Will County Clown Car (2025)

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05/09/2025

STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS: State and local Republicans gathered in Barrington last week to enthusiastically smile and pose for photos with Donald Trump Jr at a private event he headlined, seemingly oblivious to the fact that it's been over a decade since a Republican has won a statewide election in Illinois.

Publicly, Illinois Republican Party leaders are shrugging off a sluggish start to their 2026 election efforts with an incomplete roster of largely lackluster candidates.

Things are so bleak for the party's attempts at maintaining any relevance whatsoever, some Illinois Republicans are even warming to the idea of a candidate — who lost his race by over 12 points in 2022 — to just try again.

But with the Illinois State Fair and Labor Day both in the rear-view mirror, Republicans are becoming increasingly less likely to turn the tide, despite any spin intended to prevent candidates, volunteers and voters from sitting 2026 out.

And while the November 2026 midterm elections are over a year away, Illinois primary elections are March 17, leaving little time to right the ship that hasn't seen a statewide Republican victory since Bruce Rauner defeated Democrat Pat Quinn in 2014 for governor.

With no candidates yet announced for comptroller or treasurer, Illinois GOP chair Kathy Salvi maintains Republicans have ample time to recruit candidates that she says will lead to “a lot of good Republican victories in 2026.”

But Salvi's spin is less comforting coming from a state party chair facing rumors from inside her party of her intention to resign well before the March primary.

The field of announced candidates is so uninspiring that even failed 2022 GOP nominee for governor, Darren Bailey, is seriously considering another run, either at the top of the ticket, or as Lieutenant Governor for Palatine Township Highway Commissioner and Cook County GOP chair, Aaron Del Mar.

A Bailey-Del Mar ticket would be a do-over for both men: Del Mar, running with Gary Rabine, came in fourth out of six candidates in the 2022 GOP primary for Lieutenant Governor with 6.5% of the vote, while Bailey won the party's nomination for governor, only to be trounced in the general election by Gov JB Pritzker, losing by more than 12 points.

Given the significant duration since their last statewide win, Illinois Republicans seem to have learned little, if anything, nor do they appear remotely interested to understand why Illinois voters can't stomach voting for their candidates.

𝗜𝗧'𝗦 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗠𝗣, 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗

It shouldn't come as a surprise that the party's last statewide election win was in 2014, some seven months before Donald Trump rode down an escalator at Trump Tower to call Mexican immigrants criminals and rapists while announcing his candidacy for presidency.

In that time since, Illinois Republicans ignored all the flashing red warning signs of Trump's toxicity with voters in a state where roughly 75% of its population is urban and suburban.

Instead, with every election cycle that passes, the party is consistently plagued with its loud MAGA base insisting those losses are because candidates aren't MAGA enough for voters, moving the party even further to the right, with absolutely expected results.

Not surprising, 2026 is shaping up to be yet another election cycle where the MAGA wing dominates the narrative, forcing RINOs ("Republicans In Name Only") to keep quiet or just leave politics (or the state) altogether.

But MAGA Republicans in Illinois have a proven track record over the last decade of fooling themselves, and any remaining moderates try to put lipstick on that political pig or just do their best to ignore the orange elephant in the White House altogether.

While acknowledging Trump's toxicity, particularly with women and suburban voters, Salvi "urged party members not to publicize their differences with the president," according to a Chicago Tribune article highlighting infighting within the party.

Southwest suburban state senator John Curran told the Chicago Tribune “enthusiasm that the Republican base has for President Trump is a huge help here in Illinois.”

And party leaders are quick to repeat a talking point about a perceived improvement in Illinois for Trump in 2024, when he lost by less than ten percentage points, over 2016 and 2020 when he lost by 17 points. In reality, Trump received a mere 2,200 more votes in 2024 than in 2020, as Kamala Harris in 2024 underperformed Joe Biden's 2020 total by nearly 410,000 votes.

𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗔 𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦, 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗔 𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗦

The aftermath of Trump's 2016 election for Illinois GOP was swift and expected, particularly in the historically Republican collar counties of Chicago.

Will County Democrats won big in 2018, winning every county-wide office and flipping the Republican-led county board.

Democrats in DuPage County have seen even bigger gains in the years since 2016 where, earlier this year, Republicans lost 49 of 49 partisan elections under the leadership of county GOP chair Kevin Coyne.

𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝗢𝗙 𝗔 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗢𝗥

Given the party's refusal to come to terms with the reality of Trump's unpopularity with Illinois voters, the Chicago Tribune's Editorial Board asked if Republicans will be able to "find a reasonable candidate for governor this time around?"

Bailey has yet to officially announce a decision, as he and Del Mar are still discussing a possible ticket together, with the Illinoize reporting a source told the outlet an initial meeting between the two "went well", and they both posed for a photo together with Don Jr at the Barrington event.

DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick was first to announce he was seeking the gubernatorial nomination, already selecting Aurora businessman Robert Renteria as his running mate.

Ted Dabrowski, a conservative activist from Wilmette, has yet to make an official announcement, but "sure looks like a man running for the state’s highest office," according to the Daily Herald, having created a campaign committee, filing paperwork with the Illinois State Board of Elections and loaning the campaign $250,100. He also recently resigned from Wirepoints, a right-wing Illinois political think tank that hasn't been able to accomplish much of anything for the Illinois GOP.

While Dabrowski may position himself as a moderate, the Tribune editorial board called him a "lightning rod" who would "have to completely reinvent himself as a bridge builder"; despite focusing less on social issues than Bailey, he will likely receive criticism for being a member of the anti-LGBTQ+ group New Trier Neighbors and for previously aligning with the Naperville-based anti-LGBTQ+ hate group founded by Shannon Adcock, Awake Illinois.

Finally, Lake Forest businessman Joseph Severino is ruffling feathers on social media — particularly in Will County — for regularly confronting behavior from members of his party he considers hypocritical.

Follow Will County Clown Car throughout the 2026 election season for complete coverage of the Illinois GOP circus.

*** SOURCES ***

"Illinois Republicans rally around President Donald Trump, but internal infighting continues"
Rick Pearson/Chicago Tribune, 8/14/25
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/14/illinois-republicans-rally-around-president-donald-trump-but-internal-infighting-continues/

"Editorial: For 2026, Illinois GOP must find a commonsense candidate"
Editorial Board/Chicago Tribune, 9/2/25
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/02/illinois-republicans-governor-ilgop-2028/

"Bailey, Del Mar Meet, But No Agreement on Ticket"
Patrick Pfingsten/The Illinoize, 9/2/25
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/bailey-delmar-meet-no-agreement

"Wilmette's Dabrowski preparing gubernatorial campaign"
Russell Lissau/Daily Herald, 9/2/25
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250902/illinois-state-politics/wilmettes-dabrowski-preparing-gubernatorial-campaign/

19/08/2025

WILL COUNTY GOP: STILL DOWN TO CLOWN — Weeks after her baseless claim that the Will County Clerk office received an "order" to "not destroy ballots" from the 2020 election, Will County GOP chair Christina Clausen went on a conspiratorial tirade on Facebook last week with more baseless allegations of voter fraud she declined to provide any evidence of.

Now, the Will County GOP is falsely claiming Democratic Will County Clerk candidate, Michelle Stiff, "wants to keep Republican and democrat poll watchers out of the [election] process."

𝟰𝟬 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧

An August 11 Facebook post titled "Statement Regarding False Election Fraud Accusations" was a response to video posted by the Homer Township Democratic Organization, where Clausen seemingly admits she had a hand in electing current county clerk, Annette Parker, the only Republican to win a county-wide election in 2024.

In the video, Clausen says, "I took on this role as county chairman and it's been a lot of work. I've spent, uh, during the general, I spent 40 days in the basement of the clerk's office because I truly believe that there's some fraudulent things going on with the mail-in ballots and we kicked out enough ballots to get our, uh, a new Republican clerk in."

** VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MxRjRHZDt28 **

Stiff lost to Parker by 1,230 votes in last November's election, but the number of votes Clausen says she was able to have tossed out for Parker to win by that many is unclear.

While a small percentage margin overall, picking up the office was a big win for Will County Republicans, who have been overwhelmingly defeated in countywide elections over the last several election cycles; as in DuPage and other collar counties, the Will County GOP lost its long-held status of majority party after it's far-right MAGA shift, as local Republicans ignored all evidence suggesting Trump does not play well with suburban voters.

𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗦

Will County Republicans aren't new to peddling baseless MAGA conspiracy theories alleging voter fraud, and Clausen is an unapologetic Trump acolyte who admitted her lack of political knowledge just a few years ago.

