisory petition campaign the Illinois Republican Party was making supportive noises. There was even a link on the main page of the state GOP web site. But, as far as I know, no … Continue reading
Early on in the Protect Marriage Illinois advisory petition campaign the Illinois Republican Party was making supportive noises. There was even a link on the main page of the state GOP web site. But, as far as I know, no … Continue reading
This is the final installment of pictures of Republican notables I took a week ago in Decatur at the Illinois Republican Convention. Somehow I missed House Minority Leader Tom Cross on the way down the line. When I went back, … Continue reading
This is the final installment of pictures of Republican notables I took a week ago in Decatur at the Illinois Republican Convention. Somehow I missed House Minority Leader Tom Cross on the way down the line. When I went back, … Continue reading
It’s the Christmas season and my wife has been watching “It’s a Wonderful Life.” So, when I looked at the editorial illustration accompanying Thursday’s Chicago Sun-Times’ editorial endorsing the massive expansion of gambling, I recognized its inspiration. When the euphemistically … Continue reading
It’s the Christmas season and my wife has been watching “It’s a Wonderful Life.” So, when I looked at the editorial illustration accompanying Thursday’s Chicago Sun-Times’ editorial endorsing the massive expansion of gambling, I recognized its inspiration. When the euphemistically … Continue reading
