It appears that the City of DeKalb also desires to require registration and inspection of rental property. Take a look at the blog, City Barbs, for more details.
Click on the following to see the entire posting: RIP Without the Inspections : City Barbs
The website shown below(http://www.toi.org/Events/Event-Details.aspx?id=97) supplies a wealth of information regarding township meetings. The site obviously is intended for township officials.
If you click on the suggestion for more information you obtain the information shown below. (The following is taken from: http://199.96.3.92/Events/documents/AnnualMeeting.pdf)
Get ready for annual town meeting April 10
For annual meetings, the law requires that the Township Board adopt an agenda at least 10 days before the meeting. Voters may request an agenda item for consideration by giving written notice of a specific request to the Township Clerk no later than March 1 before the annual meeting. Items not on the
published agenda may NOT be considered or added to the agenda at the meeting.
Annual Town Meeting Notice-Notice of the time and place of holding the annual township meeting shall be given by the township clerk (or in the clerk’s absence, the supervisor, assessor or collector) by posting written or printed notices in three of the most public places in the township at least 10 days before the meeting and, if there is an English language newspaper published in the township, by at least one publication in that newspaper before the meeting.* The notice shall set forth the agenda for the meeting.
Agenda-Not less than 10 days before the annual meeting, the township board shall adopt an agenda for the annual meeting. Any 15 or more registered voters in the township may request an agenda item for consideration by the electors at the annual meeting by giving written notice of a specific request to the
township clerk no later than March 1 prior to the annual meeting. The agenda published by the township board shall include any such request made by voters if the request is relevant to powers granted to electors
under the Township Code.
Additional Agenda Items-Any matter or proposal not set forth in the published agenda shall not be considered at the annual meeting other than advising that the matter may be considered at a special meeting of the electors at a later date.
Supervisor’s Annual Financial Statement- It is the duty of the Township Clerk to post a copy of the supervisor’s annual financial statement at the place of holding the Annual Town Meeting. This MUST be done at least 2 days before the Annual Town Meeting is held.
Annual Town Meeting Day- No Annual (or special) Town Meeting may begin before 6:00 p.m. The Township Clerk, is he/she is present, shall call the meeting to order. After this, the clerk shall call for nominations for a Moderator and the electors present will elect someone to serve as moderator. Before the moderator enters the duties of office, he/she shall take the oath of office administered by the Township
Clerk (see inset box)
Please note: The Township Clerk is the ONLY township official acting in ANY official capacity at the Annual (or special) Town Meeting. Everyone else present, regardless if they are an elected official or not, are there as electors (voters) and each have an equal vote in each matter voted upon.
Voting at Annual Town Meeting- Only registered voters of the township may vote at the annual (or special) town meeting. The township clerk therefore must obtain a list of the township’s registered voters from the county clerk prior to the meeting being held. This list must be used to establish who is or isn’t a registered voter and able to participate in the meeting.
Minutes of Annual (or Special) Town Meeting-After a moderator is elected, the Township Clerk acts as clerk of the meeting and keeps an accurate record of the proceedings at the meeting. The minutes shall be signed by the Township Clerk and the Moderator of the meeting.
Reading Annual Financial Statement-It is the duty of the Township Clerk to read aloud to the electors present at the Annual Town Meeting the annual financial statement of the township supervisor.
Powers of Electors-There are many powers that the electors MAY take at the Annual (or special) Town Meeting. The following page lists all of those powers. You might keep this list of powers available for your annual town meeting.
*The last day to publish/post the notice is April 2, 2012.
The Electors Present at the Annual Town Meeting Have the Power To:
1. Take all necessary measures and give
directions for the exercise of their corporate
powers. (60 ILCS 1/30-25)
2. To fix the hour at which town meetings
shall be held. (60 ILCS 1/30-30)
3. To spend monies for preparation of a
detailed property record system. (60 ILCS
1/30-45)
4. Make orders for the purchase and sale of
property. (60 ILCS 1/30-50)
5. May declare property of the township to
be surplus for purposes of donating the
property to a historical society or other
not-for-profit corporation. (60 ILCS 1/30-
53)
6. To authorize the township board of trustees
to appropriate monies in excess of the
sum provided in the Public Graveyards
Act, for the purpose of putting any old,
neglected graves and cemeteries in the
township in a cleaner and more respectable
condition. (60 ILCS 1/30-60)
7. Provide for the decoration and maintenance
of graves of persons who at any
time served in the armed forces of the
United States which are within the township.
(60 ILCS 1/30-65)
8. Provide space in any township building
for courtroom and office use by Circuit
Court. (60 ILCS 1/30-70)
9. To authorize the township board of trustees
to exercise the powers conferred by
the “Township Zoning Act”. (60 ILCS
1/30-75). This does not apply in any
county where a county zoning ordinance
or resolution is in effect.