The baseless claims made without evidence by Clausen and other Republicans are similar to the repeated false claims of "widespread voter fraud" initiated by Trump and amplified by MAGA grifters like MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and Republicans across the country.

Nearly five years after the 2020 election and despite over 60 court cases lost or thrown out, Republicans are still falsely claiming Trump lost in 2020 because of voter fraud and campaigning on false accusations in a long-running attempt to limit more convenient access to voting for residents.

Just today, Trump said he would "lead a movement" to eliminate mail-in ballots in time for the 2026 midterm election, despite states having the constitutional authority to manage their own elections and no credible evidence of fraud related to the voting program that has existed in parts of the US for decades.

Meanwhile, baseless election fraud allegations like those from Trump and Clausen are hampering efforts by Republicans in DuPage County to convince their voters to sign up for Vote By Mail [VBM]; after losing 49 of 49 contested partisan elections in April's municipal elections, DuPage GOP chair Kevin Coyne has put the blame for his poor showing squarely on the lack of Republican support of VBM.

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗡 𝗜𝗡 𝗗𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗟 𝗠𝗢𝗗𝗘

After her own admission surfaced, Clausen is in damage control mode, mischaracterizing Stiff's position on the matter that Clausen herself initiated.

Stiff responded to Clausen's own admission of changing the outcome of the 2024 clerk race, saying "[Clausen] and all that participated should be barred from the Clerk's office during the election process," but did not call for the entire removal of all poll watchers from future elections, as Clausen and her allies are claiming.

Still, despite their losses, Will County GOP remain loyal acolytes for an unpopular president in diverse suburban Will County.

𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗬 𝗚𝗢𝗣: 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗭𝗬 𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗦𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦

Back on July 13, the official page for the Will County Republican Central Committee responded to a comment from a user hoping Trump "looks into the 2020 election for Will County", saying "Will County Clerks office have been ordered to not destroy 2020 ballots. So that makes me think it will definitely be investigated."

Another comment by the Will County GOP, attributed to Clausen, went further:

"This is Chairman Clausen and I absolutely do not agree with your statement. I spent 40 days straight in the basement verifying signatures for the 2024 general election. I witnessed things with my own eyes that were absolutely unethical and I got them to stop. Probably saving thousands of votes. I had candidates and others join me and the witnessed it too."

As usual, Clausen did not provide any evidence of her claims whatsoever, and Will County Clerk Annette Parker has not commented on the "order" regarding 2020 ballots.

** Read the full story from WCCC **
https://www.facebook.com/willcountyclowncar/posts/748621121048518

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗩𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗛'𝗦 𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗚𝗨𝗬: 𝗨𝗦𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗨𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗡

Despite Republican losses by Clausen, numerous area Republicans defended the chair and her baseless accusations, including county board members Judy Ogalla and Vince Logan; perennial candidates Jim Marter and Jim Lanham; and Plainfield Republican still involved with the Will County Young Republicans, Emily Cahill.

Even Steve Balich's other guy — who ran with Balich in the 2022 Republican primary for Will County Board District 4 — chimed in, despite fleeing to Indiana after his loss and losing a school board election in Lake County in 2024.

𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗡

Clausen is not new to being dramatic: she initiated a brutal, public war with the Republican mayor of Homer Glen, Christina Netzkie-Troike, making repeated claims of having damaging material on the mayor, but only dangling the carrot and never providing any actual evidence of her claims.

Clausen is hardly alone from peddling provocative, baseless allegations of voter fraud:

■ Will County Board member Steve Balich spread 2020 election conspiracy theories in the immediate days after the election

■ Republican board member Vince Logan made baseless allegations of wrongdoing by then-Will County Clerk Lauren Staley during the 2024 election. He even paid to advertise his claims on Facebook, before deleting his posts after being mocked in local news outlets for making the allegations despite winning his own election.

"𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗬"

An August 17 post on the Will County GOP page titled "Election Integrity Alert in Will County" says "Will County deserves accountability, honesty, and open elections — not backroom deals and power plays."

If Will County Republicans are serious about "election integrity" in Will County, Clerk Parker should come forward with what she knows of Clausen's claims of an "order" to "not destroy ballots" from the 2020 election.

And if Clausen has concrete evidence of voter fraud existing, she should come forward with the evidence and what she and others did to rectify it — not just yelling baseless allegations on social media.

Otherwise, Will County voters should remain under the presumption that the Will County GOP, under the leadership of chair Christina Clausen, continues to lie to Will County residents.

