Concerns exist over potential rejected primary ballots

Under a 2007 state election law being enforced for the first time, voting machines will reject ballots if someone fails to vote in one or more races for statewide office. Voters must then explain to an election judge whether they meant to leave part of their ballot blank before it's approved.

Illinois is the only state that requires undervote alerts….

It isn't clear just what McHenry County's decision to ignore the law means, University of Illinois adjunct law professor Deanna Mool said, but it's possible it could create questions about the outcome of tight races….Champaign County judge denied his[Champaign County Clerk’s] request for an injunction ahead of Tuesday's election.

Concerns exist over potential rejected primary ballots | Daily Chronicle

Aldermen vote 8-5 against video gambling ban

Outnumbered, [Rockford] aldermen Beach, Curran, Venita Hervey (D-5), Linda McNeely (D-13) and Joe Sosnowski (R-1) voted to uphold the proposed ban.

Asked for a reaction to the lack of support for the video gambling ban on the Rockford City Council,…Bedell reported the addiction rate related to video gambling is 20 percent.

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Illinois’s Daddy Problem - NYTimes.com

Every single person running in the Illinois primaries seems to be an outsider. The state comptroller is an outsider. The former Republican party chairman is an outsider. If Rod Blagojevich were allowed to run for things anymore, he’d be in this as an outsider.

Click on the following for more opinions on he races:  Op-Ed Columnist - Illinois’s Daddy Problem - NYTimes.com

The Mackovich Case and Jim Hursh

On Saturday I posted [http://boonecountywatchdog.blogspot.com/2010/01/recent-mailing-regarding-judge-race.html] information regarding this post card Boone County voters received regarding Jim Hursh and a murder case which was plea bargained in 2008.

 

  I have been unable to obtain the Register Star ‘s story of which the anti-Hursh post card spoke however this length story by the Boone County Journal of August 29, 2008 was obtained.  Perhaps this can provide some clarification regarding this complicated case.

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Who is doing this?

 

First there were these signs:

 

Then there was this sign:

Belvidere, Genoa to face off again for Amtrak route

Belvidere route is back in play. Quinn and Secretary of Transportation Gary Hannig said they’ll leave it to local leaders to achieve consensus on the best route to Rockford out of Chicago.

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Quinn announces $45M for passenger rail for Quad Cities

Projected to launch in early 2012,…Under the planned service, two daily trips will bring passengers to and from Chicago in three hours and 20 minutes….one leg of a planned passenger train service that would connect to Iowa City and west on to Omaha, Neb.

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