Will County Clown Car

31/08/2024

Chronicle Media contrasts Rep Underwood's campaign with the campaign of her opponent, Oswego Republican James Marter.

The Chronicle noted that, while Underwood (D-Naperville) spoke to a national audience at the DNC in Chicago last week, James Marter hosts a campaign-paid brokered radio show, Saturday mornings from 10am-noon on Aurora-based WBIG, home of the "Big Shopping Show":

"But Marter’s radio show is not the only spotlight illuminating his views. He’s also attracted the attention of an online political fact-checking/commentary site called Will County Clown Car, which primarily focuses on Will County. [...]

The Clown Car site says it is committed to “Tracking and mocking right-wing extremism, misinformation and propaganda in Will County, IL, and surrounding areas.” It has taken Marter to task in half a dozen posts since March, ridiculing him as a failed candidate for Congress in 2018, 2020 and 2022.

“Like so many Republicans running for office in 2024,” the Clown Car opined recently, “IL-14 Republican congressional candidate and Christian Nationalist, James Marter, is a conspiracy theorist, a far right-wing extremist, and yes — a weirdo, too.”

The group vowed to continue tracking Marter’s comments through election day, as, it said, “… his campaign continues to flail along.”"

Illinois' 14th congressional district covers much of western Will County.

https://chronicleillinois.com/news/dekalb-county-news/underwood-marter-step-under-very-different-spotlights/

As the campaigns of Democratic 14th Congressional District incumbent Lauren Underwood and Republican challenger James Marter gear up for the post-Labor Day election sprint, they have both found themselves in the spotlight, though of distinctly different sorts. Meanwhile, Underwood seldom mentions Ma...

28/08/2024

DON'T BE A JERK, STEVE! — Local moron Steve Balich found himself enraged over new signage at a local forest preserve this week.

Will County Board Republican Leader Balich posted his displeasure with new signage posted at Hickory Creek Preserve in Mokena on Facebook earlier this week, despite being a Forest Preserve District of Will County (FPDWC) Commissioner since 2012.

The signage is part of the FPDWC’s award-winning “Don’t be a Jerk” campaign, started in 2019, as an effort to “educate others and spread awareness about trail etiquette and environmental conservation”, with the ultimate goal of keeping Will County’s numerous forest preserves safe and enjoyable for all residents.

Balich took exception with the latest effort in the “Don’t be a Jerk” campaign which informed trail users that bikes are prohibited from “illegally constructed trails” — paths created by trail users within a preserve for unauthorized uses like mountain biking, for example.

These unauthorized trails are doing serious damage to the county’s preserves, resulting in environmental damage, safety concerns for preserve visitors and substantial taxpayer funding required to repair the damage and rectify the trails caused by these unauthorized trails in preserves meant to be enjoyed safely by all Will County taxpayers, according to the FPDWC.

Balich, who comically describes himself as a “law and order” Republican and “taxpayer watchdog”, is — of course — siding with the rulebreakers. He’s even advocating for those violators unable to follow the rules having their fines refunded. (Very law and order; very taxpayer watchdog, Steve.)

The Will County Board Republican Leader, best known for his reading comprehension struggles, seems to misunderstand the “Don’t be a Jerk” campaign, whining that “Calling a biker a jerk is not acceptable”, which, of course, is not what the FPDWC is doing. At all.

Balich, first elected to the Will County Board in 2012, is, like all county board members, a FPDWC commissioner — which makes it even more puzzling he’s only now expressing his outrage over the ‘Don’t be a Jerk’ campaign, which — again — started years after his first term, in 2019.

The ‘Don’t be a Jerk’ campaign has been so successful that FPDWC received a Marketing Award from the National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials in 2020.

Meanwhile, Will County residents have miles and miles of authorized paved trails within the FPDWC system for biking.

And for those bikers who may seek a more rugged terrain, several trails dedicated to mountain biking exist within a short distance of Will County.