The Will County GOP clown show continues.

** SOURCES **

Clausen says she "kicked out enough ballots" for a Republican Clerk victory
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MxRjRHZDt28

"Election Integrity Alert In Will County"
Will County Republican Central Committee/Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/willcountyrepublicansgop/posts/pfbid0PRKsB7Sg3Ei9isf4uJnPBS8RcMWSZntUmah4z6J3HX2NeepWVNdkJR3mUvuEfWvul

"Statement Regarding False Election Fraud Accusations"
Christina Clausen/Will County Republican Central Committee/Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/willcountyrepublicansgop/posts/pfbid0fspetRpuzLGuQKkNkPhP4Qz6pfgEEVWwDfnw7GiqbwftuLTP4x2taLypdqA2rT4pl

"Will County Board member Vince Logan, who won reelection, questions election integrity"
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/21/will-county-board-election-integrity/

31/07/2025

EXCLUSIVE: A Naperville woman says she's the victim of numerous acts of impropriety by Kevin Coyne, alleging a history of bullying, sexual harassment and extramarital affairs by the DuPage County GOP chair, according to information obtained by WCCC from a source closely related to the woman who was granted permission to speak on her behalf.

Until earlier this summer, the woman had been involved in a volunteer role for both DuPage County GOP and Safe Suburbs USA, a Republican PAC that Coyne, also of Naperville, founded in 2020 and also chairs, and has known him for about seven years.

The relationship between the two was generally friendly and professional during most of that time, but became sexual for a period of about 6 to 7 weeks earlier this year, when, at the time, Coyne was married and she was not.

WCCC is not releasing the name of the woman making the allegations, referring to her here as Jane Doe.

WCCC has obtained and reviewed numerous documents that corroborate key parts of Doe’s story and support specific accusations reported below; establishing background details provided that can be verified with publicly-available information have been confirmed; and Doe maintains she has extensive evidence to support her allegations.

Meanwhile, a recent move by Coyne suggests an effort on his part to prevent Doe from going public with any potentially damning material she may have.

𝗖𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧

Doe was sent a cease and desist letter from Smith & Fuller, a Wheaton-based law firm representing Coyne, prepared by the firm on July 18.

The letter, obtained by WCCC, warns Doe to “not share, forward by email, post on social media nor otherwise reveal to any third parties whatsoever, any texts, private messages or photos that you allege to have as a result of your prior communications with Kevin. All such communications are to be kept strictly private and confidential.”

Doe is critical of the cease and desist that — given its origin from a law firm – is riddled with spelling and grammatical errors. One sentence ends abruptly without any coherent ending.

Doe doesn’t believe the sloppily written cease and desist has merit or is enforceable, arguing she’s never signed any type of non-disclosure agreement, and believes Coyne is merely attempting to prevent her from speaking out about his alleged misconduct.

Doe has twenty years of prior professional history in the legal field. Coyne is a practicing real estate attorney at a Chicago-area firm.

Doe is skeptical that Coyne would pursue legal action for disobeying the cease and desist due to the potential for material he apparently does not want shared to be subject to discovery in any potential legal dispute between the two.

“𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗘 𝗨𝗡𝗢 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗗”

Roughly two weeks before the cease and desist was prepared, Coyne called the Naperville Police Department to request a well-being check at Doe's home, according to a police report provided to WCCC and obtained under the Freedom of Information Act [FOIA].

Officers determined Doe “appeared alert and oriented and denied any suicidal/homicidal ideations.” Officer Rooney stated he met Coyne afterward to inform him that Doe “did not appear to be having any kind of mental health crisis and did not need police or medical assistance.”

Statements made by Coyne to the department during his call requesting the well-being check are redacted, but Doe believes officers arrived under the impression that Doe had been ‘harassing’ Coyne.

In what she calls a “Reverse UNO Card,” Doe contested this conception by showing the officers content on her phone involving Coyne, to which officers were, according to her, ‘shocked’ when shown.

Timing of the call and subsequent visit by police is unclear.

The report suggests Coyne's call initially came in at 4:36 pm, but an officer was not dispatched until 6:50 pm. Additionally, both the “Occurred To” and “Occurred From” entries on the report indicate 4:30 pm, making it unknown how long officers were at her home, but Doe says they were there for about 40 minutes.

Doe says the officers suggested she file any evidence she may have with the Naperville Police Department and provided her a link via text message to do so that included the case ID referenced in the FOIA.

