Governor Race

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Morris Schools

MSD 54 and MCHS 101 combined tax rate last year was 4.77%...nearly twice the amount in neighboring towns.  Yet, two new administrators at MSD 54, who have little-to-no experience, yield the areas top salaries despite having less students while the students carry 10 to 20 year old textbooks.  Is this evidence of MSD 54's superintendent's/school board's priorities?

Let the Sunshine in! - The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform

Please check out how your Illinois candidate is doing financially, who has contributed to their campaign, and the candidate's views on campaign reform at:  http://www.ilcampaign.org/sunshine/DistrictSearch.php?address=morris

For example, here are the top 50 contributors to Sue Rezin's Campaign and Careen Gordon's Campaign copy-and-pasted from the site:

Top 50 Contributions to Sue REZIN for 2009-2010
K & S REAL ESTATE LLC $ 17,592.00 (Bus/Prof see: http://chicago.blockshopper.com/sales/cities/barrington/2009/Jul)
Illinois Republican Party $ 16,209.00 (Party)
HOUSE REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION $ 15,185.00 (Party)
Citizens to Elect Tom Cross $ 14,000.00 (Misc/Unknown)
D'ORAZIO, TERRENCE & BARBARA $ 9,957.00 (Ind/Small)
REZIN, KEITH $ 6,325.00 (Ind/Small)
Republican Renaissance PAC $ 5,000.00 (Misc/Unknown)
MIDWEST INDUSTRIAL SALES INC $ 3,250.00 (Bus/Prof)
TOUSSAINT,, DOUGLAS $ 2,400.00 (Misc/Unknown)
TWO PARTY SYSTEM INC $ 2,118.00 (Party)
OZINGA,, MARTIN $ 2,000.00 (Bus/Prof)
TOUSSAINT, DOUGLAS $ 2,000.00 (Bus/Prof)
CONDON, JOHN $ 1,500.00 (Bus/Prof)
GARY DAHL FOR STATE SENATE $ 1,500.00 (Bus/Prof)
IL TRUCK & EQUIPMENT $ 1,354.00 (Bus/Prof)
COLLISION REVISION $ 1,192.00 (Bus/Prof)
D CONSTRUCTION INC $ 1,000.00 (Bus/Prof)
KWM GUTTERMAN INC $ 1,000.00 (Bus/Prof)
ROTH, JOHN B & JUDITH A $ 1,000.00 (Bus/Prof)
GADBOIS,, RICHARD $ 1,000.00 (Misc/Unknown)
Citizens For Pritchard $ 1,000.00 (Party)
STONITSCH, CYNTHIA & LARRY $ 1,000.00 (Bus/Prof)
HELLAND, LORETTA S & ROLF E $ 750.00 (Ind/Small)
SPRING BROOK MARINA INC $ 750.00 (Bus/Prof)
RAYMER,, DON P & AMY M $ 500.00 (Misc/Unknown)
LOW VOLTAGE SOLUTIONS INC $ 500.00 (Bus/Prof)
BRUMUND JACOBS HAMMEL DAVIDSON & ANDREANO LLC $ 500.00 (Misc/Unknown)
NARVICK,, BARRY L AND DIANA $ 500.00 (Misc/Unknown)
MCFARLAND JR,, WAYNE W & KATHLEEN $ 500.00 (Misc/Unknown)
K & G TRUCKING $ 500.00 (Bus/Prof)
HANSON, JOHN & ELLEN $ 500.00 (Ind/Small)
RICCOLO CONSTRUCTION IN $ 500.00 (Bus/Prof)
BOND,, HARRY D $ 500.00 (Misc/Unknown)
JAESCHKE, KEITH W $ 500.00 (Ind/Small)
HERBST FINANCIAL ADVISORS INC $ 450.00 (Misc/Unknown)
VANFAB INC $ 400.00 (Misc/Unknown)
JIM MCFARLAND $ 353.00 (Misc/Unknown)
WOHLWEND,, RONALD L $ 350.00 (Misc/Unknown)
GRUNDY COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE $ 334.00 (Misc/Unknown)
BAUM,, H JAMES $ 300.00 (Bus/Prof)
BONOMO,, DAVID J & SHIRLEY J $ 300.00 (Misc/Unknown)
Rezin,, Sue $ 293.00 (Misc/Unknown)
JONES, ROBERT & PAMELA $ 250.00 (Ind/Small)
COMFORT,, CHARLES $ 250.00 (Misc/Unknown)
BURKHART, PHILIP J $ 250.00 (Ind/Small)
JUNE,, DAVID $ 250.00 (Misc/Unknown)
Plainfield Family Dental Center $ 250.00 (Bus/Prof)
H J BAUM SPECIAL BUILDING ACCOUNT $ 250.00 (Bus/Prof)
CONCRETE BY WAGNER $ 250.00 (Bus/Prof)
CARCARE COLLISION CENTERS INC $ 250.00 (Misc/Unknown)


