It's Simply Simon

Your LakeCountyEye had been predicting it for weeks. Today the Illinois Democrats chose Sheila Simon to be their replacement Lieutenant Governor. While the local rumor mill had been in overdrive, churning up news that State Senator Susan Garrett would be selected, your LakeCountyEye knew better. All your LakeCountyEye can say about the ménage is Pat Quinn wasn't eager to have anyone on the top of the Democratic slate that doesn't shout Penney's off-the-rack. Among other accomplishments, Simon is a musician in a bluegrass band, where her experience playing second-fiddle no-doubt turned out to be a marketable skill. Combined with Simon's JD, the two skills resulted in an Oregon Law Review article ...

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By law, Simon is now required to enter the witness protection program where she will be kept in hiding with Jason Plummer. For those LakeCountyEye Ops who do not know who Jason Plummer is, well there ya go. Overall, Democrats were pleased with the outcome. Michael Bond submitted a State Senate resolution honoring Simone Simon for accepting the nomination.

We Have a Quinner

Your LakeCountyEye has verified the winning entry on the Sheila Simon Lieutenant Governor Sweepstakes Video. The contest, posted here yesterday ...

Simon Says

challenged eagle-eyed LakeCountyEye Ops to guess the number of coffee mugs in Sheila Simon's Lieutenant Governor promotional video.

The winning entrant is a Mr P.Q. from Oak Park. P.Q. correctly guessed the number of coffee mugs in the video. For Ops keeping score, the correct number of mugs is five. Or is it six? Four maybe? Well let's put it at five, plus or minus a few. To be honest, your LakeCountyEye has been unable to sit through the entire video.

As the winning entrant, P.Q. will be awarded first runner-up to the Democratic Lieutenant Governor nomination. P.Q. has, however, informed the judges that he may have to decline the award. The Lieutenant Governor first runner-up's duties are believed to Constitutionally conflict with P.Q.'s day job. Your LakeCountyEye has learned that the judges are working on an Illinois Constitutional Amendment.

See the Tribune for details ...
Quinn backing Sheila Simon for lieutenant governor

Simon Says

Last week your LakeCountyEye fearlessly predicted the winner of the Democrat's Lieutenant-Governor-eepstakes ...

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Since then, 17 semi-finalists have been invited to the final-four playoff tournament to be held in Springfield this Saturday, by the Democratic Central Committee ...

Prospective Democratic Lieutenant Governor Nominees

The nominee list is top-heavy with Chicago-area finalists, and include the names of one or two Lake Countiers. One finalist, Shelia Simon, is from downstate Carbondale. Simon, who teaches law at SUI, is the daughter of former Senator Paul Simon. More importantly Simon sent your LakeCountyEye a campaign video, which is more than any of the other finalists did -- who only bother to call your LakeCountyEye once a year to pick up their birthday checks, the ungrateful freeloaders.

Anyhow, for your enjoyment, the Shelia Simon campaign video, presented without commercial interruption ...

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LakeCountyEye Lieutenant Governor Challenge! Can you count the number of coffee mugs in the Sheila Simon video?

0 Cups 1 Cup 2 Cups 3 Cups 4 Cups 5 Cups 6 Cups 7 Cups 8 Cups 9 Cups 10 Cups 11 Cups 12 Cups 13 Cups 14 Cups 15 Cups 16 Cups 17 Cups Hint: you have to watch the entire video. Send your entry to the Democratic Party of Illinois. The first person to correctly guess the number of coffee mugs in the Shelia Simon video will be awarded first-runner-up in the Lieutenant Governor sweepstakes. If for any reason the reigning Lieutenant Governor is unable to perform his or her duties you will be asked to wear the Lieutenant Governor crown. Hurry, don't delay!