Doe says she uploaded nearly 50 items, including dozens of photos and screenshots, into the Naperville Police Department’s online Evidence Submission Portal.

Curiously, the cease and desist letter sent to Doe acknowledges Coyne's awareness that “his call and communications with police could be obtainable in the future by FOIA” in the opening paragraph of the four-page letter.

𝗖𝗢𝗬𝗡𝗘: “𝗜 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗔 𝗗𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗬 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗫”

Among the material obtained by WCCC are screenshots of an alleged message exchange between Coyne and Doe, in which Coyne tells her he has a “daddy complex” and a desire to ‘protect’ strip club entertainers he refers to in the message as “poor pretty girls.”

“I literally have assumed the role of daddy slash parent to multiple Las Vegas st*****rs.”

“I woke up to multiple messages asking for life advice from these poor pretty girls.”

“My life could not be a bigger cluster f**k,” Coyne tells Doe, before sending her what appear to be screenshots of exchanges between him and two adult entertainers.

Doe then scolds him for giving his phone number to the women.

“Are you kidding me? So you ended up going to a strip club and giving them your phone number??? Seriously? WTF?”

Coyne replies: “Yes.”

“I have a daddy complex. I want to protect them. They want me to save them.”

The alleged exchange occurred the morning of May 20, and a post by Coyne two days earlier to his personal X/Twitter account suggests he was in Las Vegas for ICSC LAS VEGAS, a convention for the global trade association of the retail real estate industry, International Council of Shopping Centers [ICSC].

The convention was held in Las Vegas from May 18 to May 20, according to the ICSC website.

𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗨𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦

Among the more alarming accusations, Doe alleges:

▪ While socializing together one evening at a Naperville bar, Coyne took photos of Doe's breasts on his phone without her knowledge and shared them with his friends, bragging, “Oh yeah, look what I have next to me right now.” Doe asked him to stop, but he laughed and continued to do so.

▪ On one occasion, Doe told Coyne not to come to her home because “he was drunk” and her minor children were present. Coyne insisted he was “coming anyway” in an Uber. Doe responded by telling him he was “crossing my boundaries.”

▪ During his extramarital affair with Doe, Coyne was also sleeping with another woman.

▪ Coyne bragged to Doe that he had never been tested for sexually transmitted diseases and that he never uses condoms.

𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗚𝗢 𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗗

Doe reached out to DuPage GOP officials to express concerns about the party chair's behavior, including Vice Chair Becky Rudolph, Secretary Jeff Castle and DuPage County Undersheriff Eddie Moore.

DUPAGE GOP VICE CHAIR BECKY RUDOLPH

In a July 3 email to Rudolph with the subject “Question/Concern” obtained by WCCC, Doe told Rudolph she “strongly believe[s] Kevin should step down” and requested an opportunity to further discuss her specific allegations with the vice chair.

Doe suggested a new chair should replace Coyne, specifically a woman who would understand “what it's like to be steamrolled by smug, egotistical men and having to hear sexually-driven remarks and being mocked.”

Rudolph responded by telling Doe her description of Coyne's behavior “does not match my own experience with Kevin.”

“I will not respond to further emails on this topic,” Rudolph ended her email.

Doe then asked who she could speak to if Rudolph was unwilling to listen to her concerns, but, according to Doe, the vice chair never responded.

DUPAGE GOP SECRETARY JEFF CASTLE

Not receiving any assistance from Rudolph, Doe reached out to DuPage GOP Secretary Jeff Castle over text message on July 8, according to the exchange obtained by WCCC.

Doe began the exchange expressing frustration with an alleged attempt by Coyne to prevent her from attending DuPage GOP functions where he was present, telling Castle that Coyne's actions were “getting out of hand" and creating a “hostile environment” for her.

Castle replied to Doe, saying he hadn't spoken to Coyne in a week and wasn't aware of any effort by Coyne to prevent her from attending party events.

Doe thanked him for responding, adding she wanted it on record that someone on the DuPage GOP board was made aware of her perceived retaliation by the chair in the event she decided to pursue charges against Coyne for alleged misconduct.

“I would just hold off on any of that stuff,” Castle pushed back. “Let me ask [Coyne] when I see him in person.”

Doe says Castle never followed up with her, and, at some point afterward, blocked her on Facebook.

