GOP Gag Gift

Did you hear the one about the GOP candidate who did not get a lump of coal in his stocking? He'd been naughty, so Santa gave him a wind turbine.

Rocio Cleveland is a GOP candidate for the 9th Congressional District. She gifted one of her Democratic opponents with a sack containing cat food, a toothbrush and holy water. Why? Because her opponent is under federal indictment stemming from an immigration protest and could go to prison.

Now, it's been observed that there are plenty of Republican candidates in Federal court who should receive priority over Democrats:

• GOP 11th District Congressional candidate Tedora M Brown is under Federal indictment for wire fraud.
  
  
• GOP Gubernatorial candidate Joe Severino is in Federal bankruptcy court.
  
  
• GOP US President Donald J Trump is a convicted felon.

A spokesman for the campaign said in response: "We will look into it but may not have the budget for additional gift sacks. You know, holy water does not just come out of a tap."

Christmas Creep

Thanksgiving hasn't even dropped and Lake County GOP favorite son Rocio Cleveland is already passing out the Santa sacks. Cleveland, a GOP candidate for the 9th Congressional District, gave the sack to a Democratic opponent who is under federal indictment stemming from an immigration protest:

Something the Cat Dragged In

The gift bag included cat food, a toothbrush and holy water. It has been suggested that Rocio Cleveland might also want to bake a cake for a concealed hacksaw.

In this case, a white cake.

Something the Cat Dragged In

Lake County GOP favorite son Rocio Cleveland is a candidate for Lake County 9th Congressional District. Cleveland has been seen giving gift bags to her opponents:

A Democratic congressional candidate who's under federal indictment for her actions during a protest against the immigration crackdown was given an unwelcome, prison-themed gift bag by a Republican rival Sunday at a suburban campaign event.
Republican congressional candidate confronts Democratic rival with prison-themed gift bag at event

This gift bag contained prison survival items, including among other things, cat food, a toothbrush (for protection) and holy water:

Republican candidate for Illinois 9th district Rocío Cleveland gifts Democratic contender Kat Abughazaleh

Why is Rocio Cleveland giving gifts to a Democratic opponent and not instead to other Republicans? A spokesman for the campaign said: "Rocio Cleveland did intend to give the prison gift sacks to Republicans, but President Trump pardoned all of them."

Gurnee Park District Holiday Lights

Gurnee Park District Holiday Lights

Aim Low and You Won't be Disappointed

Good news, everyone. The McHenry County Man Who Shot Himself in the Foot™ is back.

The McHenry County Man Who Shot Himself in the Foot™ has shot himself in the foot. All the while in McHenry County:

A 64-year-old man was taken to the hospital after he accidentally shot himself in the leg in Marengo, officials said.
Man shoots himself in leg at Marengo gun range

The Department of Homeland Security is looking for the McHenry County Man Who Shot Himself in the Foot™. A spokesman for the agency said: "We need men like him who know how to handle a firearm. If he contacts us, there is an ICE badge with his name on it waiting for him."

Red-Ink Candidate

Lake County GOP favorite son Joe Severino wants to be your Governor and filed papers to get on the 2026 Primary ballot:

Those aren't the only papers that Severino recently filed. Joe Severino also filed for bankruptcy:

Joseph Severino (22-00769)
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois

With SNAP benefits ending in Lake County, 71,000 may go hungry -- and one of those could very well be a bankrupt Joe Severino:

SNAP lapse could impact 71,000 in Lake County: 'People will go hungry'

You have the power to prevent Joe Severino from going hungry by donating to his Gubernatorial campaign:

Any money donated could help keep a Severino campaign office well stocked with pizza and diet sodas, and plenty of it!

Note to Ops: If your taste is more along the line of caviar and champagne, go for it. It's still completely legal.

Scheming Video

Thanksgiving always comes in November. Do you know why? Because that's when candidates send out urgent notes of thanks for giving to their campaigns. And can you spare a couple extra bucks before the election?

Lake County GOP favorite-son Joe Severino is a candidate for Governor. And he has a website that makes it easy to donate to his campaign:

Severino benefited from a donation by a rando who clicked the $50,000 button:

It goes without saying $50,000 buys your campaign a lot of AI fake videos. James Mendrick, Sheriff of Dupage County and candidate for Illinois Governor, said ...

Joe Severino attempted to contract an IT company to construct an AI video of the Sheriff smoking crystal meth with a 14 year old teenage girl in an effort to discredit the Sheriff and his campaign for Governor
Joe Severino, Candidate For Illinois Governor Accused Of Creating False AI To Discredit the Dupage County Sheriff

Your LakeCountyEye predicts that Joe Severino will pocket all of the Trump vote.