In response to a number of questions we’ve received regarding elected vs. appointed Precinct Committeemen, here are some details and background.
Taxpayers will pay about $305,000 more a year to fund the increases in the treasurer and comptroller offices.
Of the 101 Illinois counties that elect Precinct Committeemen, all but two had a significant percentage of vacant precincts after the last election in 2010.
Darling of the Illinois press corps Jim Edgar just can’t imagine that his old friend Bill Cellini would ever do anything wrong.
Republican Bill Cellini has arguably been the most powerful insider in Springfield, whom few taxpayers have even heard of outside the capital.
One of the Pesek brothers mentioned in Carol Marin’s column is Craig Pesek, Cicero Township Republican Committeeman.
Looks as if both the Democratic Party of Illinois and Illinois Republican Party are having some trouble keeping their finances straight.
Beating Obama and the Democrats starts with rebuilding the Illinois Republican Party.
State Farm Insurance bought Lloyd Karmeier a seat on the Illinois Supreme Court to escape a billion dollar judgment, according to lawyers.
Lemont GOP Township Committeeman Sig Vaznelis became the new Chairman of the Cook County Republican Party this evening at a meeting in Chicago.