Even Balich — a somewhat surprising mountain biking enthusiast — can travel just a short distance to the Palos region of Southern Cook County; that is, if he’s bold enough to face not only the rugged terrain, but brave enough to travel to what he calls “socialist” Democrat-run “Crook County” to experience the magnificent recreational opportunities awaiting him there.

** Sources **

“Don't Be a Jerk Campaign: Illegal trails are ‘wounds slicing across the ecosystem’”
https://reconnectwithnature.org/news-events/news/dont-be-a-jerk-illegally-constructed-trails/

“Horrible!” Steve Balich/Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/sbalich1/posts/pfbid029vCPsnVN88NnpCPGP4gepD27s1hVRFWniKdCJ6iEK1rVKtSnG63NhtRBYP6tS4o9l

25/08/2024

EXTREMISTS, DENIERS & LIARS, OH MY!

Miss the Will County Fair? While the fair is wrapped up today, you can still enjoy an evening of circus theatrics and clownery tomorrow at the Will County Republicans’ Candidate Meet & Greet!

All the area's extremist Republicans will be there, including:

** James Marter, US Congressional candidate, 14th District **

What more can be said about Marter that hasn’t already been said?

The Tribune labeled Marter a perennial candidate for his previous failed bids to become a GOP nominee for US Congress in 2018, 2020 and 2022. This year, with a smaller primary field, Marter finally secured the GOP nomination for US Congress in the 14th District.

While the 14th District has repeatedly rejected in numerous elections, Marter has only gotten more extreme in an increasingly diverse and suburban district.

Marter, an acolyte of Donald Trump, continues to push 2020 election conspiracy theories and lies to this day and drum up false “widespread voter fraud” claims ahead of the November election.

Despite his lack of medical training, he’s an unabashed anti-abortion crusader who believes he knows what’s best for women’s reproductive healthcare. He’s even gone so far as to say he’ll push to defund Planned Parenthood — an organization that PREVENTS abortions by providing increased access to birth control since the Affordable Care Act was enacted in 2011.

The 14th District covers western sections of Will County and is currently served by Rep Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville).

** Jerry Evans, US Congressional candidate, 11th District **

On his campaign website, Evans describes himself as a “Christian, husband, father, and political outsider.” Aside from being a Republican Precinct Committeeperson and losing a previous bid for GOP nominee for the same district in 2022, Evans has no political experience, yet is attempting to jump-start his political career by running for one of the highest offices in the land.

Evans is running on the same conservative outrage culture wars and fear mongering of the past few years, like the false claim Critical Race Theory is being taught in K-12 schools and outrageous nonsense suggesting public school teachers and librarians are forcing children to consume “pornography”.

During his 2022 primary run, Evans told WTTW he was running because children are “being subjected to liberal indoctrination” and are “taught outright propaganda, such as Critical Race Theory” and even being “forced” to read “pornographic materials at a young age”.

Evans, who is staunchly pro-life, “praised God” when Roe v Wade was overturned and said “the time for boldness is now” when speaking of his calling to “defend the [traditional] family.”

The 11h District covers northern sections of Will County and is currently served by Rep Bill Foster (D-Naperville).

** Jen Monson, IL State Senate candidate, 43rd District **

Monson is a strong ally of anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups that popped up in recent years, disguised as “parental rights” organizations, like Moms for America, Moms for Liberty and Awake Illinois, the Naperville-based hate group run by failed school board candidate, Shannon Adcock.

Her 2023 candidacy for Minooka District 201 School Board was endorsed by Moms for America and Awake Illinois; her current candidacy for State Senate has been endorsed by Moms for America.

Like many of the other Will County Republican candidates, she’s pushed election denial ism misinformation and propaganda. Monson has also called to eliminate voting by mail, which has long been successful in numerous states, but targeted with false claims of voter fraud by Trump and his allies.

