W.J. Kennedy Stories | Dupage Policy Journal

Dispute over Yingling’s property taxes showcases political fight over county assessor’s position

By W.J. Kennedy | Aug 8, 2018

State Rep. Sam Yingling (D-Grayslake) pays less in property taxes on his 3,460-square-foot Highland Lake home than he did six years ago, a review of records at the Lake County assessors office shows.

Sauer resigns House seat over posting of nude pics of ex-girlfriend

By W.J. Kennedy | Aug 1, 2018

First-term state Rep. Nick Sauer (R-Lake Barrington) has resigned his House seat in light of a news report that he posted nude photos of an ex-girlfriend on a fake Instagram account as a ploy to lure men into online conversations.

Davie: Morrison's actions, words prove she backs higher property taxes

By W.J. Kennedy | Jul 13, 2018

Barrett Davie, Republican challenger to state Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Deerfield), said voters should believe her candid, if inadvertent, spirited defense of higher property taxes before the Lake Forest City Council.

Morrison plays both sides in property tax freeze debate

By W.J. Kennedy | Jul 11, 2018

Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Deerfield) is drifting away from a campaign pledge to freeze property taxes.

Sukovic says he's a victim of a House Republication Organization smear campaign

By W.J. Kennedy | Feb 28, 2018

Joe Woodward, political director for the Illinois House Republican Organization (HRO), evidently learned a campaign trick or two when he worked for Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential primary campaign.

State Sen. Link: GOP event suggests "its all right to have guns and shoot people"

By W.J. Kennedy | Oct 16, 2017

State Sen. Terry Link (D-Waukegan) says a Lake County GOP fundraiser that included a gun raffle was insensitive, in light of the Las Vegas concert massacre two weeks earlier.