10. Offer premiums, and take such action as
shall induce the planting and cultivating
of trees along the highways in the town,
and protect and preserve trees standing
along or on highways, and purchase, plant
and cultivate along the streets and highways
in the township. (60 ILCS 1/30-85)
11. Make rules and regulations for ascertaining
the sufficiency of all fences in the
town, and determine what shall be a lawful
fence within the town; except as otherwise
provided by law. (60 ILCS 1/30-90)
12. Prohibit animals from running at large.
(60 ILCS 1/30-95)
13. Establish and maintain pounds where
deemed necessary. (60 ILCS 1/30-100)
14. Impound animals. (60 ILCS 1/30-110)
15. Construct and keep in repair public wells
or other watering places, and regulate the
use thereof. (60 ILCS 1/30-115)
16. Prevent the deposit of night soil, garbage
or other offensive substances within the
limits of the town. This section does apply
to refuse disposal facilities regulated by
the Illinois State Department of Public
Health and the county in which the facilities
are located. (60 ILCS 1/30-120)
17. To adopt ordinances regulating standing
or parking of recreational vehicles on
township roads within each township. (60
ILCS 1/30-125)
18. Declare inoperable motor vehicles a nuisance.
(60 ILCS 1/30-130)
19. Authorize the licensing and regulation
and direct the location of all places of
business of purchasers, traders and dealers
in junk, rags and any secondhand
article, including motor vehicles, except
in cities, villages and incorporated towns
in such township which, by ordinance,
provide for such licensing, regulation or
places of location. (60 ILCS 1/30-135)
20. Regulate hawkers, peddlers, pawnbrokers,
itinerant merchants and transient vendors.
(60 ILCS 1/30-140)
21. Authorize the township board of trustees
to provide mental health services, including
services for the alcoholic, the drug
addicted, and the mentally retarded, for
residents of the township by disbursing
existing funds if available by contracting
with mental health agencies approved
by the Department of Human Services,
alcoholism treatment programs licensed
by the Department of Public Health, and
drug abuse facilities and other alcohol
and drug abuse services approved by the
Department of Human Services. (60 ILCS
1/30-145)
22. In counties having less than 1,000,000
inhabitants, to authorize the board of
trustees to contract with one or more
incorporated municipalities lying wholly
or partly within the boundaries of such
township, or with the county within
which the township is located, to furnish
police protection in the area of such
township that is not within the incorporated
area of any municipality having
a regular police department. (60 ILCS
1/30-150)
23. Authorize contracts with county sheriff
to furnish police protection in unincorporated
areas. (60 ILCS 1/30-155)
24. In counties having a population of
1,000,000 or more, to authorize the
board of trustees to contract with one or
more municipalities in the township or
with the county within which the township
is located to furnish police protection
in the unincorporated area of the township.
The board of trustees may declare
the unincorporated area of the township
a special police district for tax purposes,
proof of which authorizes the county
clerk to extend a tax upon the special
police district in the amount specified
in the annual town tax levy, but not to
exceed a rate of .10% of the value of taxable
property as equalized or assessed by
the Department of Revenue. (60 ILCS
1/30-160)
25. Authorize fire protection in unincorporated
areas. (60 ILCS 1/30-165)
26. To authorize the board of trustees to contract
for the furnishing of mosquito abatement
services in the unincorporated areas
of the township. (60 ILCS 1/30-170)
27. To authorize the supervisor to file an
application for the township and all other
bodies politic established by or subject to
the control of the electors to participate
in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund.
(60 ILCS 1/30-180)
28. Allow for voters at the Annual Town
Meeting to transfer funds from one or
more funds to other or different funds,
or to the general road and bridge fund or
any fund raised by taxation or bonds for
road and bridges. (60 ILCS 1/30-185 and
1/245-5)
29. Make all such by-laws, rules and regulations
deemed necessary to carry into
effect the powers herein granted and
may impose fines deemed proper, except
when a fine or penalty is already allowed
by law. No offense shall be classified in
excess of a petty offense. (60 ILCS 1/30-
190)
30. Apply all penalties, when collected, in
such manner as may be deemed most to
the interests of the township. (60 ILCS
1/30-195)
31. By a vote of the majority of electors present
at a town meeting, the electors may
authorize that an advisory question of
public policy be placed on the ballot at
the next regularly scheduled election in
the township. The township board shall
certify the question to the proper election
officials, who shall submit the question in
accordance with the general election law.
(60 ILCS 1/30-205)
32. Adopt revised tax schedule for town purposes.
(60 ILCS 1/235-5 and 1/235-10)
33. Increase tax rate for road purposes. (605
ILCS 5/6-504)
34. Tax for construction of bridge at joint
expense of county and road district and
obtain aid from county. (605 ILCS 5/6-
508)
35. Request referendum to issue bonds for
road purposes. (605 ILCS 5/6-510)
36. Petition for road or road improvements.
(605 ILCS 5/6-601)
37. Request referendum to repeal special tax
for road purposes. (605 ILCS 5/6-617)
38. Authorize the use of permanent road
funds, general road and bridge funds, or
town funds for the purpose of collecting,
transporting, and disposing of brush and
leaves. Allow general road and bridge or
town funds to also be used for the purpose
of providing disaster relief and support
services approved by the township
board of trustees at a regularly scheduled
or special meeting. (60 ILCS 1/30-117)
When the town hall meeting is posted it will look something similar to the following:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
To the legal voters, residents of the Town of ____________
in the County of __________ and State of Illinois, that the Annual Town Meeting of said Town will take place on
being the second Tuesday of said month
at the hour of ___o’clock __M. at
for the transaction of the miscellaneous business of the said town; and after a Moderator having been elected, will proceed to hear and consider reports of officers, and decide on such measures as may, in pursuance of law, come before the meeting; and especially to consider and decide the following (Place meeting agenda below):
_____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dated _____________________20__.
Washington—Click on the following to read all of the story: Medicare fraud: Biggest case in U.S. history - latimes.com
Federal law enforcement officials announced what they called the largest healthcare fraud case in the nation’s history, indicting a Dallas area physician for allegedly bilking Medicare for nearly $375 million in billings for nonexistent home healthcare services.
Top Justice Department officials, working for several years to stem a rampant rise in healthcare fraud around the country, also revealed Tuesday that 78 home health agencies that were working with the physician, Dr. Jacques Roy, will be suspended from the Medicare program for up to 18 months.
