We reached out to Bonnie, Bob, and Rhonda to get their take on this years election season. Here is what is happening with them...
Bonnie has had a huge boom to her business and has found herself overwhelmed with work this year. Her travels and workload have kept her away from Bolingbrook for many recent weeks. However, she has promised she has not gone away and will make her move when the timing is right!
Bob has been busy with family and his recent adoption of two children from Ethiopia. He promises he has not gone away, but family is his first priority.
Rhonda is working on building her professional career this year and will soon be testing in her field for more credentials. She has not gone away, and still involves herself with responding to articles when she can.
So although this election cycle does not include these three, be aware that they have more in store for Bolingbrook soon. The Mayor should count his blessings that their current successes have taken them out of his hair temporarily. But dont celebrate long, as they are willing to back the right person running against his party (village, school board, Township, or Library!)
Monday, January 7, 2013
Welcome to the 2013 election season kick off!
Everyone is dying to know what is in store for 2013. First, there is a local election. Yes, again! There is one every two years. This time, the Mayor is up for re-election, and barring any write in candidates submitted, will be running unopposed. Most of the trustees are returning for election, however, Sandra Swinkunas has stepped down. This opens the door for newcomer Dombrowski to make his move. I am sure that this will be a tense election, as we are likely to see all his signs removed, cops called on the current trustees again, and the same old nastiness when someone runs against this team. However, some things will be changing...
First, will the Green Mustang man loose his lucrative job supplied by the Village as the security for VVSD? Remember, he was spotted numerous times stealing signs, and had the police go to his home for missing campaign signs. Then he lands this wonderful job after the elections. But will he risk the position to assist in an election again when he has already been rewarded for his past efforts?
Second, will Morales ensure that nobody in his subdivision put up signs for the new candidate, and if they do, will he steal those? This time we are ready with hidden cameras Ricky! :)
Third, will the Mayor announce his predecessor within the first year? If so, a lot is at stake for whom still sits on the board. This means, none of the current or future board members can or will be allowed to commit any felony acts, in order to keep their seats.
Fourth, will Lawler call the police for soliciting on all campaign w2orkers (other then his own parties) that come down his street? Even though he knows that campaigning is not soliciting?
Fifth, Will the Mayor be extra cautious with driving this year if drinking? The last election this was a bonus for us when a newspaper happened to catch him falling into his vehicle after a cancer children's fundraiser at the Golf Club. I don't think as a fellow reporter, I can ever say I had ever gotten an under cover video such as this in my lifetime. It made the books and youtube blew up! In my opinion, it showed him throughout the night drinking, spilling, changing into new shirts, then driving... Even driving erratically and through red lights. Some say they would drive like that if followed, while others look at the bigger picture and ask, "why was he even driving?".
As we know these are all sore subjects, we are just looking to see where the local residents will go to get a good story in time for election. Even though there are not a lot of people running, residents who want this monopolizing party out will come out in full force. So stories are rolling in and writers are ready. We look forward to a fun campaign season!
First, will the Green Mustang man loose his lucrative job supplied by the Village as the security for VVSD? Remember, he was spotted numerous times stealing signs, and had the police go to his home for missing campaign signs. Then he lands this wonderful job after the elections. But will he risk the position to assist in an election again when he has already been rewarded for his past efforts?
Second, will Morales ensure that nobody in his subdivision put up signs for the new candidate, and if they do, will he steal those? This time we are ready with hidden cameras Ricky! :)
Third, will the Mayor announce his predecessor within the first year? If so, a lot is at stake for whom still sits on the board. This means, none of the current or future board members can or will be allowed to commit any felony acts, in order to keep their seats.
Fourth, will Lawler call the police for soliciting on all campaign w2orkers (other then his own parties) that come down his street? Even though he knows that campaigning is not soliciting?
