Tryon's short take on both-- not very much. "When you find yourself in a hole, you should stop digging. We haven't even seen that," said Tryon, referring to Illinois' unfunded public pensions problem now standing at about $83 billion dollars.
Tryon said a House Speaker Mike Madigan plan last month to offload some of the new pension obligations to local school districts didn't fly because there was no preparation for it. "You can't take a pension bill and file it at 8 am and expect to vote on it the next morning," he said. "That's what Madigan did."
Tryon laid a lot of the pension impasse at the foot of undue optimism. "I really think Madigan and the Governor thought the economy would turn around. It didn't happen."
Tryon said the Legislature's veto session in Late November might hold out slim hope for substantive action, though. "There's going to be a lot of people there in the seats who didn't run or got beat," said Tryon who beieved they won't care much anymore about party discipline. "Anything can happen," he said, "when you get a lame duck."
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Hey, Mike
How about Alg. Twp. NO PACKETS for people to study and quick meeting so that research cannot be done.
Looks like the Millers have learned the Madigan system well.
Read the FEN article about this meeting from Thursday, Sept. 13th!!
Mike, fix your own backyard!
I'm going to leave the above comment, although, for the life of me, I'm not sure what the poster's point is. Incidentally, the Millers were at a grandchild's birthday party during the last Algonquin Township Board meet.--ed.
Well, Pete, there is much more to the story. They were not there but the "do boys" did their bidding. Money flows out of that township like a flood.
Ask Bob and I am sure he will tell you why his raise is justified.
Lot's of open precincts in Alg twp. Lots of people willing to be appointed BUT if you do not support their Republican choices, you do not get an appointment.
Tell me more about the exciting and rewarding position of precinct committeeman.--ed.
They are the grass roots. They are the door to door get the endorsements out. They write letters suggesting who to vote for. Odd that the Miller's would pass up good people and put their relatives in the position. REALLY ODD!! Would not want anyone at the twp meetings that might question them.
PC's are very important. No, no payments for work just people that care. They also have the vote on the County Party leadership.
They count, Pete.
I was under the impression committeeman was an elected position. With over half of them empty statewide.--ed.
It is elected, Pete. However a lot of precincts do not have anyone running. Then people have to be contacted and searched out. Can go to the list of Rep voters and find people that can then be appointed to the position. The appointments are made by the Republican Twp. Chairman. In Alg Twp the Chairman is Bob Miller's daughter.
So, you're telling me nobody's interested in actually running for committeeman but then they're upset when the Miller Machine doesn't appoint them?--ed.
Hello, first, give credit to Kane County Board Member Maggie Auger (R, Algonquin) who, along with her husband Ray, actually attended the town hall meeting at Algonquin Village Hall. Currently, the Augers do not live in Representative Tryon's district. After the elections, Tryon's new 66th district will include the portion of Algonquin west of the Hanson Road/Sleepy Hollow Road line.
As to the conversations about the "Miller Machine", please, this is too inside baseball for he average reader to follow. I love the way Pete is humoring the anonymous poster(s) on the topic. And major correction, it isn't the township party chairman makes appointments for precinct committeeman, it's the county party chairman, in McHenry County, Mike Tryon, who makes appointments.
Let's see if the Millers are threatened with losing their township positions in next year's elections. Anyone running against Bob Miller for Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner? Please, you got until the Monday after Thanksgiving to file petitions for the February 26, 2013, primary.
On coming - Mike has to be given the info in order to appoint. When offering the name of someone to be appointed it is given to chairman of the twp Rep Party.
Go directly to Mike and she will chew your head off.
There seems to be a disconnect between Mike and this particular chairman. She is the "gatekeeper".
You are absolutely correct to refer to it as the "Miller Machine".
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