Roger That

It has come to your LakeCountyEye's attention that there will be a US Senate election in Illinois. Who knew? It is also unknown, as of yet, who will be running for Senate. The Lake County Gazette (Lake County's #1 fakenews source) acknowledges one candidate -- however only by his first name, Roger:

Who is Roger? Nobody knows, certainly not your LakeCountyEye.

But Sharpeyed Operatives tell your LakeCountyEye that the Roger in question is in actuality Roger Christian Murphy.

In your LakeCountyEye's opinion, Roger Christian Murphy is simply a great ballot name.

Will Illinoisans be getting their very own Senator Murphy? Time will tell!

I Don't Care What the Newspapers Say about Me as Long as They Spell My Name Right

Darren Bailey and Aaron Del Mar may be the first rhyming couplet running for Governor of Illinois. That could explain how Aaron Del Mar got himself quoted in the Lake County Gazette (Lake County's #1 fakenews source).

Who will win the race for Illinois Comptroller in 2026? Del Mar has his eye on one candidate:

Who is Kroger Representative Coker? The Lake County Gazette's Russian-built AI ChatBot is no doubt on the fritz, and bollixed up the transcript. Kroger Representative Coker, quite obviously, is the Coca-Cola bottling distributor assigned to your nearest Kroger grocery store.

Moving on to US Senate, Del Mar has his eye on Roger:

Who is Roger? Without question, Aaron Del Mar has a certain alien in mind ...

Note to Ops: Make America great again.

The Pink Peter Strikes Again

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

Palatine GOP doyenne Aaron Del Mar spilled the tea on how to win an election in Illinois. And Del Mar should know, because he knows people from New Page County as well as people from all across Saginaw County:

Aaron Del Mar knows how to win in Illinois because he has the receipts. And the names on those receipts are Bruce Rauner, Dan Rutherford, Judy Barker, Pink Peter:

Rest assured, you are not looking at the names of just any Tom, Dick or Hairy!

For the record, Del Mar is the running mate of Illinois gubernatorial candidate Beetle Bailey.

Bonfire & Brews: A Taste of Gurnee

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Unsolicited ICE

ICE agents billeted at North Chicago have been sent to Milwaukee to raid the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, your LakeCountyEye has learned. The agents are instructed to deport "Potawatomi Indians without proper documentation".

HaHa, in other gambling news, it is full steam ahead for the American Place casino in Waukegan:

The announcement that the coming construction of a permanent casino in Waukegan is now a sure bet was a dream come true for civic boosters and gamblers.
Column: Out with The Temporary, in with American Place

Your LakeCountyEye has also learned that ICE agents will be stationed in the new casino, at the baccarat table. Their assignment will be to apprehend any Bond villains that enter the country illegally.

Note to Ops: Spotting an ICE agent at the casino will be relatively easy. He will be wearing a tuxedo.

The Fortress of ICE

The Question of the Day traces its origin back to an early 20th Century joke:

Q: Is the iceman coming?

A: No, but if you hum a few bars I can fake it.

HaHa, are they just blowing hot air, or are the ICE men coming to North Chicago? When the grownups showed up at the Great Lakes Naval Station there were no ICE men to be found:

Three members of Illinois' congressional delegation arrived at Naval Station Great Lakes Friday morning, hoping to meet with naval personnel and officials of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. They ended up only meeting with the Navy.
Senators and congressman visit Naval Station Great Lakes ahead of ICE influx: 'This is just political theater'

Note to Ops: If the Feds come looking for you that is your cue to go into hiding. Just Sayin!

A Love of Labor

Labor Day is not simply the unofficial end of summer. Labor Day was originally established to commemorate the unionization of surrogate mothers throughout the United States.

HaHa. An estimated 18 million people will be travelling this Labor Day weekend. Most of those will be Lake County motorists heading up to Wisconsin. Perhaps not coincidentally, traffic safety measures in Lake County are being beefed up for the holiday:

Local law enforcement agencies will be more visible on Lake County roads in the coming weeks leading up to Labor Day.
Traffic Safety Campaigns Ramped Up For Labor Day In Lake County

Of course, any border is a 2-way street, and that includes the Wisconsin border.  What else explains the impending influx of border police into Lake County?

Naval Station Great Lakes has confirmed that it is preparing to host federal immigration agents.
Lake County leaders push back against plans to host ICE agents at Naval Station Great Lakes

Now, with that incursion of Federal employees, Lake County will need to hire additional labor for support. Occupations would include Food Service Staff, Taxi and Delivery Drivers, Landscaping and Groundskeeping, Agricultural Workers, Day Laborers. Lake County's employment agencies will have their work cut out for them!