Typical republican. Pathetic.

But that last comment is precisely why he shouldn't have cried cronyism every time the former Chairman/board hired someone. Of course some of your supporters will be qualified and should be hired but by crying foul by your predecessor you give up that right.

David, you live in the state of Illinois and say "typical republican". Democrats ins this state are super clean huh? How many are in jail or going?

The many examples of cronyism existed while Ms. Klinkhamers friend was in charge. Was Ms. Klinkhamer not mentioned in the Bottle (campaign consultant for Burns, McConnaughay, Klinkhamer) as one picked out to throw bombs at Lauzen during the primary on public email? She has relatives that received jobs, appointments under the McConnaughay administration. When were those jobs posted, what other applicants interviewed? Perhaps some critics should disclose this as they defend cronyism?

It appears that Ms. Klinkhamer and paid political consultants (Paid consultant for Klinkhamer and Burns) and the critical board members that ignored or accepted no bid contracts, crony hiring and relatives getting scholarships, jobs and appointments now have such a distain for it.

Chris took the bull by the horns and filled a position that was leaking cash like crazy. If the position fails to return a value of more then spent then you can point the finger but until then please remember REP/DEM it is all just getting the job done. Chris is a good person and knows what he is doing! Just think he had a hard time doing this and he knew it would raise a flag or two, but he did it to save our tax dollars from a department poorly run from an admin point. Time will tell give it 90 days to see if the departments starts to correct itself if not then call him out on it then!

Oh, please. The issue here is simple: Out of all the people in the county, out of the hundreds of thousands of residents, the one guy Lauzen picks is the same guy who was his straw man against Mike Kenyon.
That's the very definition of cronyism, and the same people here who are defending his questionable hire are the same ones who have decried the practice. So do you only think it's wrong when it's the other guy doing it?
And, though this will never happen, try and stick to the point of the discussion; it's about something that happened last week, not a year ago, not in another town, not about another politician.

Politicians always seem to aquire selective amnesia once in office ... criticize as a candidate ... then once elected do more of the same

Focus, Charles, focus. The article is about Lauzen, not about anyone else. Your becoming a bit hysterical in your attempts to shift the conversation away from his hire of a political ally. Lauzen was so desperate to do something sweet for his pal that he first tried to have him run a department for which he clearly lacked the qualifications. When that caused too much stink, he whined about how he was being treated unfairly (a favorite tactic of his) then promptly put his ally in another job.
That's the subject. Stick to it.

I did not vote for him because I knew he was full it. The only thing I can say is welcome to crook county politics now playing in Kane County.

Charles:
Adjust the tilt of your tinfoil hat, put down the Lauzenberry kool-aid, and see if you can follow a simple sentence. The subject here is Lauzen's Sauceda hire. Stick with that.
The fantasy you have about me having "associates," whatever you mean by that, is bordering on the crackpot. It is a common tactic on the Patch for people like you, who can't effectively debate the issue at hand, to try and derail the discussion with goofball tangents. However, the essence of all your comments comes down to this: You're OK with Lauzen hiring his friend. Just say it, Charles. The truth will set you free.

Oh Lord, Mike Garrity is none other than former Chronicle columnist Bill Page who's good at virtually nothing - especially trying to get candidates elected.

Don't bother with him.

Ward you're an idiot. This the umpteenth time you've claimed a poster was me. Face it pal...you're done. You were shown the door by the papers and Patch...and all you have left is a one hour gig on a radio station no one listens to. You've completely sold out to Lauzen to the point of fawning embarassment.
Rave on all you want...no one is listening.

Ward: Is that the best you can do? Yes Kevin lost...it usually happens in an election someone will lose. But keep beating the drum for Lauzen...maybe another county job will open up for you. And why do you post on Patch after told the world how bad it was? Go back to your little show...and no I don't listen to that station...but could you get me a discounted pizza? That's the show...right?

Page,

I could do better, but do I really need to? A 40 POINT LOSS! That ain't a simple defeat. It takes real skill to master that level of incompetence. Sue Klinkhamer got 41 percent of the county chair vote without even bothering to campaign!

One can only imagine what would've happened if she'd hired you! When I advise a politician they actually win!

Back to doing better. We could talk about Comcast or about how the people at Zylstra Harley-Davidson feel about you. What was all that stuff I heard about a columnist blatantly using his column to get "clients?"

Best of all, I never managed to get a newspaper sued. How'd that email to Joe Taybor work out for ya Bill?

Don't you guys have email? Please, consider conducting private exchanges privately.

Ward you continue to prove what a pathetic loser you've become. Your references are6-10 years old; get a new hobby. My reference to you scoring the county gig is current, abnd the belief is you got it as a reward for your pandering to Lauzen. Your whiny little rants here are full of errors, but typical of your resesrch. Maybe if Brenda Schory had written something first you could have lifted it, just as it's said you did with the Paul Descoteaux obit. By the way, I'm proud to call Kevin Burns a friend. Despite your nasty little threats to him, he's a good and decent guy.
Lauzen, on the other hand, wasted no time lining up jobs for his buddies. Check out who he asked Dave Rickert to hire!
And what politicians have you advised? You're not referring to those creepy emails you sent to Frasz' opponent, are you? Yuck. They read like a Peeping Tom playbook.
again, why do you post on Patch when you've trashed it? It's not like you're missed. Now run along, Jeffie, Lauzen needs his shoes shined.

It's because you amuse me so Bill! But I'd still say that 40 point loss is fairly current.

And your kind of incompetence has no statute of limitations.

I was one of those "political supporters" who put up a sign for Lauzen. I certainly will never do it again! Unfortunately he has already started with the cronyism he campaigned against. Ethics reform! What a disappointment he is. Another arrogant politician. The board rejects Sauceda and he just gives him a different title and puts him in anyway. Taxpayer money for Lauzen's friends. Who's next?