The Luck O' the Irish

The Illinois Primary, this year, will be held on St Patrick's Day. Coincidence? Your LakeCountyEye does not think so.

Not all that long ago in Chicago, there was one candidate with a Polish name who had no luck trying to get elected. So he changed his name to Shannon O'Malley.

HaHa, true story.

No, really, true story. That same Polish guy is now Judge Shannon P. O'Malley:

He ran for judge, lost, changed parties, took Irish name, won Cook County race

Note to Ops: Jan 16 is your deadline to file as a write-in candidate. And when you file, be sure to file as Shannon O'Malley. You won't regret it!

You Can't Spell Dupe Without DuPage

An actual unretouched screencap from the Lake County Gazette:

Sharpeyed Operatives will immediately observe that when it comes to the Lake County Gazette (Lake County's #1 fakenews source) there is more than meets the eye:

Who is the DuPage Policy Journal and why are they masquerading as the Lake County Gazette?

No one knows; so your LakeCountyEye asked Google:

NEXT WEEK:
In Lake County, you can always find a party. In DuPage County, Party always finds You!

Say it Ain't So, Joe

Will Joe Walsh be AWOL from the Illinois presidential primary because he does not want to be the target of a drone strike? To be sure, it would seem unlikely that legitimate businessman and US President Donald J Trump would deliberately order a military attack against a political rival. However, in the words of one Pentagon insider: "Hey, we're talking about Donald Trump."

The Walsh campaign is telling the newspapers that Joe does not have the money to compete in Illinois:

Walsh spokesman Charles Siler said the decision was made to allocate scarce resources in other states, especially Iowa and New Hampshire — the states with the first 2020 votes in February.
Joe Walsh to skip Illinois GOP presidential primary

Your LakeCountyEye, however, was told that the Walsh for President campaign is better equipped to wage asymmetric war, and will pursue a stealth campaign in Illinois:

Note to Ops: Early voting starts Mar 2 2020, and correct spelling is important.

J - O - E - W - A - L - S - H - !

Walshing on Eggs

Pop Quiz Alert! Test your knowledge of Newtonian mechanics:

Q:	A rooster laid an egg on top of the outhouse. Which way did it roll?
A:	Roosters do not lay eggs ... unless you are in McHenry County!

Haha, the McHenryCountyBlog is reporting that banty rooster Joe Walsh laid an egg:

Does this mean the tiredout taxfighters at the McHenryCountyBlog have forgotten already the first thing they were taught in agricultural school?

Or maybe the livestock in McHenry County are declaring themselves gender neutral?

One thing is certain: If someone at the McHenryCountyBlog tells you he is a chicken, be nice and take him at his word. They may need the eggs.

No News is No News

Note to Walter Mondale: Have you filed your Presidential ballot petition yet? Friday is the deadline in Illinois:

Haha, as this actual unretouched screencap from a recently published Lake County Gazette indicates, there has been no news from the 2020 Mondale for President Committee.

In defense of Lake County Gazette (Lake County's #1 source for fakenews) your LakeCountyEye predicts that 2020 will be another no-news year.

Take that to the bank!

McHenry County Boggled

Has the McHenry County Blog gone vegan?

If not then why are they serving word salad?

What does that mean? No one knows.

Your LakeCountyEye does remember a time when tiredout tax fighters at the McHenry County Blog had nothing to dish out but red meat.

Note to Ops: Good nutrition is essential to cognitive fitness and goes beyond ordering off the senior menu at McDonald's.

Just Sayin!

In the Days of Dole Lang Syne?

Hot off the presses! An actual unretouched screencap from the Lake County Gazette, Lake County's #1 fakenews source:

This would not mark the first time that former Kansas Senator Bob Dole was on the ballot in Illinois.  Dole ran against and lost to Bill Clinton in 1996.

Another Republican candidate for President, Joe Walsh, was unavailable for comment. For that matter, the late Senator Dole did not return your LakeCountyEye's calls either.

Busy Brains Pop Up

Busy Brains

Up Old Mill Creek

Don't bother checking the Old Mill Creek village website to see if your home has been seized by eminent domain for a highway project. That's because the Old Mill Creek village website has been seized by the cybersquatters:

WhoIs villageofoldmillcreek.org

On November 7 2019 the village of Old Mill Creek website looked like this:

The next day, the same website looked like this:

Village of Old Mill Creek

The takeaway from the village of Old Mill Creek couldn't be less than crystal clear:

Renew It Or Lose It

If your Internet domain is important to you then don't allow it to expire.

