Tribune Giving Jack Franks No Respect

by Cal Skinner

I mentioned that the Chicago Tribune's coverage of the Democratic Party primary for governor ignored McHenry County State Rep. Jack Franks in its Saturday article.

Being ignored is the cruelest thing a paper can do to a politician.

As I was reading my Tribune Monday, I noticed that political reporter Rick Pearson continues the trend.

It's a story about U.S. Senator Dick Durbin staying neutral in a race between appointed Governor Pat Quinn and State Comptroller Dan Hynes.

Not a word about Franks' ambition.

Perhaps our McHenry County Democrat should concentrate on lieutenant governor, state treasurer or state comptroller, none of which have incumbents running for re-election. That was my suggestion July 9th.

After I finished writing this article yesterday afternoon, I heard Franks quoted on WBEZ, public radio in Chicago, on the way to McHenry County College's tax hike preparation meeting. That's St. Louis' tax hike specialist's Unicom-ARC latest Northern Illinois project.

He said he was willing to go on the offensive against both Quinn and Hynes.

Posted first at McHenry County Blog.