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$2.11M network project proposed Fiber-optic line would be installed along Route 14 By STEPHEN Di BENEDETTO sdibenedetto@shawmedia.com
Reick said. “I’m not going to cry over the fact I haven’t raised the kind of money you see in other races.” For Franks, even though he signs thank-you notes for each contribution he receives, he does not look at the amounts donors have given, which he said helps keep him from being influenced by the donation. Franks doesn’t deny the advantage of being an incumbent. “People want to back a winner, they want to be with someone they like and want to win,” Franks said. “It’s harder to be for a guy who’s never run. It’s sort of a bad bet. [Donors] look at it as an investment. “I give to candidates, as well,” Franks said. “I want to give to people who I think will win, have the ability to win and do a good job.” Franks said most of the contributions have gone toward yard signs. He also has purchased pizza and doughnuts for volunteers.
WOODSTOCK – Numerous governmental bodies throughout the Woodstock area would tap into and manage a robust, high-speed commu- By the nication network, numbers under a $2.11 million construction Breaking project that offidown local cials say upgrades McHenry County’s government’s technological infra- contributions to the $2.11M structure. T h e p r o p o s e d construction: project would install fiber-optic cables along Route District 200 14, starting from McHenry County College and car- McHenry County rying throughout Woodstock city limits. Officials from Woodstock Woodstock, District 200, MCC, the county and its emer- 9-1-1 board gency telephone system board could all connect to the McHenry County fiber-optic line, alCollege lowing them to save costs, interconnect and share data and files faster, both Woodstock and county officials said. Each group also would appoint a representative to a new board that would oversee and manage the highspeed network.
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Dollar disparities McHenry County incumbents lead in campaign fundraising race By JOSEPH BUSTOS jbustos@shawmedia.com When Steve Reick decided to get into the race for the 63rd House District in the state General Assembly, he knew he would have to raise money – a task he didn’t relish. The Republican candidate from Harvard said raising money for the campaign is the most distasteful part of the election process. “It’s demeaning and doesn’t shed good light on human nature,” Reick said. Reick is up against Jack Franks, D-Marengo, who has been in office since 1999. Reick has raised a little more than $31,000 since deciding to run last year, according to Illinois State Board of Elections records. Franks has raised more than $330,000 since January of last year. Incumbents running for re-election in legislative districts in McHenry County are far outpacing their challengers when it comes to fundraising, allowing them to spend more mon-
“People want to back a winner, they want to be with someone they like and want to win. It’s harder to be for a guy who’s never run. It’s sort of a bad bet. [Donors] look at it as an investment.” Jack Franks, D-Marengo ey on advertising and yard signs, among other expenses. “Obviously, it affects your psyche,” Reick said. “Money is the mother’s milk of politics.” “PACs won’t send money to a challenger if they think they will have deal with an incumbent after an election,” Reick said. Reick said he still works to get his message out and tries to make up for the dollar disparity by relying on shoe leather and volunteers. “I have a pair of shoes with soles falling off,”
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Cuomo outlines N.Y. policy for mandatory Ebola quarantine By FRANK ELTMAN The Associated Press NEW YORK – Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday night fleshed out guidelines for the mandatory, 21-day quarantining of medical workers returning from West Africa that he and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ordered two days earlier, bringing the state closer in line with federal protocols. He detailed the state’s protocols at a nighttime news conference with New York City’s mayor after the Obama administration said it expressed concerns to Cuomo and Christie about their states’ mandatory Ebola quarantines. The an-
nouncement also comes amid sharp criticism of the treatment of a nurse returning from Sierrra Leone who was forcibly quarantined is a New Jersey hospital isolation unit even though she said had no symptoms and tested negative for Ebola. Under the outlined New York guidelines, medical professionals who have had contact with Ebola patients will be quarantined at home and receive twice-daily monitoring if they have no symptoms. Family members will be allowed to stay, and friends may visit with the approval of health officials. The state will also pay for any lost compensation, if they are not paid by a volunteer organization.
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Cuomo had criticized Dr. Craig Spencer, who tested positive for Ebola on Thursday, for not obeying a 21-day voluntary quarantine. But on Sunday, he called the health care workers “heroes” and said his administration would encourage more medical workers to volunteer to fight Ebola. Meanwhile, Kaci Hickox, the first nurse forcibly quarantined in New
Jersey under the state’s new policy, said in a telephone interview with CNN that her isolation at a hospital was “inhumane,” adding: “We have to be very careful about letting politicians make health decisions.” Saying the federal health guidelines are inadequate, Cuomo and Christie announced a mandatory quarantine program Friday for medical workers and other arriving airline passengers who have had contact with Ebola victims in West Africa, either in their homes or in medical facilities, and Illinois soon followed suit. Twenty-one days is the incubation period for Ebola. On Sunday night, Christie also stressed that home confinement
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