We repeat, once again: none of the “widespread voter fraud” claims have been proven in any of the 60+ court cases.

Illinois’ 43rd Senate District covers much of Will County and is currently served by State Senator Rachel Ventura (D-Joliet).

*** Sources ***

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/10/trumps-illinois-delegates-some-tout-election-denials-others-claim-vaccines-were-useless-or-qr-codes-lead-to-government-tracking/

https://www.facebook.com/JamesMarter4Congress/posts/pfbid0TYWiuiBcLvxKcTcQvAxw4Xt6Gw5Z8uYcGqy1LeRhLGgw2xuebb2hqPsNuSx3w7pSl

https://www.facebook.com/JerryEvans2024/posts/541812717762010

https://www.facebook.com/JerryEvans2024/posts/524736626136286

https://news.wttw.com/elections/voters-guide/2022/Jerry-Evans

https://www.facebook.com/Monson4ILSenate43/posts/pfbid02QnjKzzETSEZFyzzdFxEARhbwPqJZZKwrGLm7xJ78RGMKyEBxEoJEEC3nz5d1HkbQl

https://www.facebook.com/Monson4ILSenate43/posts/pfbid026r4th118qpevUhUEt1PdaVD5qFgqmUCWnUtFrqi3xDe36uG653F2PBD5iEkmbRtvl

https://www.facebook.com/Monson4ILSenate43/posts/pfbid0eptkH6gTs6vmUvg5KCq8xBBz1i7vdm8VwHfWe1LyWKpnW8Jjt3FfNfyC8wvTfZz4l

02/08/2024

'WEIRD': Like so many Republicans running for office in 2024, IL-14 Republican congressional candidate and Christian Nationalist, James Marter, is a conspiracy theorist, a far right-wing extremist, and, yes — a weirdo, too.

But that doesn't mean Marter isn't smart enough to consider a back-up plan, in case his bid to serve Illinois' 14th District doesn't pan out.

Last month, Marter began hosting his very own radio show on Aurora-based WBIG AM 1280 Saturday mornings from 10am to noon.

WBIG is best known for its "Big Shopping Show", which appears to be some sort of "Home Shopping Network", but on the radio? ... 🤷‍♀️

(While we've been unable to confirm this, considering the station, its programming and the Saturday morning time slot, Marter's show is almost certainly "brokered", meaning he or his campaign pays for the airtime. Future FEC campaign reports may clarify this.)

We'll have much more on Marter and his extremist, weird views throughout the 2024 election as his campaign continues to flail along.

In the meantime, here's some of his greatest hits:

* Marter peddled similar conspiracy theories, misinformation and outright lies after Trump's 2020 election loss that led to the violence and insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6th, and continues to deny the election results today.

* Despite no medical education or training whatsoever, Marter, an unapologetic pro-life conservative, believes he ultimately knows better than women and their doctors when it comes to reproductive healthcare.

* While he claims to be a "pro-business" and "pro-freedom" Republican, he's also anti-LGBTQ+, too; Marter promoted boycotts of Target and Budweiser over the companies' Pride marketing campaigns in 2023 on social media.

* Marter is also one of these very, very, weird dudes who pushes the anti-LGBTQ 'groomer' hysteria nonsense, going so far as to falsely claim public and school libraries are aiming "raw hard core 'k*dd*e' p**nogr*phy at kids ages 4+" (his words, our censorship). How does any REASONABLE person know this is absolutely false? Because "k*dd*e p**n" is ILLEGAL and something law enforcement takes very, very seriously (as they should) and therefore is NOT accessible to children at public libraries, no matter how much Marter tries to twist the facts and attack public librarians by showing "gotcha" quotes from children's books his Christian sensibilities don't approve of and attack librarians without any context whatsoever.

* Finally, Marter has expressed his desire to join the House "Freedom Caucus" if elected. The Freedom Caucus is best known for accomplishing absolutely nothing other than being a group of hardcore rigid ideologues, unwilling to compromise and therefore only contributing to partisan gridlock in Washington and preventing ANYTHING from getting done.