Mr. Lochbaum today released his second annual report, and his overarching conclusion is not that different than last year's: Many of the significant safety lapses at U.S. nuclear plants in 2011 happened because plant owners--and often the NRC--either tolerated known problems or failed to address them adequately….Elliott Negin: U.S. Nuclear Power Safety in 2011: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The 13 plants that experienced special inspections last year were Braidwood and Byron in Illinois,
The serious accidents at the Fermi plant outside Detroit in 1966, Three Mile Island in 1979, Chernobyl in 1986, and Fukushima Daiichi last year happened when a handful of known, uncorrected problems resulted in a catastrophe," said Lochbaum. "The fact that U.S. plant owners could have avoided nearly all the near-misses in 2011 if they had addressed known problems in a timely manner suggests that they and the NRC have not learned the lessons of these accidents. Someday their luck may run out."
The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home-price index shows prices dropped in December from November in 18 of the 20 cities tracked. The steepest declines were in Atlanta, Chicago and Detroit
Click on the following for more details: Home Prices Fell in December in Most US Cities - NYTimes.com
a third generation of Scandrolis will head the group that represents more than 200 commercial, industrial and road builders and their suppliers.
Joe Scandroli Jr., a project manager for Scandroli, will head the group this year and next. His father, Joe, led NIBCA for two year terms in the 1970s and 1990s, and his grandfather, Charles Scandroli, was president in 1951.
Click on the following for more details: Builders’ next chief stays upbeat in a down market - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker won't challenge any of the 1 million petition signatures seeking his recall from office because his campaign staff didn't have enough time to scrutinize them all, a top aide said Monday.
The Republican governor had until 5 p.m. Monday to challenge signatures submitted last month
Wisconsin governor won't file challenges to recall signatures - chicagotribune.com
The City of Belvidere has seven page informational paper on the issue on its website. Go to the following to view this PDF file: http://www.ci.belvidere.il.us/images/residential%20aggregation%20program.pdf
Click on the photocopy to enlarge:
Not all of the 102 counties of the state of Illinois are organized in the same manner.
- The vast majority (84) are divided into townships.
- There are 17 counties (Alexander, Calhoun, Edwards, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Menard, Monroe, Morgan, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Scott, Union, Wabash and Williamson) that have no townships; instead they are divided into precincts. (See: List of Illinois precincts)
- Cook County is partly organized into townships. In 1902, voters in the City of Chicago voted to abolish their eight townships as a unit of government,[1] so there are no active townships in the part of Cook County that is Chicago. However, the rest of the county is still divided into townships.
Each county has the option to adopt or remove a township form of government.[2] Each county also has the right to name or rename any of its townships; however, no two townships in the same county may have the same name.[3] Each township is governed by an elected board, which consists of a Supervisor and four other Trustees.[4] If an incorporated city covers the entire township or if a city covers multiple townships, special rules apply to avoid duplicate levels of government.[5]
Townships are responsible for providing: "(A) Public safety (including law enforcement, fire protection and building code enforcement); (B) Environmental protection (including sewage disposal, sanitation and pollution abatement); (C) Public transportation (including transit systems, paratransit systems, streets and roads); (D) Health; (E) Recreation; (F) Libraries; and (G) Social services for the poor and aged".[6]
Click on the following to read the entire citation from WIKIPEDIA:List of Illinois townships - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reference #2: ^ "60 ILCS 1/Art. 5". Illinois General Assembly. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs4.asp?ChapAct=60%26nbsp%3BILCS%26nbsp%3B1%2F&DocName=006000010HArt.+5&ActName=Township+Code.&ChapterName=TOWNSHIPS&ActID=770&ChapterID=13&SeqStart=400000&SeqEnd=2000000&Print=True. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
As of yet neither the city of Belvidere nor Boone County has provided citizens much information on the electric aggregation referendum. Below courtesy of City Barbs is a reading list regarding the issue. In addition I recommend City Barb’s posting of “Municipal Electrical Aggregation and You” at: http://www.citybarbs.com/2011/12/28/municipal-electrical-aggregation-you/#more-10472
Click on the following sources:
CUB Facts: Community Aggregation
Why municipal aggregation does not maximize savings:
Municipal Aggregation in Illinois: Five Things You Should Not Ignore
Shocking electricity prices follow deregulation
Municipal Aggregation & Retail Competition in the Ohio Energy Sector
The Case (for and) Against Multi-Level Marketing
Beware the “Main Street Bubble” of Multi-Level Marketing groups without U.S. Government Protection
I hope everyone read this letter to the editor in Friday’s Boone County Journal. Jarid did not mention names but if you ask your current or ex-alderman I am sure you can find out. Jarid was incorrect in one regard, at least two aldermen attempted to go to the meeting which was canceled without notification because of the “firing”.
Editor,
Late last year I wrote you a letter exclaiming my excitement
for returning to my beloved home town of Belvidere.
I have now found residency and my excitement has grown
even more. I have met people with incredible passion for the
city. Their ideas for growth, prosperity and job creation are
amazing. With citizens like this and their forward thinking
vision Belvidere has a VERY bright future.
In my last letter I also expressed some reservation for the
vision (or lack thereof) our current city council and the “old
guard” that controls it has. As I become more involved I’ve
noticed the “old guard” vision is short sighted, dull and looks
only in the review mirror. PEDC, the group city council
hired for revitalization assistance, recently conducted interviews
with the people of Belvidere. All though turnout was
low it did come with a lot of passion from citizens wanting to
move our community forward. However there was one person,
from the “old guard,” that did his best to stop the vision
and passion of those in attendance. After he stormed out with
his arms in the air he evidently complained enough to someone
with the power to make a call. The fine lady conducting
the interviews lost her job the very next morning; she got the
axe before she even made it in to her office. Sad, sad, sad.
