Jul
13
State Representative Michael Tryon stands for conservative values.
Category: Algonquin, Budget, Crystal Lake, Illinois House | 
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By Allen Skillicorn
Recently State Representative Michael Tryon received a RINO rating from the conservative website midwestconservatives.com. Michael Tryon (R) serves the 64th district, which includes areas like Algonquin, Crystal Lake, Lake In The Hills, and others. After doing some research and having a conversation with the representative, it appears that title is premature.
IL needs Representatives [...]
Jun
21
Anti-Tax Protest in Skokie
Category: Budget, Cook County, Illinois House, Illinois Senate, State, State Government, suburbs, video | Leave a Comment
Jun
12
House Republican Tom Cross Demands Change in Over Time Budget Talks
Category: Budget, Illinois House, suburbs | Leave a Comment
WUIS-WIPA radio clip here
May
14
Greg Hinz Connects the dots between Speaker Madigan and Cook Co. President Stroger
Category: 2010 Candidates, Budget, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois House, State, suburbs | Leave a Comment
Greg Hinz has a great piece on the political relationship between Illinois’s house Speaker Mike Madigan and Cook County President Todd Stoger.
Read the whole thing here.
good stuff…
May
6
State Rep. Paul Froehlich under investigation
Category: Cook County, Illinois House, Schaumbrg, State | Leave a Comment
Ouch… is looks like some innovative constituency service.
Aug
28
Illinois Democrat Delegates Hug, and Blago Signals Interest in Four More Years
Category: Cook County, Illinois House, Illinois Senate, State | Leave a Comment
Will hug bring peace to Illinois Dems? | ABC7 (Video)
Will Hugs Bring Peace To Illinois Dems? | CBS2 (video)
Feuding Dems hugging it out | Chicago Sun-Times
Hugs replace political back-stabbing | Chicago Sun-Times
Blagojevich eyes four more years as Dems try to hug away dysfunction | Daily Herald
Blagojevich, Madigan hug. Next up, Cubs win World Series | [...]
Aug
25
-crossposted from the Chicago Tribune
Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Monday rejected the strongest campaign fundraising restrictions state lawmakers have ever sent him, saying he is sending the bill back to the General Assembly with instructions to make it stronger.
Lawmakers immediately accused the governor of trying to stop their efforts to restrict his ability to raise money [...]
Aug
17
Illinois Republicans’ Agenda for Action |CBS2
Category: Illinois House, Illinois Senate, State | Leave a Comment
Aug
9
Northwest Cook Co. Suburbanites Keep Fuming
Category: Cook County, Illinois House, Illinois Senate, State | Leave a Comment
A group of state lawmakers are looking into repealing the Cook County tax increase from Springfield. New legislation is being introduced to challenge “home rule” powers (In Illinois all local governing powers are granted at the state level).
Watch local ABC7 coverage here, Move at state level to repeal Cook Co. tax hike.
Also on NBC5, [...]
Aug
9
Accused of “Double Dipping,” Rep. Mondoza responds to Blagojevich “I am not about to get criticized by a ghost payroller.”
Category: Cook County, Illinois House, State | Leave a Comment
This during a angry press conference Governor Blagojevich criticized House Democrats with two state jobs. (see press conference post here)
More Democrat Sparks
In response, the Chicago Tribune reports:
One House target of the governor’s “double dipping” accusation fired back fiercely.
Rep. Susana Mendoza said she worked for the Chicago Department of Planning and Development before running for [...]
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