To recap, we already know that Chairman Karen McConnaughay moved the Kane County property tax levy vote from the spring to this Thursday (10/24). And we also know that’s a rather strange thing to do right before an election.
Then today, Kane County residents were getting one of two robocalls from Americans for Prosperity. Of course, the Illinois chapter of that group is headed up by none other than David From, the former Hastert staffer who has any number of direct ties to Chairman McConnaughay including working for Burnham Strategies which did quite a bit of consulting work for the county. 
The first call warned the peasants that the board was going to give themselves raises this Thursday which is patently untrue. The second stipulated the county board was going to vote on raising the tax levies.
And wouldn’t you know it, the clown prince of Kane County and loyal McConnaughay minion Ken Shepro was seen doing his best cloak and dagger act at County Building A today. There’s no doubt he’s behind this. And apparently the phones were lighting up with irate KC taxpayers calling to voice their displeasure with this sudden turn of events.
So waddaya wanna bet the chairman is doing her best to stack that Thursday budget meeting gallery with disgruntled constituents so she can make a a grand sweeping gesture out of calling out the board for their intolerable fiscal insolence.
My fondest wish is that the board tables all this tax levy talk and thus, steals the Chairman’s thunder.
I wish I could say I never get tired of her act, but I do. And so should you.
Using his new job to benefit a former client is an ethical lapse at best. The McConnaughay gang is leaving power thanks to the voters of Kane County. The only hope they have left to hold any county office by one of their minions is Rob Russell. And Karen and Ken are not happy about it. We will see what she does with that 2 year term in Springfield. I’m sure Greg Baise will coach her closely.