FINAL: Hartwell runs away with GOP nod for circuit clerk. Hunt is Republican nomination for auditor.
11:50 PM Update - UNOFFICIAL TOTALS Best race of the night was the "battle of the Bobs" for coroner. Sgt. L. Robert Russell defeated Dr. Robert Tiballi 17,494-16,011 in unofficial results. Thomas Hartwell is going to be the GOP nomination for Kane County circuit clerk. For auditor, Terry Hunt finishes ahead of Laura Wallett, with Karl Regnier third. THOMAS HARTWELL * * * * * * FOR COUNTY RECORDER (GOP) (Vote for ONE—uncontested) FOR STATES ATTORNEY (GOP) (Vote for ONE—uncontested) FOR CIRCUIT CLERK (DEM) (Vote for ONE—uncontested) FOR COUNTY RECORDER (DEM) (Vote for ONE—uncontested) FOR COUNTY CORONER (DEM) (Vote for ONE—uncontested)
Mark Wissing, Geneva Township supervisor, says the difference between the two GOP candidates for County Board chairman is shown in their campaign strategies.
Dear Editor, Republican voters will be faced with a decision in the primary election to select a new County Board chairman candidate. The choices are Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns and state Sen. Chris Lauzen. The current County Board chairman, Karen McConnaughay, has decided to run for the new 33rd State Senate seat. This is a loss for Kane County but good for the people of Illinois. McConnaughay has demonstrated strong leadership with conservative fiscal responsibility that has placed the county in excellent financial position. The candidates have chosen different campaign strategies. Mr. Lauzen has decided to attack Karen McConnaughay’s character and reputation. He has accused her of pay-to-play politics and when asked to prove it he offered …
Bob McQuillan sets the record straight, apologizes for the emotion in his comments and promises to do better as Geneva taxFACTS moves forward in 2012.
To the Editor: Online “newspapers” with the ability for the reader to comment are a wonderful thing. Except for, in my opinion, two things. First, readers love to use nicknames or aliases, and second, the emotion of the writer or commentator is nearly impossible to determine. I am guilty of the second offense in a recently published Geneva Patch article titled "What Happens When FACTS Doesn't Attack." I read the article and zeroed in on two things: the writer claimed that I had a poor delivery and he claimed to have made his own “behind the scenes" progress with the Geneva Board of Education. I let my frustrations of the last 10 years get the best of me and took exception to both statements. I was wrong in doing so, and for those who were…
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4:54 pm on Monday, January 23, 2012
Bob, Regardless of whether we agree or not, I appreciate your willingness to take this step and my fondest wish has always been that you, Rich and FACTS, moving forward, will engage the school board in a positive and meaningful manner. Should that be the case, as in the past, I will be the first one to support FACTS. I also want to be clear that both my email addresses were removed from your … more ›
Bob McQuillan letter: TaxFACTS website goes live Feb. 1.
Dear Editor, I believe the sun is shone brightly last Tuesday morning because of what happened at the Geneva School Board meeting on Jan. 9. You weren't there? No problem, the entire meeting is on the city of Geneva's website and is being replayed at 4 p.m. every day. It is only an hour long. The Geneva website is http://www.geneva.il.us/channel10.htm Thanks to the city staff for posting the meeting. I believe it is also replayed on Comcast Channel 10. You want a copy of the information on the poster board? No problem, just send a quick e-mail to Tataxfacts@sbcglobal.net. I will send you a complete deck of everything given to each School Board member. Please watch for an announcement about the GenevaTaxFACTS website going live on Feb. 1. …
2:07 pm on Tuesday, January 17, 2012
sorry for the typo ( I found at least two) but the e-mail address is taxfacts@sbcglobal.net more ›
A Chamber of Commerce report on tourism, some rubber-stamp items and department reports are on the agenda for the Tuesday night City Council meeting.
The Geneva Chamber of Commerce will present a report on the state of tourism in Geneva when the City Council meets on Tuesday this week. Yes, we said Tuesday. City Council meetings usually fall on Monday night, but this was moved a day so that more elected officials could attend. You can find the full council packet in PDF form here at the city's website, www.geneva.il.us. Here's the agenda, most of which is earmarked for the consent agenda, meaning the motions previously have been talked about or reviewed, will get a unanimous vote and won't be discussed on Tuesday night. Tuesday, December 20, 2011 7:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers 109 James Street Geneva, IL 60134 1. CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. SPECIAL ITEMS …
Karen Phillips
10:34 am on Thursday, February 2, 2012
Actually maybe there are some good points here in both perspectives. Jeff is right to point out the hypocrisy. But the history on the legislation as it was proposed was to remove one member on the fire board that some powerbrokers in Kendall County wanted gone. Everyone seem to jump ship when it was expanded to include some pretty important VIP's that had repeated issues. We should hold people to… more ›