What’s even more upsetting is that city council members, the
ones who spent tax dollars hiring PEDC, didn’t even bother
to show up for their scheduled interview. NOT ONE!
In Mayor Brereton’s final “State of the City” speech (and
a great speech it was) he gave some insight and direction for
the future leadership of our great city. He suggested it’s time
to let a new generation, a younger generation, come forward
to lead our community. A generation chalked full of fresh
ideas and limitless passion. A generation that will create jobs,
not one that will complain and have them destroyed.
Together we can turnout the “old guard”. If we want a
more prosperous job creating community we must. Or at best
one that will show up and participate. The community can no
longer afford such a vapid disrespectful city council.
A very thankful member of the community,
Jarid F. Funderburg
Wednesday, 22 February 2012 21:21 Bob Balgemann
So far almost all of the referendums around the state have passed with many cities, villages and counties, including the nearby village of Harvard, already negotiating new rates. There is an opt-out clause for residents or business owners who don’t want to be part of the program.
There currently are no plans to have a public meeting before the vote.
Click on the following to read the rest of the story: County hires consultant to help with electricity program
The following request for a review of the Open Meetings Act is being requested by the Center for Open Government of Kent Law School.
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Yet amidst all the discussion of how the U.S. will attempt to work with Kim Jon-un, there has been little (open) speculation as to whether Dear Leader Junior might crank up production of $100 and $50 bills. No, not North Korean 100- or 50-won banknotes, worth about as much as old tissues. I'm talking about fake greenbacks -- or, as the U.S. Secret Service has dubbed them, "superdollars."
The following are taken from the following website: http://statepay.qconline.com/payreports?commit=Search&page=2&search%5B%3Aannual_salary_gt%5D=&search%5B%3Aannual_salary_lt%5D=&search%5Bagency_like%5D=&search%5Bcounty_code_like%5D=boone&search%5Bname_contains%5D=&search%5Border%5D=ascend_by_name&search%5Bposition_title_like%5D=&search%5Byear_like%5D=2010 Search for yourself for any employee in Illinois by going to: http://statepay.qconline.com/
These websites are provided by Quad Cities Online,Moline Dispatch Publishing Company
Total annual salary for this search: $9,639,532.70
State stipends to county/township employees highlighted in yellow:
▲ Name
County
Annual Salary
Year
Job Title
Agency
ACKERMAN MARY C
Boone
$55,558.85
2010
EMPL SECURITY PROGRAM REP
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
ADDOTTA PAUL V
Boone
$77,108.98
2010
CORRECTIONS SENIOR PAROLE AGENT
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
ANDERSON ANTHONY J
Boone
$73,100.68
2010
CORRECTIONS FOOD SERVICE SUPV II
DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
ASHENS BRETT A
Boone
$49,129.77
2010
TOLL COLLECTOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
AUSTIN SHELIA M
Boone
$40,866.13
2010
OFFICE ASSISTANT
DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES
AVILA SANDRA
Boone
$66,654.66
2010
HUMAN SERVICES CASEWORKER
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
BARKER WILLIAM N
Boone
$49,571.63
2010
TOLL COLLECTOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
BEARD JO A
Boone
$4,204.50
2010
PUBLIC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
SECRETARY OF STATE
BERGGREN SUSAN
Boone
$54,314.50
2010
REHABILITATION WORKSHOP SUP III
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
BERRY THOMAS
Boone
$15,070.48
2010
STATE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
BLAND DONALD L
Boone
$72,249.00
2010
FIRE PREVENTION INSPECTOR II
OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL
BORTOLOTTI MARY
Boone
$76,527.15
2010
REGISTERED NURSE II
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
BOTTCHER BRIAN J
Boone
$88,265.58
2010
TROOPER FIRST CLASS
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
BRADY MICHAEL E
Boone
$70,480.16
2010
TECHNICAL MANAGER III
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BRESSLER MATTHEW
Boone
$56,085.91
2010
SEC THERAPY AIDE I
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
BROWN GARY
Boone
$22,721.98
2010
DAY CARE LIC REP II
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
BROWN SHERRY A
Boone
$24,383.33
2010
CHILD PROTECTION SPEC
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
BUCHOLZ GREG M
Boone
$63,602.23
2010
PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES
BUTCHER ERIC
Boone
$66,077.73
2010
SEC THERAPY AIDE I
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
CAMACHO PRISCILA
Boone
$67,494.56
2010
HUMAN SERVICES CASEWORKER
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
CARLSON DIANE D
Boone
$49,953.38
2010
MANAGEMENT TECH III
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CASE ALEXANDER A
Boone
$54,987.93
2010
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CASH WILLIAM
Boone
$14,520.46
2010
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CEBUHAR MICHELLE
Boone
$74,711.65
2010
PUBLIC AID INVESTIGATOR
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES
COLE DELFINA
Boone
$33,328.88
2010
TOLL COLLECTOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
COLE DONALD
Boone
$56,865.33
2010
MENTAL HEALTH TECH III
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
COLE ROBERT S
Boone
$33,984.09
2010
TOLL COLLECTOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
COLLINS ROSEMARY
Boone
$176,191.30
2010
JUDGE CIRCUIT COURT
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES
COLSON GREGORY D
Boone
$21,146.33
2010
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
COOK JOHN W
Boone
$48,649.16
2010
TOLL COLLECTOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
CUNNINGHAM MERI L
Boone
$59,335.26
2010