Fifth, Will the Mayor be extra cautious with driving this year if drinking? The last election this was a bonus for us when a newspaper happened to catch him falling into his vehicle after a cancer children's fundraiser at the Golf Club. I don't think as a fellow reporter, I can ever say I had ever gotten an under cover video such as this in my lifetime. It made the books and youtube blew up! In my opinion, it showed him throughout the night drinking, spilling, changing into new shirts, then driving... Even driving erratically and through red lights. Some say they would drive like that if followed, while others look at the bigger picture and ask, "why was he even driving?".
As we know these are all sore subjects, we are just looking to see where the local residents will go to get a good story in time for election. Even though there are not a lot of people running, residents who want this monopolizing party out will come out in full force. So stories are rolling in and writers are ready. We look forward to a fun campaign season!
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Ken Cygan a Roger Stooge?
Two years ago we reported that Ken Cygan was connected to Roger's party. Some unfortunate Democrats supported him, which was appauling. I mean, who serves on a Democratic party and gets signatures for a Republican to get on the ballot? Well, he lied to his voters by telling them he was independent. We told the public he was not independent. Two years later, Roger Claar publically has supported him, and is assisting him to win a new office.
Stay tuned to the truth, here on the Bolingbrook Report!
Stay tuned to the truth, here on the Bolingbrook Report!
Who is running for office?
As information arrives, we will be posting information on whom is running this year for office and what position will be up for re-election. Stay tuned for more information!
Bolingbrook Local Election Kickoff for Spring Election
Yes, the Mayoral race is back and ready for a run. Some candidates, either running for Trustee, school, etc, have picked up their packets and begin the process of gathering signatures to get on the local ballots.
Did you know that IL is the final state to use this process? Since the process itself is corrupt, all other states have abandoned this process.
Just last week, the Democratic party candidates were removed from the ballot on a technicality by the Republican Party attorney (Yes, we are speaking of Dick Kavinaugh). They fought to stay back on and won. However, this is not the last time we will hear about this.
So what is new? Some local candidates have bi-passed the local offices when picking up the petitions. They have gone past the local offices and right to Will County. (No more being booted off ballots because Republican Carol Penning gives them the wrong packet, sheets, advice, etc.) Some of these local candidates are also using attorneys who are sick of the current Republican party not allowing people on the ballot. "Leave the choice to the residents on voting", is the new philosophy.
Are the current office holders nervous? You bet! They are looking for information. For example, Roger Claar used his Linked In account a few days ago to search for Bob Bowen's information. Are they gathering info? Are they worried about his experience and # of votes in the last election? Are they trying to get information to twist facts? Whatever the purpose, Claar has a reason to be worried. Election season brings out the worst in the Republican Party candidates and their loyal Hitler like followers. Just two years ago Trustee Morales snapped because people in his neighborhood put up signs for the opposition. Just two years before that, they waged an attack on Bonnie Alicea, just because she wanted to run for office. The outcome? Pure ugliness.... And as always, we will be here to post when the ugliness comes out... This is the fall show of the season!
Did you know that IL is the final state to use this process? Since the process itself is corrupt, all other states have abandoned this process.
Just last week, the Democratic party candidates were removed from the ballot on a technicality by the Republican Party attorney (Yes, we are speaking of Dick Kavinaugh). They fought to stay back on and won. However, this is not the last time we will hear about this.
So what is new? Some local candidates have bi-passed the local offices when picking up the petitions. They have gone past the local offices and right to Will County. (No more being booted off ballots because Republican Carol Penning gives them the wrong packet, sheets, advice, etc.) Some of these local candidates are also using attorneys who are sick of the current Republican party not allowing people on the ballot. "Leave the choice to the residents on voting", is the new philosophy.
Are the current office holders nervous? You bet! They are looking for information. For example, Roger Claar used his Linked In account a few days ago to search for Bob Bowen's information. Are they gathering info? Are they worried about his experience and # of votes in the last election? Are they trying to get information to twist facts? Whatever the purpose, Claar has a reason to be worried. Election season brings out the worst in the Republican Party candidates and their loyal Hitler like followers. Just two years ago Trustee Morales snapped because people in his neighborhood put up signs for the opposition. Just two years before that, they waged an attack on Bonnie Alicea, just because she wanted to run for office. The outcome? Pure ugliness.... And as always, we will be here to post when the ugliness comes out... This is the fall show of the season!
