IL GOP Chairman Statement on Corrections Director Resignation   9/2/2010

Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady released the following statement about the resignation of Illinois Department...

Where Do Giannoulias and Reid Disagree?   9/2/2010

"Giannoulias said Tuesday he won't support ideas he disagrees with 'whether it's President Obama's, whether it's Harry Reid's,...

IL GOP Chairman to Mike Madigan: 'Are You Kidding Me?'   9/2/2010

Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady today blasted Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan for the Speaker’s revisionist...

GOP playing name game with Madigan   9/1/2010

By John Kass - Chicago Tribune Columnist

It sounds unbelievable, but Illinois Republicans are actually proposing...

Did Giannoulias Dodge the Draft in Greece?   9/1/2010

From BigGovernment.com

From 1998 to 1999, Alexi Giannoulias played professional basketball in Panionios B.C. Greece....

WATCH: GOP Day at the DuQuoin State Fair   9/1/2010

From WSIL-TV

With the state of Illinois in a fiscal mess, and a former Democratic governor recently convicted of...

Bill Brady: 'Businesses do not want to invest in a state that can't stay within its means'   9/1/2010

From the Daily Illini

Candidates for the Republican party spoke to local crowds Tuesday to gather support for the...

Alexi Giannoulias: Job-Killing Rubber Stamp   9/1/2010

"Giannoulias said Tuesday he won't support ideas he disagrees with 'whether it's President Obama's, whether it's Harry Reid's,...

IL GOP Completes Top 10 List to 'Dismiss Quinn'   9/1/2010

The Illinois Republican Party concluded its Top 10 list of reasons to “dismiss Pat Quinn” as Governor. The Number One reason:...

Questions for the Madigan Family (and the Democrats)   8/31/2010

1. Did lobbyist/son-in-law Jordan Matyas ever discuss his involvement with the legislation with either Mike or Lisa?
2. If...

John Booker's campaigning was inappropriate   8/4/2010

By Gary M. Farral, Erie

Kudos to Dan, Gary, Mike and the Whiteside County Airport Board for putting on a successful gathering.

On Friday, I met Shirley King, widow of Lt. Don King, whose plane was present. Both he and this plane flew on D-Day.

On Saturday, I met a B-26 bomber pilot who bombed obstacles at Utah Beach on D-Day.

On Sunday, I met...

KYLE WAGENECHT - 2010 Whiteside Republican of the Year   7/27/2010

April 30, 2010 Contact: Robbin Blackert
For Immediate Release (815) 213-1107


Approximately 150 people were gathered at the annual Whiteside County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner on Friday, April 16, 2010. During the festivities, the Whiteside GOP Chairman, Robbin Blackert. honored past County Board member Kyle Wagenecht as the 2010...

HOOT OF THE DAY - Whiteside Chairman Blackert responds to Phil Hare   7/27/2010


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Tonight’s WQAD broadcast featured this amusing exchange between Phil Hare and Robbin Blackert, the chairman of the Whiteside County Republicans concerning the extension of unemployment benefits and the benefits (or not) to the economy:
Phil Hare: “For every dollar we spend on unemployment...

Internal Poll Has Schilling Leading Hare, 45-32   7/27/2010


07/23/2010Only 24% say Hare deserves re-election

EAST MOLINE, IL--Bobby Schilling, Republican candidate for Congress in the Illinois 17th District, released an internal poll which showed him leading Rep. Hare, 45%-32%. The automated poll was conducted on July 12th, 2010 by Magellan Strategies and surveyed 715 likely voters in the 17th District. David Flaherty,...

Whiteside sex offenders must attend Halloween meeting   7/27/2010


Originally Posted Online: Oct. 21, 2009, 5:04 pm
Last Updated: Oct. 21, 2009, 9:14 pm

Whiteside County Sheriff Kelly Wilhelmi has announced that all registered sex offenders who live in the county and are on probation or conditional discharge must attend an informational meeting 4:30 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Whiteside County Sheriff's Department in Morrison.

It...

Morthland proposes 10 percent salary cuts for elected officials   7/27/2010

Originally Posted Online: July 20, 2010, 7:11 pm
Last Updated: July 21, 2010, 7:29 am
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By Nicole Lauer, nlauer@qconline.com

MOLINE -- Rich Morthland, the Republican candidate for the District 71 seat in the Illinois General Assembly, has proposed cutting his salary and those of all Illinois...

Sheriff Wilhelmi Overseas "Largest Cocaine Case in Whiteside County History"   1/6/2009

MORRISON - State and federal prosecutors are discussing which jurisdiction will try what Sheriff Kelly Wilhelmi has called the largest cocaine case in Whiteside County history.

Sheriff's deputies arrested Jose Carrizoza, 39, of Wenden, Ariz., on Oct. 30, after he allegedly failed to signal while getting off Interstate 88 near Erie.

A drug-sniffing dog found...