PLAZA SUPERVISOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
DITTBENNER MARY E
Boone
$53,665.40
2010
TOLL COLLECTOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
DOCKUS DAVID CHARLES
Boone
$78,827.50
2010
REHAB SERV ADV I
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
DODGE PEGGY L
Boone
$35,832.00
2010
PUBLIC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
SECRETARY OF STATE
DOUGHERTY PATRICK M
Boone
$44,894.40
2010
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
DUNLAP WARD W
Boone
$61,991.46
2010
EMPL SECURITY PROGRAM REP
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
EARL RHONDA K
Boone
$100,175.79
2010
FORENSIC SCIENTIST III
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
ELDER PATRICIA D
Boone
$1,875.00
2010
STIPEND
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
ELIAS GARY ALLEN
Boone
$65,522.42
2010
EMPL SECUR SERVICE REP
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
ELIAS MARGARET M
Boone
$92,737.68
2010
EMPLYMT SECURITY FIELD OFC SUPR
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
ENYART GLENNA J
Boone
$70,212.99
2010
TELECOMMUNICATOR SPECIALIST
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
FALKENSTEIN HAROLD
Boone
$1,875.00
2010
STIPEND
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
FASHINGBAUER CATHERI
Boone
$94,972.55
2010
FORENSIC SCIENCE ADMINISTRATOR 2
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
FAULKNER LATASHA T
Boone
$43,817.64
2010
VETERANS EMPLOYMENT REP I
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
FICK ANGELA M
Boone
$48,953.64
2010
REGISTERED NURSE I
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
FLANNIGAN MARSHA
Boone
$40,978.43
2010
MENTAL HEALTH TECH II
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
FLEMMING LINDA K
Boone
$49,065.28
2010
MENTAL HEALTH TECH II
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
FOLLIS THOMAS L
Boone
$43,819.56
2010
TOLL COLLECTOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
FOLTZ JEFFREY L
Boone
$4,372.43
2010
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FRAZER TERRY H
Boone
$55,936.93
2010
TOLL COLLECTOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
GAMLIN RICHARD K
Boone
$69,398.29
2010
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
GANGEL DEBRA K
Boone
$70,663.66
2010
EMPL SECUR SERVICE REP
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
GARCIA ARACELI
Boone
$33,056.65
2010
OFFICE ASSISTANT
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
GEZZI BARBARA A
Boone
$28,686.45
2010
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
GIRARDIN JEFFERY J
Boone
$71,905.92
2010
LEAD MECHANIC
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
GLEASMAN TRUDI M
Boone
$70,300.50
2010
PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES
GLORIA CRISTINA
Boone
$3,285.13
2010
CHILD WELFARE SPECIALIST
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
GORAL SUSAN J
Boone
$4,196.00
2010
STIPEND
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
GOVERN SHARON
Boone
$56,876.86
2010
SEC THERAPY AIDE I
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
GRAY JILL M
Boone
$86,327.74
2010
OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER III
COURT REPORTERS
GROSS ANTHONY
Boone
$63,049.15
2010
SEC THERAPY AIDE I
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
GRUBB GERALD F
Boone
$14,525.25
2010
JUDGE CIRCUIT COURT
RETIRED JUDGES RECALLED
GUTHRIE COLLEEN P
Boone
$66,673.45
2010
DRIVERS FACILITY MANAGER I
SECRETARY OF STATE
GUTHRIE MALETA A
Boone
$50,708.00
2010
PUBLIC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
SECRETARY OF STATE
GUTHRIE MICHAEL A
Boone
$65,291.41
2010
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
GUTHRIE MICHEAL A
Boone
$90,036.52
2010
BUILDING MAINTENANCE MANAGER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
GUTHRIE REBECCA
Boone
$8,710.13
2010
STUDENT WORKER
SECRETARY OF STATE
HADZIMA LISA N
Boone
$10,830.00
2010
PUBLIC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
SECRETARY OF STATE
HANSON BRETT D
Boone
$100,123.38
2010
PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
HARE ANDREW C
Boone
$69,409.25
2010
AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
HARNISH DENNIS WALTE
Boone
$75,699.66
2010
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE LEAD WORKER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
HARRIS STEPHEN F
Boone
$78,326.72
2010
HEALTH FACIL SURVEILLANCE NURSE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
HENDRICKSON JOHANNA
Boone
$52,019.50
2010
PUBLIC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
SECRETARY OF STATE
HENDRICKSON KATHI M
Boone
$1,875.00
2010
STIPEND
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
HENNEBERRY THOMAS J
Boone
$65,865.66
2010
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
HENNING RALPH J
Boone
$68,587.00
2010
TRAINING SPECIALIST
SECRETARY OF STATE
HEZINGER SHERRY
Boone
$45,133.34
2010
MENTAL HEALTH TECH II
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
HORVATH THOMAS
Boone
$63,297.38
2010
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP TECH I
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
HUBER ROGER D
Boone
$1,875.00
2010
STIPEND
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
JACOX JUDY M
Boone
$36,624.83
2010
TOLL COLLECTOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
JOHNSON RAYMOND L
Boone
$81,658.84
2010
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN IV
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JURIS GLENDA
Boone
$750.00
2010
RETIREE INSURANCE OPT OUT
DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES
JURS JASON K
Boone
$77,221.19
2010
SECURITY OFFICER
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
KREGER SUSAN E
Boone
$40,184.00
2010
PUBLIC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
SECRETARY OF STATE
LAROCHE JOSEPH L
Boone
$67,166.34
2010
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
LARSON KIM W
Boone
$44,924.50
2010
AUTO PARTS AUDITOR
SECRETARY OF STATE