Top 50 Contributions to Careen Gordon for 2009-2010
Democratic Party of Illinois $ 12,059.00 (Misc/Unknown)
I.P.A.C.E. $ 10,000.00 (Labor)
Aux Sable $ 5,045.00 (Bus/Prof)
Realtor Pollitical Action Committee $ 5,000.00 (Misc/Unknown)
D Construction Inc $ 4,000.00 (Bus/Prof)
Siegel, Donald and Sandra $ 2,500.00 (Misc/Unknown)
IBEW Educational Committee $ 2,500.00 (Labor)
Associated Fire Fighters of IL PAC Fund $ 2,500.00 (Misc/Unknown)
Teamsters Joint Council 25 $ 2,500.00 (Misc/Unknown)
Associated Beer Distributors of IL Pac $ 2,500.00 (Bus/Prof)
Teamsters Volunteers in Politics $ 2,500.00 (Misc/Unknown)
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois Pac $ 2,500.00 (Misc/Unknown)
Lang, Citizens for Lou $ 2,000.00 (Misc/Unknown)
Whitt Law LLC $ 2,000.00 (Bus/Prof)
RPAC Realtors $ 2,000.00 (Bus/Prof)
Manufacturers Political Action Committee $ 2,000.00 (Misc/Unknown)
Five Star Land Co LLC $ 2,000.00 (Bus/Prof)
Downstate Democratic Caucus $ 2,000.00 (Misc/Unknown)
Dollinger, Noreen $ 1,610.00 (Bus/Prof)
Janssen, John and Mae $ 1,500.00 (Ind/Small)
IL Laborers' Legislative Committee $ 1,500.00 (Labor)
Exelon Generation Company Political Action Committee $ 1,500.00 (Bus/Prof)
Construction & General Laborers District Council of Chicago $ 1,500.00 (Labor)
Kraft Foods Global Inc $ 1,250.00 (Bus/Prof)
Illinois Merchants Political Action Committee Team $ 1,250.00 (Misc/Unknown)
North Central IL Laborers District Council PAC $ 1,250.00 (Labor)
Marketti Friends of Terry $ 1,150.00 (Party)
AFT Local 604 Cope II $ 1,120.00 (Labor)
Barr, Donna $ 1,110.00 (Bus/Prof)
Humana $ 1,100.00 (Bus/Prof)
SUAAction $ 1,100.00 (Misc/Unknown)
Comcast Financial Agency Corporation $ 1,000.00 (Bus/Prof)
Wilhelmi Friends of A J $ 1,000.00 (Party)
Exxon Mobil Corporation $ 1,000.00 (Bus/Prof)
Consulting 4 Biz Inc $ 1,000.00 (Bus/Prof)
D Construction Inc. $ 1,000.00 (Bus/Prof)
Illinois Pipe Trades Advancement & Promotion Program $ 1,000.00 (Misc/Unknown)
IL Trial Lawyers Association PAC $ 1,000.00 (Bus/Prof)
Health Care Council of Illinois Politic $ 1,000.00 (Misc/Unknown)
Wilhelmi Friends of A. J. $ 1,000.00 (Party)
ComEd Pac $ 1,000.00 (Bus/Prof)
Const. and General Laborers' Dist. Council of Chi. & Vic. Lab. Pol Act $ 1,000.00 (Misc/Unknown)
Walgreen's $ 1,000.00 (Bus/Prof)
IL State Medical Society PAC $ 1,000.00 (Bus/Prof)
AT & T IL Employee Pac $ 1,000.00 (Bus/Prof)
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee $ 1,000.00 (Misc/Unknown)
Ameren $ 1,000.00 (Bus/Prof)
Tira, John M $ 950.00 (Ind/Small)
FOPACTION $ 800.00 (Labor)
IL State AFL-CIO $ 750.00 (Labor)