9 out 18 Congressional seats have primary races.

 

Congress 

 Only 9 out of 18 Congressional district seats in Illinois face primary elections, on the March, 18th primary. Rep. Dan Lipinski goes unchallenged as Dianne Harris and Sharon M. Brannigan go head to head for the Republican spot for the election? Why are there 9 uncontested seats? Is Illinois really getting so worn by political mishap they feel a reason not to try. Ryan Tirney, 23 of Romeoville stated when asked why he would not be voting in the March 18th primary. " Well no matter how we vote all of our politicians go to jail".  Upon asking another 4 year resident Michelle Nayor, 24 of Joliet,IL.  she stated "I worked on the Dave Carlson Campaign for States Attorney, When an incumbent has a seat and is able to play their cards how they want there is no success".  That statement coming after a loss for Carlson in the bid for states attorney almost 2 years ago. If the candidates whom present the right ideas cannot seem to be elected, and all of our politicians seem to end up in some sort of mishap. What will this political season bring the Illinois voters. Will we find some sort of way out of our debt? Can someone help the economey in our state?

A list of Illinois politicians whom have been sent to jail

                      Illinois politicians charged with crime:
      A list of Illinois politicians whom have been sent to jail

Derrick Smith (D)

                State Representative Derrick Smith (D) was arrested for accepting a $7000 bribe

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Sandi Jackson (D)

              

        Alderman of Chicago, Sandi Jackson (D) plead guilty to one count of filing false tax returns.

Dixon Rita Crundwell

Comptroller and Treasurer for Dixon Rita Crundwell was arrested for fraud after allegedly embezzling as much as $30 million over many years. The money was used to support a lavish lifestyle and support her horse ranch, the Meri-J

Rod " Blago" Blagojevich

Rod Blagojevich – Governor from 2002 through 2009, when he became the first Illinois governor in history to be impeached. Convicted of numerous corruption charges in 2011, including allegations that he tried to sell or trade President Barack Obama's old Senate seat.

George Ryan ( R)

George Ryan – Governor from 1999 through 2003. After leaving office, was convicted of racketeering for actions as governor and secretary of state. In November 2007, began serving a 6 1/2 year sentence in federal prison.

Dan Walker 

Dan Walker – Governor from 1973-1977. Pleaded guilty to bank fraud and other charges in 1987 related to his business activities after leaving office. Spent about a year and a half in federal prison.

Otto Kerner

Otto Kerner – Governor from 1961-1968. Resigned to become judge, then was convicted of bribery related to his tenure as governor. Sentenced to three years in prison.

State Treasurer Jerome Cosentino (D) was convicted of bank fraud and sentenced to nine months home confinement. (1991)

James DeLeo (D) 

State Representative James DeLeo (D) caught in the "Operation Greylord" investigation of corruption in Cook County. He was indicted by a federal grand jury for taking bribes and negotiated guilty plea on a misdemeanor tax offense, and was placed on probation (1992)

State Representative Joe Kotlarz (D) convicted and sentenced to jail for theft and conspiracy for pocketing in about $200,000 for a sale of state land to a company he once served as legal counsel (1997)

State Senator Bruce A. Farley (D) sentenced to 18 months in prison for mail fraud (1999)

State Senator John A. D’Arco Jr. (D) served about three years in prison for bribery and extortion (1995)

Illinois Attorney General William J. Scott served from 1968 until 1982 when he was convicted of tax fraud and sentenced to a year in prison.

Illinois State Auditor (comptroller) Orville Hodge (R) embezzled more than $6 million and was indicted for on 54 counts including conspiracy, forgery and embezzling. He was sentenced to 12 to 15 years in prison.

Alonso 'Lon' Monk (D) Chief of Staff to Rod Blagojevich plead guilty to one count of mail fraud and was sentenced to 2 years in prison(2009)

Christopher Kelly (D) Adviser to Rod Blagojevich plead guilty to tax fraud. (2009)

John F. Harris (D) Chief of Staff to Rod Blagojevich, plead guilty to one count of mail fraud and was sentenced to 10 days in prison.

Scott Fawell (R) Chief of Staff to George Ryan was convicted of racketeering and fraud and sentenced to six years and six months.

Michael Tristano (R) Chief of Staff to State Representative Lee Daniels (R) plead guilty to one count of fraud. 