LARSON RANDALL S
Boone
$132,032.25
2010
SENIOR MASTER TROOPER
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
LENNEMAN JANET L
Boone
$67,415.71
2010
CHILD PROTECTION SPEC
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
LEVOY CURTIS CARLTON
Boone
$35,855.18
2010
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
LOPEZ MANUEL M
Boone
$92,951.50
2010
SENIOR MASTER TROOPER
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
LOPEZ YNEZ
Boone
$51,102.79
2010
EMPL SECUR PROG REP-INTERNMET
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
LUCIANO HERMAN
Boone
$57,109.54
2010
EMPL SECUR PROG REP-INTERNMET
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
LUNDBERG JUDY D
Boone
$38,352.05
2010
CHILD PROTECTION SPEC
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
LYNCH JOHN B
Boone
$117,150.74
2010
MASTER SERGEANT
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
MARSHALL THOMAS J
Boone
$64,192.40
2010
TROOPER FIRST CLASS
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
MAZANEC-TAYLOR PATR
Boone
$68,849.38
2010
DAY CARE LIC REP II
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
MCALLISTER CYNTHIA
Boone
$43,248.80
2010
OFFICE ASSOCIATE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
MCCAIN EARLINE J
Boone
$80,528.65
2010
SEC THERAPY AIDE II
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
MCCOY TERRENCE P
Boone
$12,134.10
2010
CONTRACTUAL WORKER
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
MCCULLOUGH PAMELA D
Boone
$6,500.00
2010
STIPEND
STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
MCELLIGOTT STACEY L
Boone
$14,161.94
2010
CONTRACTUAL WORKER
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
MOORE DONALD
Boone
$45,123.12
2010
ASSISTANT REIMBURSEMENT OFFICER
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
MOUCHARRAFIE NASSIB
Boone
$88,543.56
2010
CIVIL ENGINEER III
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MOYER-ESTRADA DAWN
Boone
$76,966.20
2010
PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
NAME
Boone
$0.00
2010
POSITION
AGENCY
NELSON AUDREY M
Boone
$49,206.47
2010
TOLL COLLECTOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
NEUMAN FRANK
Boone
$70,240.00
2010
DAY CARE LIC REP II
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
NEWPORT CURTIS P
Boone
$4,196.00
2010
STIPEND
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
NIEDERMANN LAURA J
Boone
$46,379.33
2010
TOLL COLLECTOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
NOE APRIL
Boone
$36,917.50
2010
PUBLIC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
SECRETARY OF STATE
OHLSEN NORA L
Boone
$6,500.00
2010
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
CIRCUIT CLERK STIPENDS
OSTERBERG RYAN E
Boone
$76,225.15
2010
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OSTROM CANDACE M
Boone
$76,890.07
2010
HEALTH FACIL SURVEILLANCE NURSE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
PALADINO PHILLIP
Boone
$51,711.00
2010
BUILDING/GROUNDS MAINT WORKER
DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS
PALMER DAVID
Boone
$69,529.36
2010
DAY CARE LIC REP II
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
PENNINGTON TREVOR A
Boone
$2,979.37
2010
CONSERVATION/HISTORIC PRESER WKR
NATURAL RESOURCES
PEREZ FRANK E
Boone
$12,714.81
2010
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PETERS GEORGE H
Boone
$64,471.45
2010
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
PETERS JEFFREY A
Boone
$43,591.36
2010
MOBILE INSTALLER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
PETERS SHIRLEY A
Boone
$74,204.98
2010
DISTRICT SUPERVISOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
PISKIE BRIAN
Boone
$50,237.50
2010
SECURITY GUARD
SECRETARY OF STATE
POLLACK STEVEN T
Boone
$29,254.52
2010
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
RADFORD BENNIE L
Boone
$82,629.59
2010
PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
RAMIREZ ESTELLA
Boone
$111,936.09
2010
PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
RAMIREZ MARICELA
Boone
$74,093.30
2010
HUMAN SERVICES CASEWORK MANAGER
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
RECENDIZ ANA G
Boone
$20,835.29
2010
C & F SERVICE INTERN OPTION 1
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
RESENDEZ KATHLEEN R
Boone
$42,049.50
2010
PUBLIC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
SECRETARY OF STATE
RIGHTNOWAR VERNA S
Boone
$23,600.00
2010
DISTRICT OFFICE EMPLOYEE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (A)
ROGALSKI ALEXIS F
Boone
$2,343.88
2010
STUDENT WORKER
SECRETARY OF STATE
ROGERS GILBERT R
Boone
$54,965.24
2010
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
ROSAS VERONICA
Boone
$70,191.33
2010
CHILD SUPPORT SPECIALIST II
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES
ROSATO STEVE L
Boone
$92,112.08
2010
ADMINISTRATIVE TECHNICIAN
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ROSE KATHLEEN M
Boone
$51,673.09
2010
MENTAL HEALTH TECH II
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
ROTH SUSAN M
Boone
$82,233.41
2010
PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
RUNYAN JEFFREY L
Boone
$52,290.78
2010
MOBILE INSTALLER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
RUPPE MICHAEL
Boone
$88,832.49
2010
SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTR
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
RUSTEN JOHN M
Boone
$95,405.40
2010
PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
SANDERS PAUL
Boone
$32,588.40
2010
CARPENTER
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
SARWAR JANE A
Boone
$34,868.06
2010
CHILD WELFARE SPECIALIST
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
SCHMALEN JOSEPH B
Boone
$67,894.80
2010
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
SCHULTZ RICHARD C
Boone
$73,999.60
2010
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SCHWARTZ PAUL J
Boone
$76,281.08
2010
PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
SIMERLY JULI A
Boone
$77,221.57
2010
