Boone County Watchdog

Monday, February 1, 2010

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.

Click on the photocopies to enlarge:

Sunday, January 31, 2010

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.

Click on the following for more details: Belvidere, Genoa to face off again for Amtrak route - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

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.

Click on the following for more details: Quinn announces $45M for passenger rail - Quad Cities Online