Current members of the Freedom Caucus include awful, unreasonable blowhards such as Jim "Gym" Jordan of Ohio; downstate Illinois and "Stop the Steal" rally speaker Mary "MAGA" Miller; and Lauren Boebert, best known for being escorted out of a Colorado theater for her Beetlejuice-related handy.

DID YOU KNOW? Marter once met Donald Trump Jr and is an avid reader of the so-called author's great literary masterpieces!

Illinois' 14th District covers western Will County and is currently served by three-term Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville).

Follow Will County Clown Car throughout the 2024 election as we cover all these weird dudes!

** Sources **

Avid reader of Don Jr (Twitter, 10/20/23)
https://x.com/marter4congress/status/1715370094682132906

"K*d*ie" p**n allegations (Twitter, 9/23/23)
https://x.com/marter4congress/status/1698409928585560289

"Groomer" culture nonsense (Twitter, 5/17/24)
https://x.com/marter4congress/status/1791598173909119253

"AMP It Up!": Target boycott (Twitter, 5/28/23)
https://x.com/marter4congress/status/1662846393302626304

"We are done with you": Budweiser boycott (Twitter, 4/14/23)
https://x.com/marter4congress/status/1646871345983045633

28/07/2024

Will County Clown Car: Representing all the single cat ladies in the 331/464/630/708/779/815.

25/07/2024

ELECTRIFYING AND PALPABLE ENTHUSIASM on full display tonight, with another — uh — show of support for "headliner" James Marter at a Troy Township Republicans fundraiser, where a — um — group of very alive-ly folks gathered around a single table, sharing fried appetizers and fond memories of their "good 'ol days" (when women actually had more rights than today, but still mostly remained at home, in the kitchen).

*** EDITORIAL NOTE: Marter's campaign consultant, Christa Colasante, disputes our claim that Marter was the "headliner" for the event. We're calling Marter the "headliner" because, of all the candidates in attendance, he's running for the highest office. Pretending he's not the "headliner" only suggests Marter's campaign is not going very well. ***

*** EDITORIAL NOTE #2: It appears Christa Colasante has deleted her comments on this post criticizing our portrayal of this event. We've reposted our response to her criticisms in the comment section below. ***

The event that Marter — the anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-women's rights conspiracy theory enthusiast Republican nominee for Illinois' 14th congressional district — headlined for Troy Township Republicans' fundraiser likely raised DOZENS of dollars.

24/07/2024

YES, 'UNBELIEVABLE' ... that former Bolingbrook Mayor, Roger C. Claar, who famously brought Donald Trump to Bolingbrook ahead of the 2016 election, posts an embarrassingly and easily, widely-debunked fake video of Kamala Harris — that even he admits is "unbelievable", but refuses bothering to do any basic fact checking anyway.

Because guys like Roger just can't help themselves, now that Trump — a convicted felon and adjudicated ra**st — is the oldest presidential nominee in history and Democrats are rallying around Vice President Kamala Harris.

Hours later, after being fact-checked numerous times, Claar still refuses to delete his post and, instead, doubles down on why he STILL arrogantly and stubbornly believes he should keep this fake, debunked video up on his Facebook timeline anyway.

And, hey, Roger: between you and Harris — who could run circles around you — there's only one person who'd ever drunkenly slur their speech like your fake video portrays, and it's not Harris.

** Sources **

"Unbelievable!" / Roger C. Claar
https://www.facebook.com/Roger.C.Claar/

"Video shows Kamala Harris talking nonsensically about today, tomorrow and yesterday" / Politifact
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/may/05/facebook-posts/kamala-harris-wasnt-slurring-about-today-yesterday/

24/07/2024

WILL COUNTY REPUBLICANS BEHAVING VERY, VERY BADLY: A few things about this absolutely disgusting behavior from an organization promoting (and made up of some) , "Will County Republican Women", and their attempts to intimidate and retaliate against those speaking out against Will County GOP candidates, elected officials and party leaders, by sharing fake and doctored screenshots on their page.