Note to Ops: When hiring a village clerk, you should look for qualities like competency and experience and computer literacy in a candidate. And not just being the family member of a crony.

Just Sayin!

CNN Analyst Renato Mariotti to Keynote Tenth Dems Awards Dinner

The Tenth Congressional District Democrats will hold its Annual Awards Dinner on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, at the Hyatt Regency Deerfield, 1750 Lake Cook Road, in Deerfield.

Keynote Speaker will be Renato Mariotti, CNN Legal Analyst, POLITICO Magazine Legal Affairs Columnist, former federal prosecutor, and host of "On Topic" podcast.

General admission is $50. There will be a buffet dinner. For more information, go to tenthdems.org/2019dinner, or call (847) 266-VOTE (8683)

Q the Eye/12.11.19

Dear LakeCountyEye,

Do you know how to drive traffic to your website?  What is the secret to achieving a #1 Google ranking? Where are your customers right now? Why have we succeeded where all other Search Engine Optimization Companies fail?

You Cannot Spell Opulense Without SEO

Dear In Search of the Golden Fleece,

Those are all excellent questions indeed. And they all have one excellent answer: Do as the The Village of Old Mill Creek does.

Once upon a time Old Mill Creek had a wheezy old village website that had nothing to show but meeting agendas and eminent domain proceedings. Here is what it looked like, courtesy the Internet Archive:

Internet Archive :: Village of Old Mill Creek

So Web 1.0! The Village of Old Mill Creek knew they had a problem and replaced their sclerotic website with this sleek new pimpass product:

Village of Old Mill Creek

Note to Ops: The Internet is a series of tubes. Don't let your village website go down the drain. Act today!

If you are an elected official, or a previously elected official, or just under investigation by the Special Counsel, send your political questions to Q the Eye c/o ... LakeCountyEye@gMail.com

Is Old Mill Creek Under Water?

If winter is here already, can spring floods be far behind?

With more annual rainfall predicted in Lake County's future and more flood events coming with it, the Lake County Board has budgeted more for stormwater projects that include improving water quality and buying flood-prone properties.
'The rain isn’t going away’: Lake County steps up funding to address flooding and water quality issues

The Village of Old Mill Creek no doubt must be getting a chunk of that money. What else would explain the brand new Old Mill Creek official village website?

Village of Old Mill Creek

If you plan to visit Old Mill Creek you better bring along your galoshes, if not hip-waders. The Old Mill Creek official village website has a link to emergency services -- a roto-rooter guy in Hamilton Ontario:

Village of Old Mill Creek

Note to Ops: The Lake County groundwater situation must be getting serious if you need to call Canada to get a plumber.

Old Mill Creek Down the Drain?

An actual unretouched screencap from the Village of Old Mill Creek official website:



The Old Mill Creek homepage contains a wealth of information about how drains clog and what you can do about it:

Reasons for Floor Drain Backups
A floor drain that is backing up can be confusing. It can be simple to think that there are issues with the floor drain itself whenever they occur. However, almost every time, that isn't the case. The truth is that typically, backups inside a basement floor drain are a sign of another issue in your plumbing system.

Village of Old Mill Creek

The Old Mill Creek homepage even recommends a plumber -- if you happen to be in Hamilton Ontario:

Village of Old Mill Creek

Note to Ops: Better check the books at the Old Mill Creek Village Hall. It looks as if someone monetized the Old Mill Creek website by selling ad-space to some roto-rooter outfit up in Canada.

Hong Kong – Redactie Radio Centraal

Derek Monroe filed this report from Hong Kong:

Hong Kong – Redactie Radio Centraal

Derek Monroe is a freelance journalist based in Lake County.

Thank God It's Thursday

It was in the middle of the Civil War that Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day, to be observed the last week of November, as an expression of gratitude for all that we are given, the freedoms we enjoy, and the loved ones who enrich our lives. And more importantly, as a reminder to file your ballot nomination petitions before the December deadline:

Two Lake County primary challenges set on first day of candidate filing

Holiday Life Hack: Looking for an old folks home for gramdma? Find one in Sangamon County. Then the next time you drive down to Springfield over Thanksgiving to file for your candidacy, you can kill two birds with one stone!