Rand Paul CPAC

Rand Paul (R) KY

           Rand Paul, 51 ( R) from Kentucky is the conservative CPAC pick for the second time. being the son of Libertarian Ron Paul, Ran is a likely candidate for president in the 2016 elections. Rand Paul whom has been tied to the Republican party for a long time now, actually may stand a huge chance in the Republican choice for president. With many notable actions such as his foreign policy views, Rand is a favriote at the moment with the Republican party.With a bill in the works by  State Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer would allow Rand too run for 2 seats at the same time. Rand Paul received his MD from Duke university in 1988, and currently is a member of many committees.  Rand Paul has been a consistent political force in the Republican corner for quite some time and could be the next heavy weight if he is to run for president! 

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• Rand Paul Committee list:
• Foreign Relations, Member
• Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Member
• Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Member
• Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Member
• Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Member
• Subcommittee on African Affairs, Member
• Subcommittee on Children and Families, Member
• Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia, Ranking Member
• Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, Member
• Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection, Member
• Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy, and Global Women's Issues, Ranking Member
• Subcommittee on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Programs and the Federal Workforce, Member
• Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere and Global Narcotics Affairs, Member

Whats going on with Oboma care?

   What is going on with the presidents new healthcare system? All I hear is postpone, extension, and issues? Millions of peoples health care plans messed up? Who's to blame? What is really going on with our health care system? I personally feel we as Americans need to see stability. I feel this would comfort the American citizens. With no stability what is this to be taken as other than a joke.

Illinois Governor race

       Illinois Governor race going wild. New commercials are coming out daily. Bruce Rauner, Pat Quinn, and Kirk Dillard are covering the main stream media with adds and more crap than most have ever seen. Hat Bruce Rauner he Kill's seniors, Hate Pat Quinn he sold Springfied. This is a circus. Why has our political campaign material turned to hate, where are the numbers and fact's on this situation? It's sad to think that the player with the most money will win but in the case of politics 9/10 times this is true. Nether clean politics or real structure show in this years race what so ever

Is this the next great war?

 

Is this the next great war:

 Could this be a possible war? We are all finding ourselves asking what will happen with the United States and Russia over the following days. Senator John Kerry (D) in multiple talks with Russian deference officials this week. President also conducted various phone calls to Russian President Putin over the past week, spend on average an hour on the phone. Nothing seems to be working and the Russians are set on the March 16th vote for Crimea to succeed from Ukraine.The US president and NATO are stating that this vote is breaking international law. Even now the Chinese are beginning to worry! What will this issue come to? How will this situation end up. Could this be the start of the next great war? Russia has now completely taken over multiple military bases in the Ukraine peninsula Crimea. With Putin reluctant to stand down and more armed forces moving into the country we are left sitting here wondering what is next?

Sheriff's Candidate to Send Out his HIT - men

Sheriff's Candidate to Send Out his HIT-men

Lt. Steve Egan Proposes Will County Heroin Interdiction Team-The HIT squad.

Joliet-"The drug traffickers and dealers have been preying on Will County residents and their children for far too long, “declared Lt. Steve Egan, " it's time we hit them, hit them hard and hit them where it hurts!"

Egan unveiled an aggressive three-pronged program that will attack the flow of heroin and other drugs, punish those who are victimizing our communities while assisting and supporting the families that have been devastated by the actions of these predators.  Egan's proposed Will County Heroin Interdiction Team (HIT) will be organized and managed by the Sheriff's Office and will include county and local police officers as part of what he calls his "HIT squad."

"The officers who join my unit will be my HIT-men, "Egan explained, "and we will aggressively and proactively attack the flow and distribution of heroin and other drugs throughout Will County."

The program proposes a comprehensive, multi-jurisdictional investigation team that will seek out traffickers and dealers.  Based on the investigations the HIT Squad will arrest those bringing drugs into Will County as well as those selling those drugs in our communities.  Egan explained that the unit can be "self-funded" through asset seizures that result from this program.

"Interstates I-55 and I-80 are the commercial crossroads of America," said Egan, "but unfortunately they are also the crossroads of America for the heroin and drug trade.  We will focus heavily in this corridor to stem the flow of these illicit drugs."

The third part of the program is intervention and support according to Egan.  He explained that as Sheriff, through his office, he will organize a referral network of existing public and private social service agencies to intervene to help those victimized by this epidemic.

"The young people who are targeted by the drug dealers will need help putting their lives back together and on track,” explained Egan, "as will their families.  The heroin and drug epidemic can destroy entire families and we need to help them rebuild."

Egan also mentioned that an aggressive education campaign is necessary and he will work with schools and community organizations to reach out to Will County's children through community outreach programs established by the Sheriff's Office.  Egan said his program can go hand-in-hand with Will County State’s Attorney Jim Glasgow’s already successful Heroin Education Leads to Preventative Solutions (HELPS) program and his Will County Drug Court.

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