(1) This is an absolutely despicable and desperate attempt to attack, intimidate and silence residents for using their right — that we all enjoy — to use their voices and speak out against elected officials by creating fake, manipulated images to retaliate against residents for doing so.

(2) Despite their false claim, the woman depicted in the doctored image contained in this post from "Will County Republican Women" does not manage this page and does not create any of its original content and posts.

(3) Hey, Will County Republican Women! Your Photoshop game is truly pathetic!!! 😂 The text above the horrendous — and absolutely fake — post you've created indicates this is an **updated cover photo**; if that WERE the case, you'd that same image/text would be shown in the ACTUAL COVER PHOTO at the top of the "screenshot". And you don't provide the source link, despite the post indicating it's public, because you made it up?!?!?! Thanks for continually proving the point of this page: y'all ARE clowns who continually share false information.

(4) We advise followers of this page to diligently monitor their own profiles and what they share with their "friends" and what they share publicly, as it is clear that members of the Will County Republican party will stop at nothing to intimidate people from using their right to criticize elected officials and candidates.

As for this page, we try to strike the right balance between facts and parody/humor and do our best to keep it PG-13.

And, hey, "patriots"! — Poking fun at politicians is as American as apple pie! 🤷‍♀️

Unlike some of our critics, we absolutely do not engage in: imagery or insinuation of violence; racist, homophobic, s*xist or other types of slurs and demeaning, stereotypical tropes; "doxxing" of individuals; or any other kind of hate.

And, contrary to what some of our critics say, we only cover elected officials, political candidates and party officials; we simply report (and, yes, poke fun at) what Republicans from Will County and surrounding areas say, do and tweet, all while providing context and sources.

Finally, thanks to our followers supporting this page with likes, comments and shares, as we seek to inform voters, who may otherwise not be too familiar with what goes on in Will County's right-wing extremist circles, in a unique and engaging format.

Hello Neighbors...
We've just been made aware that a republican organization has been stealing HTDO members profile information and photos, doctoring them and trying to pass them off as real. This is identity theft and fraud and we'd like for you to send us any suspicious screenshots as we are contacting the Will County Sheriff this evening, but will update them as we receive additional information.
For clarification, the photo below has been doctored to cause this person to be harassed and attacked.
We appreciate all of your help, thank you.

*language used in the altered post is vile and inappropriate, so we made the decision to block it out.

UPDATE: please continue to send updates, as a report has been filed.

23/07/2024

MUSICAL BRIDGES: Steve Balich has a bridge to sell you.

Homer Twp Supervisor Balich has made repeated false claims about a non-existing road project that would create what he ridiculously calls an "expressway" from Plainfield to Homer Glen along 143rd St with a new bridge over the Des Plaines River.

His false claims, repeated during multiple Homer Twp public board meetings, are all within the context of his dispute with Will County's long-existing plans to widen 143rd Street to four lanes from Lemont Rd in Lockport to just west of Bell Rd in Homer Glen, eliminating a bottleneck where 143rd St goes from four lanes at each end down to two lanes for a span of about 3.5 miles.

Balich has claimed Homer Twp is filing a lawsuit against Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant for her veto of the Will County Board's party-line vote to nix the long-existing 143rd widening plans.

The dispute hinges on Bertino-Tarrant inadvertently signing the resolution that would stop the project, before realizing her mistake and vetoing it the next day, according to the Daily Southtown.

But Balich being Balich, it's difficult to conclude whether his false claims about a fictitious bridge over the Des Plaines River are lies to gin up support for his lawsuit, or if Balich — who is also the Will County Board Republican Leader — is just in desperate need of a map of Will County.