HEALTH FACIL SURVEILLANCE NURSE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
SIMMONS MICHAEL
Boone
$60,082.26
2010
SEC THERAPY AIDE I
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
SIPE CORRINE A
Boone
$28,679.55
2010
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
SISSON CURTIS A
Boone
$46,630.40
2010
TOLL COLLECTOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
SKORUP EMIL D
Boone
$63,089.89
2010
PAINTER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
SMITH WALTER F
Boone
$4,864.40
2010
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
SNIDER RICHARD A
Boone
$20,065.34
2010
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SPATES ALTHEA M
Boone
$41,085.68
2010
REHABILITATION CASE COORD II
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
STEWART DENISE
Boone
$70,977.54
2010
MENTAL HEALTH TECH II
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
STONE BRAD S
Boone
$72,035.57
2010
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
STROUD JANE M
Boone
$87,248.70
2010
REVENUE AUDITOR III
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
TADEN MATTHEW R
Boone
$5,008.18
2010
TECHNICAL TRAINEE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
THUSING-COLEMAN KIM
Boone
$86,326.53
2010
OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER III
COURT REPORTERS
TORRES-ACOSTA ELLIS
Boone
$66,314.50
2010
HUMAN RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
TORRISI CYNTHIA J
Boone
$98,738.86
2010
FORENSIC SCIENTIST III
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
TREVINO EDDIE S
Boone
$37,778.95
2010
TOLL COLLECTOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
TRUDO SARA L
Boone
$39,716.44
2010
OFFICE ASSISTANT
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
TURNER JEFFREY
Boone
$80,566.65
2010
SECURITY OFFICER
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
TURNER ROBERT E
Boone
$72,635.19
2010
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
VANDEBURG ROGER C
Boone
$64,465.66
2010
PLANT AND PESTICIDE SPEC I
AGRICULTURE
VELOZ JOSE
Boone
$57,172.77
2010
SEC THERAPY AIDE I
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
WAIT RONALD
Boone
$74,569.20
2010
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
STATE OFFICERS
WALTER PHYLLIS M
Boone
$63,554.48
2010
PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
WARES MICHAEL A
Boone
$68,831.57
2010
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
WEBER JANICE L
Boone
$60,300.24
2010
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE II
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
WIGGET REBECCA A
Boone
$4,196.00
2010
STIPEND
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
WILKINS-SIMMONS ARET
Boone
$63,117.53
2010
SEC THERAPY AIDE I
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
WILLIAMS LINDA
Boone
$345.60
2010
MENTAL HEALTH TECH II
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
WILLIAMS LINDA J
Boone
$68,604.12
2010
EMPL SECURITY PROGRAM REP
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
WIRTH DUANE E
Boone
$4,196.00
2010
STIPEND
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
WIRTH JAMES W
Boone
$43,765.42
2010
TOLL COLLECTOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
WORLEY GAIL L
Boone
$15,543.53
2010
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
YOUNG JOHN H
Boone
$167,381.75
2010
ASSOCIATE JUDGES OF CIRCUIT COU
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES
ZALUCKYJ JENNIFER
Boone
$74,743.51
2010
CHILD WELFARE ADVANCED SPEC
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
ZERMENO MIGUEL A
Boone
$69,356.66
2010
EMPL SECUR SERVICE REP
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
ZIERKE MARK A
Boone
$50,101.89
2010
TOLL COLLECTOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
By Dan Eggen and T.W. Farnam, Published: February 21
Harold C. Simmons, a billionaire corporate raider from Texas, pulled out his checkbook on Jan. 13 and gave $100,000 to a super PAC backing Mitt Romney, then donated $5 million more to another PAC stacked with Romney confidants….
In January, just five donors gave a total of $19 million, a quarter of the money raised for the presidential race that month, according to a Washington Post analysis of new contribution data filed this week. Overall, 23 people have directed about $54 million to super PACs this cycle, helping to bankroll a tide of negative ads in primary-contest states.
The dominance of a handful of well-to-do donors has suddenly reshaped campaign finance,
Click on the following to read who controls the Presidential candidates’ money: Super PAC donors revealed: Who are the power players in the GOP primary? - The Washington Post
February 20, 2012
By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — The winners for 35 state Senate seats in Illinois will be determined months before the general election on Nov. 7.
This majority of the 59 state Senate races will be decided on the March 20 primary, because the candidates are running unopposed or in a district without opposition party candidates.
Joe Calomino, a campaign strategist who has worked on campaigns statewide since 1994, said winning an election is all about the four M’s: “money, media, message and members, or volunteers,” regardless of whether the candidate is a veteran with name recognition or the new kid on the block.
Two incumbents — longtime state Sen. Dave Syverson, R-Rockford, and newcomer Sen. Christine Johnson, R-Shabbona — are mastering Calomino’s four M’s, especially money, in their race for state Senate District 35.
Calomino said two incumbents running against each other create a unique situation.
“It’s a difficult task. These people are normally friends, at least colleagues,” he said.
Syverson had $119,005 in his war chest at the end of 2011, the last reporting period for which records are available, but has since received a $21,000 contribution from the Illinois Health Care Council, a group that lobbies on behalf of nursing homes in the state, according to the Illinois Board of Elections.
