Political Silence

There is no truth to the rumor that Tosi Ufodike has a new campaign song:

To-To-Tosi Goodbye

HaHa. As readers of this blog are aware ...

Challenge Accepted

Tosi Ufodike was removed from the 2026 GOP Primary (IL House District 51), because of an incorrectly filed Statement of Economic Interest.

Ufodike nominating petitions were filed on Oct 27, the first day. Then copies of the petition were requested by 13 individuals. Lori Smith filed nominating petitions for the same office on Nov 3, the last day to file. Smith then filed an objection to Ufodike candidacy on Nov 10, which was successful:

Illinois State Board of Elections Board Meeting Dec 9, 2025

Now, during all of this, had Tosi Ufodike resubmitted a Statement of Economic Interest to the Secretary of State, she would be on the ballot today. With all those smart guys looking at Ufodike's petitions, why didn't someone say something?

Nobody knows.

Challenge Accepted

Lake County GOP favorite son Tosi Ufodike will be the State Rep District 51 candidate in the Primary next year. At least, that's what they say at the Friends of Tosi Ufodike:

But as the Brainiac said to the zombie apocalypse, "not so fast there". On Dec 9, Tosi Ufodike was removed from the ballot:

Republican Tosi Ufodike of Hawthorn Woods will be removed from the ballot in the 51st House District. She filed her Statement of Economic Interest with the Lake County Clerk and not the Secretary of State.
Board of Elections Begins Candidate Removals

For the record, having been thrown off the ballot may result in some awkward moments during your election night victory party.

The good news is you can still make a donation to the Tosi Ufodike campaign:

Note to Ops: This is the one page on your website that will never need to be taken down.

Post Dox

An ambulance receipt was posted on the McHenry County Blog. This is a (blurred) copy of the image:

Republican Scandals

For the record, ambulance receipts are protected health information (PHI) and these are covered by Federal HIPPA statutes (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) ...

Health Information Privacy

Note to Ops: Your protected health information belongs to you and in the wrong hands could be used against your interests. Never put your PHI on the Internet. Your PHI won't be very much protected if you're seeing it on even the McHenry County Blog.

Chemical Absorption

There is good news and bad news.

The good news is the Southlake Mosquito Abatement District has been dissolved and you no longer have to worry about being run down after dark by their insecticide trucks:

While the Southlake Mosquito Abatement District — the last of its kind in Lake County — has been dissolved
Lake County mosquito abatement district dissolved, to merge: 'This consolidation will increase efficiency … and lower taxes'

The bad news is that the Southlake Mosquito Abatement District will be consolidated with the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District:

The Southlake District board voted Monday to dissolve the district and begin the first steps toward annexation into the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District to the south.
Lake County mosquito abatement district dissolved, to merge: 'This consolidation will increase efficiency … and lower taxes'

So now, not only will you have to worry about being run down by the insecticide trucks, but the trucks will be driven by guys coming from Cook County.

A spokesman for the Environment said: "You might as well lower the gate. I am through."

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.

Petitio Potpourri

Can you name the season? The signature of this season is to be on the lookout for little characters who are not what they appear to be. If you answered Halloween, good guess but you are incorrect. The correct answer is the season for checking your opponent's ballot petitions for fake signatures.

Yep, tis the season to submit your candidacy petitions for the 2026 Primary Election. Make no mistake, the opposition is looking at your petitions right now. Are all of your signatures valid and from citizens registered to vote? Your MAGA opponent will not hesitate to show your petition to the nearest ICE agent. Those are your voters on that petition and they can't vote for you if they wind up "detained" inside an ICE lockup.

And it goes without saying, neatness counts. You don't want to submit petitions on office supplies pilfered from the public library. Settle for nothing less than the best:

Then all that's left is to show your receipts when you ask Lake County GOP moneybags Richard Uihlein for that campaign donation!

In Self-Serving Defense

Lake County GOP favorite step-son Tedora M Brown is a candidate for Lake County 11th Congressional District. Typical of many GOP candidates, Brown is under Federal indictment:

Brown and husband Christopher Scott fraudulently obtained at least $742,000 in small business loans and grants from the federal government for businesses that didn't exist or weren't operating, prosecutors alleged after their indictments in 2023.
GOP congressional candidate facing wire fraud charges vows to fight case at trial

Brown is advancing a tried-and-true GOP criminal defense -- one that claims she faces a sham indictment by politically motivated enemies:

"They came after me because I'm a Republican and I'm an American Black woman," Brown said. "If I was guilty, why would I run for Congress? Why would I put myself in the limelight?"
GOP congressional candidate facing wire fraud charges vows to fight case at trial

Are the charges against Tedora M Brown fake and fabricated? You decide:

Tedora M Brown		Donald J Trump
Republican		Republican
American		American
Black		Black
Woman		Woman

The Tedora M Brown prosecution certainly checks all of the boxes. Witch hunt!

Seersucker Punch

An actual unretouched screencap from Lake County's #1 fakenews source, the Lake County Gazette:

Backbench State Rep Martin McLaughlin demonstrates it is never too early to show off your trick-or-treat costume:

It's showtime for another hilarious LakeCountyEye Double Vision®

Note to Ops: ICE agents are in Lake County and they are detaining fashionistas. Be warned.

Blow a Kiss

The Question of the Day will test your knowledge of current affairs:

Q: The White House recently changed the Federal campaign finance rules. What is the new legal limit on campaign donations?

A: $50,000 in a brown paper bag.

Lake County GOP favorite step-son Aaron Del Mar knows a thing or two about where to go for campaign cash:

On the Republican side, if you want a prayer to win in Illinois, you'd better make your homage to Lake Forest and kiss the ring of Dick Uihlein to get that money.
🎙️ Lake Forest Podcast: 🗳️ Aaron Del Mar, 🚨 GOP Drama & 💰 Campaign Grift!

Furthermore, perennial candidate Aaron Del Mar is perennial candidating again, this time with perennial gubernatorial candidate, Darren Bailey:

Former gubernatorial candidate and staunch conservative Darren Bailey launched a repeat campaign Thursday and once again chose a suburban running mate. The downstate Republican farmer and former state senator's pick for lieutenant governor — Cook County Republican Party Chairman Aaron Del Mar of Palatine — makes for a marked contrast.
Bailey jumps into the governor's race for a second time with Palatine's Del Mar

It would seem natural that Del Mar would make the pilgrimage to kiss the ring of Lake County moneybags Richard Uihlein:

After giving millions of dollars to Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey's unsuccessful 2022 campaign, megadonor Richard Uihlein of Lake Forest is backing a different candidate in the 2026 contest. Late last month, Uihlein donated $250,000 to Wilmette Republican Ted Dabrowski's campaign
After spending millions on Bailey in 2022, GOP megadonor Uihlein backs Dabrowski for governor

Note to Ops: You may need to kiss more than just the ring.