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Kalnickys Senete Run Falls Flat
Bob Kalnicki has decided to run for the State Representitive Seat. He has some hard core financial backers. This month alone, the House Republican Committee donated about $15K to his cause, which adds to his approx. $9k that he had from donars such as Tressler LLC (Bolingbrook Village Attorney that gets over a million and a half a year of our tax dollars while other Village attorneys make $350K).
Bob has shown himself as a leader in the Will County Republican Party. This is the same party we speak of a great deal on our web site by exposing politicians in this org. for alleged corruption in Bolingbrook. He also is the head chair of a Facebook Site posted a little more then a year ago as the local TEA PARTY. That is correct, this man is the HEAD of the local tea party movement. So it is of no suprise that when Cedra Crenshaw, (who ran last time) donated what was left of her money to the campaign funds of Tom Cross, it would wind up back into Kalnicki's hands. In the sum of $14,500 this month as a donation to his campaign.
Is the world ready for a Tea Party Extremist in the IL seat? Is he really a tea party person? He states he is, but when the library last year was going to sell the old furniture, he voted to donate it to a local charity that he sits on the board to. The residents outcried, because we wanted this money to go towards the bills that the tax payers were forking out for the new library. But hey, we all want something free for our organizations, right? It is too bad the tax payers caught this move and exposed this move to be illegal. The funds were placed into the library fund. Alleged corruption again? Horray for the tax payers for stopping it!
Bob has shown himself as a leader in the Will County Republican Party. This is the same party we speak of a great deal on our web site by exposing politicians in this org. for alleged corruption in Bolingbrook. He also is the head chair of a Facebook Site posted a little more then a year ago as the local TEA PARTY. That is correct, this man is the HEAD of the local tea party movement. So it is of no suprise that when Cedra Crenshaw, (who ran last time) donated what was left of her money to the campaign funds of Tom Cross, it would wind up back into Kalnicki's hands. In the sum of $14,500 this month as a donation to his campaign.
Is the world ready for a Tea Party Extremist in the IL seat? Is he really a tea party person? He states he is, but when the library last year was going to sell the old furniture, he voted to donate it to a local charity that he sits on the board to. The residents outcried, because we wanted this money to go towards the bills that the tax payers were forking out for the new library. But hey, we all want something free for our organizations, right? It is too bad the tax payers caught this move and exposed this move to be illegal. The funds were placed into the library fund. Alleged corruption again? Horray for the tax payers for stopping it!
Steve Quigley in possible Kick Back Scheme?
This month Steve Quigley accepted a large campaign donation of $1000.00 from Government Consulting Services of IL during a non-campaign year for himself. This company's main work is to be a lobbyist for government entities, such as ours. We already know that he works within the WCGL which hires lobbyists for our community issues. The WCGL gets the money from our Village, from our tax dollars.
Now he takes donations so that he will continue to hire this company to lobby on our behalf? Horrifying! Also, a tid bit many of you don't know, the items they are lobbying for are far right wing republican items, even though Valley View area (Bolingbrook/ Romeoville) are largely Democratic. I am sure many of you will be upset to know that this is how your money is being spent.
Pay to Play don't play with us!
Now he takes donations so that he will continue to hire this company to lobby on our behalf? Horrifying! Also, a tid bit many of you don't know, the items they are lobbying for are far right wing republican items, even though Valley View area (Bolingbrook/ Romeoville) are largely Democratic. I am sure many of you will be upset to know that this is how your money is being spent.
Pay to Play don't play with us!
