In State Rep. Jack Franks’ press release announcing his candidacy for McHenry County Board Chairman he didn’t say he was going to cut McHenry County taxes. He just talked about fighting against tax hikes. Of course, that’s the same press … Continue reading
Category Archives: Withdrawal of Candidacy
State Rep. Jack Franks is after more Chicago money. You might think he is running for State Representative. Wait a minute. He is. Of course, all the reporters covering the McHenry County Board chairmanship announcement said that Franks was leaving … Continue reading
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
State Rep. Jack Franks makes a big deal about being against gambling. He even spoke to a Patriots United debate between slot machine salesmen and opponents of video gambling. But, when it comes time to raising money, he’s not so … Continue reading
Maybe it would be a good idea if Jack Franks really does withdraw from his race for State Representative. I remember the vote he cast against Medicaid Reform back in 2012. The Chicago Tribune ran an editorial about the vote … Continue reading
Even the Chicago Tribune bought into State Rep. Jack Franks’ pitch that he was not going to run for re-election as well as for McHenry County Board Chairman. It’s been about three weeks since Franks put out that story, but … Continue reading
In an article about Jack Franks deciding to run for McHenry County Board Chairman Reboot’s Madeleine Doubek wrote, He talked about the political games of passing bills only to see them die in the other chamber or somewhere down the … Continue reading
Maybe we should hope that State Rep. Jack Franks will file a Statement of Withdrawal and just run for the McHenry County Board Chairmanship. (But, Franks hasn’t pulled out of the race. Or has Jack Franks finally filed a Withdrawal … Continue reading
Looks as if CBS-TV got it wrong. No, it was the Associated Press, which wrote the story. State Rep. Jack Franks did not resign from the Illinois House of Representatives. He hasn’t even withdrawn his candidacy for his tenth re-election … Continue reading
State Rep.Jack Franks has an all-purpose bumper sticker that showed up this week. It doesn’t say what Franks is running for. Is it State Representative? Or County Board Chairman? Anyone reading McHenry County Blog knows that Jack Franks is running … Continue reading
Thanks to commenter Mark for this angle on State Rep. Jack Franks continued refusal to remove his name from the ballot for a tenth term as State Representative while, at the same time, running for McHenry County Board Chairman: As … Continue reading
Progress Illinois was another place that ran a story on Jack Franks’ seeking the McHenry County Board Chairmanship. It appears its source was the Northwest Herald. Part of what was printed said, “The population of our county is declining because … Continue reading
Jack Franks has filed his petitions with the McHenry County Clerk to run as the Democratic candidate for McHenry County Board Chairman. He only needed 270 signatures. Mike Walkup is the Republican candidate. Franks is now an official candidate for … Continue reading
Here’s another paper who got fooled by the Associated Press story about Jack Franks claim that he was dropping out of the State Rep. contest. Sunday, May 15th, the only reporter at the Democratic Party slating caucus, Pete Gonigam, wrote, “Franks qualified … Continue reading
The Daily Herald began its “what does it all mean” story like this: “State Rep. Jack Franks, a Democrat from Marengo, announced Sunday he is no longer seeking re-election to the House, and instead is running for McHenry County Board … Continue reading
A poll last night in Jack Franks’ 63rd State Representative District tells me that I am not the only one who has figured out that the Democrat is still running for his tenth term in the Illinois House (after promising … Continue reading
The Woodstock Independent trusts Jack Franks’ word. With no evidence but Jack Franks’ word, the paper included the following: “Franks’ withdrawal from the General Assembly race leaves the ballot spot open until the Democratic Party of McHenry County selects a … Continue reading
State Rep. Jack Franks told every reporter but Pete Gonigam that he was dropping out of the race for State Representative. Last Sunday, Gonigam reported, “Franks qualified that saying he’d give up the Rep. race if the Committee can pick another … Continue reading