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If I were running against Jack Franks, I would be knocking on doors of homes with Com Ed electric lines in front of them. Why? Because Jack Franks introduced House Bill 3884, a bill to allow Com Ed to chop down … Continue reading
Category Archives: Tree
State Rep. Jack Franks, also known as Chainsaw Jack, introduced legislation to allow Commonwealth Edison to chop down trees that were in the way of power lines. Think of how much money that would have saved in tree trimming. This … Continue reading
After the storm, the Village of Lakewood was quite efficient in removing the oak limbs that had fallen. … Continue reading
I was driving through Ringwood Chauffeuring my in-laws to their 65th Wedding Anniversary Dinner We on the way to what turned out to be a very busy Olive Garden,. Then, I saw one of those trees. You know the ones. … Continue reading
I sent my April 23rd story to Wayne White, the Board Certified Master Arborist who is going to make my ask tree probably the only one left in Crystal Lake’s and Lakewood’s Country Club Additions subdivision to see if I had … Continue reading
Two years ago, McHenry Grade School and Library Board member John O’Neill put forth a good enough effort to defeat long, long-time incumbent Democratic Party State Rep. Jack Franks that Franks re-drew his district boundaries to excise Spring Grove. That’s … Continue reading
For anybody thinking about running against Democrat State Rep. Jack Franks, check out this Letter to the Editor of the Northwest Herald from Chuck Oslakovic of Wonder Lake. It’s entitled, Anti-Tree Bill And there are eleven comments, some coming to … Continue reading
Not only was State Rep. Jack Franks spanked by the Chicago Tribune Sunday, but Chuck Sweeney, the political columnist for the Rockford Register-Star took negative notice of his Com Ed tree removal legislation, House Bill 3884. After hostile reaction from … Continue reading
Who could have known that the Chicago Tribune would take on “Chainsaw Jack” Franks and use “Illinois Chain Saw Massacre” in it’s editorial sub-headline? But there it was. A whole editorial aimed at the overreach, no, that’s too mild a … Continue reading
Apparently “Chainsaw Jack” Franks didn’t have enough lubricating oil to get his bill (House Bill 3884, email addresses of Public Utility Committee members included in linked story) to allow Commonwealth Edison and Ameren to cut any tree it wanted to … Continue reading
State Rep. Jack Franks (D-Marengo) is using up a lot of political capital carrying Commonwealth Edison’s chainsaw. He has introduced legislation (House Bill 3884) which will allow electric utilities to chop down any tree within 20 feet of a power … Continue reading
Just in case you haven’t read the latest piece from “Tree Hugging” McHenry County Blogster Cal Skinner, you need to in order to set the stage for this follow-up article. Here’s where you can find it: Jack Franks Shows Tree … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Joe Walsh: Rep. Walsh Introduces ‘Save Christmas Act’ Washington- Today, Congressman Joe Walsh (IL-8) introduced the ‘Save Christmas Act’ to permanently end the Obama Administration’s new tax on Christmas trees. This tax was established to … Continue reading
The Friday before Labor Day our 80-foot hickory tree blew down in a hard wind. It was fungus-infected, probably weaken when lightning took down the close-by oak. The week before Thanksgiving, the Village of Lakewood arrived with a twenty-foot replacement. … Continue reading
Here’s an egg tree that I found at Alan and Nancy Bland’s home while attending son Nelson’s college graduation party. Thursday my wife put one up in our home. … Continue reading
This one is in water in a pot hole on Route 31 last Sunday before it started snowing. It’s of a tree on the east side of the road. There was no wind in the valley except for that created … Continue reading
This one is in water in a pot hole on Route 31 last Sunday before it started snowing. It’s of a tree on the east side of the road. There was no wind in the valley except for that created … Continue reading
And, I’m not talking about Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That would be capitalized. This is ice on trees at Crystal Lake’s Main Beach near the outlet. The ice on the smaller tree twigs was even more beautiful today. … Continue reading
And, I’m not talking about Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That would be capitalized. This is ice on trees at Crystal Lake’s Main Beach near the outlet. The ice on the smaller tree twigs was even more beautiful today. … Continue reading