“We’ll certainly be spending all of that,” Syverson said.
Johnson, who was appointed in 2011 to her seat after her predecessor, former state Sen. Brad Burzynski, resigned last year, had $112,886 at the end of 2011, according to the state Elections Board.
Money generally translates into two other M’s, message and media, which go hand-in-hand. In any race, from state Senator to president, the majority of a campaign’s money is spent on some form of advertising, from television spots to websites to yard signs.
State Senate District 19, unlike District 35, has two relatively unknown opponents. State Sen. Maggie Crotty, D-Oak Forest, announced at the end of December that she wouldn’t seek re-election.
Iraq war veteran and member of the Consolidated High School District 230 School Board, Michael Hastings, will be facing former president of Chicago Guarantee Land Survey business owner and Tinley Park Village Trustee Gregory Hannon.
Neither Hastings nor Hannon have statehouse experience, and neither of them have much money. Hastings and Hannon lent their campaigns $5,000 to get up and running. Hannon has collected at least $10,000 in donations so far, while Hastings has raise $4,000.
When candidates don’t have much money to spend on getting their name and message out, it’s time to start going door-to-door, Calomino said.
Hannon and Hastings have been shaking hands and kissing babies, so to speak.
“I’m busy, that’s for sure. The last two weeks I’ve visited well over 1,500 homes,” Hannon said.
Hannon said he usually tells people about his experience with running a business and with local politics when meeting them.
Hastings, too, has been going door-to-door.
“I want to look people in my district in the eye and tell them I have the guts for the changes they want to see happen,” Hastings said.
The competitive primaries comes thanks to the redistricting process, which redraws the political districts every decade to match shifting population numbers as reflected in the U.S. census data.
The redrawn maps for the state Senate and House also presents an opportunity for legislative leaders to create districts for themselves with little to no competition.
Of the 35 races that will be decided March 20, 16 have only one candidate, including state Sen. President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, state Sen. Minority Leader Christine Radogno, R-Lemont, and most of their lieutenants.
Other Senate primaries to watch:
- District 5, Democrat: Chicago Mayoral candidate Patricia Van Pelt Watkins vs. incumbent state Sen. Annazette Collins;
- District 33, Republican: open district: Kane County Board Chairwoman Karen McConnaughay vs. political consultant Cliff Surges;
- District 50, Republican: Incumbent state Sen. Sam McCann vs. Springfield Alderman Steven Dove vs. Sangamon County State’s Attorney’s Office prosecutor Gray Noll.
- District 53, Republican: State Rep. Jason Barickman vs. incumbent state Sen. Shane Cultra. Barickman was appointed to his seat after Cultra was bumped up to the Senate to replace now Treasurer Dan Rutherford.
Refer to: March primaries decide many Illinois races | Illinois Statehouse News
In recent years, whistleblowing employees have repeatedly exposed animal abuse, unsafe working conditions, and environmental problems on industrial factory farms. The agribusiness industry’s response to these exposés has not been to prevent the abuses, but rather to try to prevent the American people from finding out about the abuses in the first place.
What exactly are ag-gag bills?
The industry has introduced “ag-gag” bills in numerous states aimed at making whistle-blowing on factory farms essentially impossible.
In 2011, four states (Florida, Iowa, Minnesota, and Iowa) introduced ag-gag bills. Not a single one passed due to public outrage over the serious threat they pose to constitutional freedoms, food safety, animal welfare, and worker rights. In 2012, seven states have introduced these dangerous ag-gag bills:
- Florida – Sec tion 6 of SB 1184/HB 1021 (Section 6 died)
- Illinois – HB 5143
- Indiana – SB 184 (bill pending)
- Iowa – SB 431 / HB 589 (bill pending)
- Minnesota – H 1369 / SF 1118 (bill pending)
- Missouri – SB 695 (bill pending)
- Nebraska – LB 915 (bill pending)
- New York – S.5172 (Take action now)
Click on the following for more details: Ag-Gag Bills, Whistleblower-Suppression : The Humane Society of the United States
More independent but still very vulnerable
By Rich Miller, Asjylyn Loder and Jim Polson
The U.S. is the closest it has been in almost 20 years to achieving energy self-sufficiency, a goal the nation has been pursuing since the 1973 Arab oil embargo triggered a recession and led to lines at gasoline stations.
Boone County Sheriff Duane Wirth was criticized for overspending his budget as the county board refused to spend $200,000 to buy eight new squad cars.
Before the 6-5 vote of denial, with one abstention, District 2 board member Paul Larson said the sheriff “needs to change the way he’s doing business.”
Financially stronger Catholic-sponsored medical centers are increasingly joining with smaller secular hospitals, in some cases limiting access to treatments like contraception, abortion and sterilization.
In Seattle….
…in Louisville…
And in Rockford, Ill.,
Click on the following for more details: Growth of Catholic Hospitals May Limit Access to Reproductive Care - NYTimes.com
By Daniel Bice and Dave Umhoefer of the Journal Sentinel
Two staffers who worked directly for Gov. Scott Walker while he was county executive were charged Thursday with illegally doing extensive political work while being paid by taxpayers to do county jobs.
One of the two, Darlene Wink, cut a deal with prosecutors under which she agreed to provide information in a related investigation about the destruction of digital evidence and to aid in further prosecutions. This is the first indication that the multifaceted John Doe investigation may be pursuing charges of evidence tampering.
Click on the following to view this story: Two ex-Walker aides charged with illegal campaigning - JSOnline
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