Regardless, there are NO PLANS from any agency — county, state or otherwise — to connect Plainfield with Homer Glen via 143rd St with a new bridge over the Des Plaines River, for numerous reasons; most notably being the proximity of the existing 135th St Bridge in Romeoville just one mile north of 143rd St.

In fact, the only current proposal for a future bridge over the Des Plaines River — in very early preliminary stages — is four miles south of 143rd St and would connect Crest Hill and Lockport along Caton Farm and Bruce Roads.

And in an email obtained by WCCC from Jeff Ronaldson, Will County Director of Transportation, responding to a resident's inquiry about Balich's imaginary project, Ronaldson replied:

"There are no county plans to extend 143rd Street as described in your email", before adding:

"In the 27 years I have been here, I have never heard of any other agency considering such an undertaking which would require a new major river crossing over the canal and Des Plaines River, a new bridge over I-55, and over six miles of either new or improved roadway."

Nonetheless, Balich insists that one way or another, he's right, doubling down on his false claims during the July Homer Twp board meeting, after a resident called out his false claims during "Open Comments":

Lashing out at the resident, Balich inarticulately but loudly stated "that road is happening exactly what I said!"

But, again — it's not happening. Not happening at all.

Meanwhile, Balich Baliched on, telling the audience a fantastical story about a contractor he spoke with who claimed he already bid for a 143rd St project.

But if Balich DID hear from a contractor about a bid, it was almost certainly for an already ongoing project along 143rd St in Plainfield, where 143rd St is being extended east of Rte 59 to Rte 126 — entirely within the Village of Plainfield — requiring a new bridge over the DUPAGE RIVER.

*** FUN FACT: The Des Plaines River and the DuPage River are NOT the same river, but, in fact, two different rivers: in Will County, the Des Plaines river runs from Lemont southward through Joliet, eventually making a southwest turn, meeting the Kankakee River west of Channahon; the DuPage River is west of the Des Plaines, meandering from Naperville southward, eventually connecting with the Des Plaines River south of Channahon. ***

Unlike Balich, though, most Will County residents already understand the DuPage River and the Des Plaines Rivers are two completely different rivers.

So is Balich lying and fear mongering about what he calls an "expressway" along 143rd St from Plainfield directly into Homer Glen bringing increased traffic just to gin up support for his supposed — but costly and taxpayer-funded — lawsuit against the county; or does he just desperately need a map of Will County?

Either way, Steve Balich has proven himself, yet again, to be absolutely unfit to serve as Homer Twp Supervisor or Will County Board Member and Republican Leader.

*** SOURCES ***

Daily Southtown: "Will County Board Republicans sue county executive over 143rd Street project veto"
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/23/will-county-board-republicans-sue-county-executive-over-143rd-street-project-veto/

Homer Township June 2024 Board Meeting
https://youtu.be/S98WsCMY_JQ?si=hPjDqaK7h8kQgUFP&t=4505
(Remarks begin at 1hr 15m)

Homer Township July 2024 Board Meeting
https://youtu.be/YXyAuY6WOMU?si=qwZkEafhqY1XtQ6t&t=560
(Remarks begin at 9m)

19/07/2024

Oh, thank YOU!

The jokes just write themselves with you two chuckleheads, along with all the Safe Suburbs USA endorses using right-wing billionaire megadonor Richard "Dick" Uihlein's money under the guise of a "nonpartisan public safety" organization! 🤷‍♀️

19/07/2024

The Will County Board rejected a resolution designating Will County a "sanctuary county" at today's public county board meeting, where numerous residents and community leaders spoke out against the divisive resolution pushed by .

"Several audience members held signs saying immigrants are welcome here, and told the board the resolution tells current residents and immigrants they do not belong. The resolution needlessly scapegoats people who come to Illinois seeking safety and opportunities, they said."

"“It does nothing in the affirmative,” Cesar Guerrero said. “It is, quite simply, political posturing.”"