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Steve "Mongo" McMichael running for Mayor Romeoville
Steve "Mongo" McMichael, from the Chicago Bears and World Champion Wrestling, currently owner of Mongo's in Romeoville, announced bid to run for Mayor of Romeoville. With sports fame and money behind him, we will defiantly follow this race, as well as the race for Mayor in Bolingbrook. It will prove to be an interesting one! Will the Republican team be able to boot him off the ballot?
More election information coming early October!
More election information coming early October!
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Follow up on Devon Hodges
The courts have ruled to allow Devon Hodges lawsuit to continue and not be dismissed. The lawsuit has added on a few names, other then previously posted. Amongst about a dozen names, Mr. Mitchem and Steve Quigley have been named in the lawsuit for failure to assist a boy from harassment and bullying, and showing nepotism against him to secure scholarships for Mitchems son.
This is not the first case that will likely be tried in courts, as on one another occasion, an African American boy was taken off the same years academic scholarship list for no good reason by Mitchems assistant, and then Mitchems son received the scholarships. The administration then claimed that boy might have gotten only $300, and offered to pay for that when we exposed the story.
Just to recap for new followers, Devon Hodges suffered immense stalking, humiliation, bullying, and harassment from teachers and school officials because his family moved from Romeoville to Bolingbrook. Since he was a star athlete in Romeoville, the basketball coaches did not want him to leave. At one point, the basketball coach had them make nasty signs and tee shirts to attend a game again Bolingbrook, shirts calling his names in reference to his intelligence, amongst many other allegations.
To add insult to injury, Bolingbrook's team did not want him because that position was already being played by Mr. Mitchem (former principle, now Superintendent) son. The situation was so compounded that they blocked Devon's ability to show college recruiters what he could do and to gain scholarships.
For more information or to see the lawsuit, you can send us an email. However, we will follow the story right here for you!
This is not the first case that will likely be tried in courts, as on one another occasion, an African American boy was taken off the same years academic scholarship list for no good reason by Mitchems assistant, and then Mitchems son received the scholarships. The administration then claimed that boy might have gotten only $300, and offered to pay for that when we exposed the story.
Just to recap for new followers, Devon Hodges suffered immense stalking, humiliation, bullying, and harassment from teachers and school officials because his family moved from Romeoville to Bolingbrook. Since he was a star athlete in Romeoville, the basketball coaches did not want him to leave. At one point, the basketball coach had them make nasty signs and tee shirts to attend a game again Bolingbrook, shirts calling his names in reference to his intelligence, amongst many other allegations.
To add insult to injury, Bolingbrook's team did not want him because that position was already being played by Mr. Mitchem (former principle, now Superintendent) son. The situation was so compounded that they blocked Devon's ability to show college recruiters what he could do and to gain scholarships.
For more information or to see the lawsuit, you can send us an email. However, we will follow the story right here for you!
Friday, May 11, 2012
30 Mayors locally call for reform. Bolingbrook is not one of them.
The rush to fix pension reform in high in Illinois. Illinois is broke and pensions are the top problem. It is costing the residents high taxes and future downfalls. What cost pennies years ago cost millions today in pensions. There is no way this problem could have been for seen so many years ago and contributions to the pension funds were too low to support the current needs and demands. If no pension reform is done, there will be higher taxes and higher costs to each resident.
Thirty local Mayors in the Chicago suburbs have joined together to tackle pension reform in IL. Not surprisingly, Bolingbrook is NOT one that wants reform. Could it be because many of these elected officials in Bolingbrook are retiring within the next four years? What will this cost you in the next few years?
With elections coming, this will be a hot topic. We will be interviewing candidates to get perspective on how each of them feels about pension reform.
Thirty local Mayors in the Chicago suburbs have joined together to tackle pension reform in IL. Not surprisingly, Bolingbrook is NOT one that wants reform. Could it be because many of these elected officials in Bolingbrook are retiring within the next four years? What will this cost you in the next few years?
With elections coming, this will be a hot topic. We will be interviewing candidates to get perspective on how each of them feels about pension reform.
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