Michelle Mullins is a freelance reporter.

18/07/2024

Oh, neat!

Kevin Coyne, founder of the totally sincere and absolutely nonpartisan "public safety" organization that's definitely not just a GOP PAC using billionaire mega-donor Richard 'Dick' Uihlein's money to exploit victims of urban violence to get his Republican friends elected in Will and DuPage Counties, Safe Suburbs USA, ran into his chum, Will County Board Republican Clown Caucus Leader, Steve Balich, at the RNC today!

What are the odds?!?!?!? 🤷‍♀️

12/07/2024

Hey Jim! Couple things!

(1) You're running an adorable campaign. Great job! ⭐️

(2) You're lying and fear mongering as usual! Rep. Lauren Underwood DID NOT vote to "allow illegals to vote". Undocumented people cannot vote in state and federal elections; doing so is illegal. Proof of citizenship is already required when registering to vote. (Full fact check coming soon — stay tuned to educate yourself!)

(3) cultists — who listened to and believed liars and shameless political opportunists like you, STILL peddling exhaustively-debunked 2020 election conspiracy theories — stormed the US Capitol on Jan 6 and assaulted police officers. Trump says he'll pardon them; you've said you support that. 🤷

11/07/2024

'DEPLORABLE TWINS': Will County Board Republican Leader Steve Balich has enlisted downstate Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-Oakland) to headline his fundraiser tomorrow night at the Bolingbrook Golf Club.

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NOTE: Oh, no!!! We learned the terrible news, just after creating this post, that Mary Miller HAS CANCELED on Balich due to what he says is an 'unexpected Congressional Session'. That excuse is curious, though, as the House of Representatives' schedule for tomorrow shows only a meeting involving a committee she's not a member of.

Her husband, State Representative Chris Miller — also a deplorable — is scheduled to fill her clown shoes. Still, as it was Balich's intent for Mary to headline the event, we are running this post despite her last-minute cancelation.
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Miller is the controversial Trump acolyte who declared "Hi**er was right on one thing" while speaking at a "Stop the Steal Rally" in Washington DC on January 6, 2021, just before Trump 'patriots' stormed the US Capitol in an attempt to interrupt the 2020 election certification process.

She was one of the many Republicans who refused to certify the 2020 presidential election results that day.

Like Balich, she endlessly peddled debunked, meritless claims and conspiracy theories about the outcome and integrity of the 2020 presidential election.

Miller, Balich and other Will County Republicans continue lying to residents about the 2020 election today.

She's also an unapologetic anti-LGBTQ bigot, Christian Nationalist and member of the rigid far-right chaos-causing House Freedom Caucus along with other deplorables, including Lauren Boebert and Jim Jordan.

And while she continually bashes and fear-mongers to her base about Chicago, she frequently travels there from her Coles County farm to utilize the urban city's status as a prominent transportation hub to fundraise for her campaign and other deplorables like Balich and IL-14 congressional candidate James Marter.

Other deplorables scheduled to appear at Balich's fundraiser include former GOP Will County Board member and VP for hate group Moms for America to sing the National Anthem; Republican Will County Board Chair Judy Ogalla; and Homer Twp Republican Committeeman James "Jay" Roti to serve as emcee.

** SOURCES **

Rep. Mary Miller called national leader in ‘incendiary rhetoric’ fueling ‘polarization’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/10/23/23419236/rep-mary-miller-a-national-leader-fueling-polarization

Illinois Congresswoman Says ‘Hi**er Was Right on One Thing‘
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/illinois-congresswoman-says-hitler-was-right-on-one-thing/2409325/

Election Denial in Illinois
https://electiondeniers.org/illinois

Mary Miller campaign volunteer was convicted for luring young boy for s*x
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/politics/miller-campaign-volunteer-convicted-luring-young-boy-for-s*x/63-e90e0853-6329-4749-a45a-78d053326ce8