DUPAGE COUNTY UNDERSHERIFF MOORE

Still determined to find someone willing to address her concerns about Coyne, Doe reached out to DuPage County Undersheriff Eddie Moore on Facebook Messenger late in July.

Moore is running in next year's election to replace James Mendrick for county sheriff, as Mendrick is running for the Republican nomination for Illinois Governor.

In her message to Moore, obtained by WCCC, Doe said she didn't have a chance to meet him at the July 11 DuPage GOP “Meet the Chairman Fundraiser” he attended because she was busy selling campaign t-shirts at the event, filling in for a volunteer who did not show up.

After telling Moore she’d been asked to volunteer for Mendrick’s gubernatorial campaign, she requested to speak to him about an "important" issue and provided her phone number.

When Moore didn’t respond, Doe messaged him the next day to reiterate her assertion that Coyne should be replaced, informing him she has ‘information’ and ‘proof’ that Coyne was unfit to continue serving as chair. She ended her message to Moore by wishing him “all the best” with his campaign.

Moore did not respond, but the exchange on the Facebook Messenger platform indicates her messages to him were ‘seen.’

𝗗𝗢𝗘’𝗦 𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗔𝗗𝗘: 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡

Doe’s liaison says the woman turned to WCCC – which she regards as a ‘fierce’ local political watchdog group – to share her story, in the hopes of preventing other women from becoming potential future victims of Coyne, who she describes as “controlling, manipulative and a narcissist.”

And while Doe has some concern for potential retaliation by Coyne, the source speaking on her behalf tells WCCC Doe is frustrated Coyne ‘uses’ and ‘abuses’ his perceived power as an attorney and as chair of the DuPage GOP and fears she may not be the only victim of his alleged misconduct.

“She has zero f***s left to give.”

*** SOURCES ***

Naperville Police Dept Case Report FOIA response
FOIA Cover: https://ibb.co/KxyybxHM
Case report, page 1 of 3: https://ibb.co/3yF83V4m
Case report, page 2 of 3: https://ibb.co/93wzMmV7
Case report, page 3 of 3: https://ibb.co/n4CkZp9

Naperville Police Dept evidence submission request
(Note: URL partially redacted to prevent misuse of NPD Evidence Submission Portal)
https://ibb.co/r8RyPSS

Coyne-Doe message exchange #1 (Vegas st*****rs)
1 of 2: https://ibb.co/TzkgKPJ
2 of 2: https://ibb.co/fzXZjcLb

Coyne-Doe message exchange #2 (Coyne insists he’s coming over)
(Note: image 2 of 2 partially redacted due to unrelated content referencing uninvolved third party)
1 of 1: https://ibb.co/BVK5k1Fg
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16/07/2025

𝗣𝗨𝗧 𝗨𝗣 𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗛𝗨𝗧 𝗨𝗣: Nearly five years after the 2020 general election, Republicans in Will County continue to make unfounded allegations of election misconduct, perpetuating the false narrative promoted by Trump and MAGA cultists that widespread voter fraud occurred, including in Will County.

Amid the comments on a recent post on the official Will County GOP page, a striking claim emerged that warrants greater scrutiny from election officials and local media – if true.

The party's account asserted that an order had been issued to the Will County Clerk's Office to retain ballots from the November 2020 general election, leading the party to believe that an investigation may be forthcoming.

"Will County Clerks office have been ordered to not destroy 2020 ballots. So that makes me think it will definitely be investigated."

𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗦 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧

Despite continued claims by Trump and his loyalists, there is zero evidence that the presidential results of the 2020 election were in any way impacted by voter fraud nationally or in Will County.

Biden defeated Trump in Will County by eight percentage points and 28,799 votes, according to the county's certified election results.

Given the substantial margin, the level of voter fraud needed to alter the outcome of the 2020 presidential election results in Will County would be immense, leading to a significant scandal and serious political repercussions.

If — of course — it were true.

However, there is no publicly available evidence of such an order beyond the standard ballot retention requirements, nor has current Will County Clerk Annette Parker, a Republican, made any announcement regarding it. Since the party shared the alleged order on social media, one would expect that any directive issued to the clerk's office would be accessible to the public.

𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦 & 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦: 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗡'𝗦 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗔 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠

The comments, posted on the party's official Facebook account and attributed to Clausen, were in response to a user who expressed hope that the Trump administration would investigate Will County's 2020 general election.

When another commenter expressed skepticism about the likelihood of such an investigation, Clausen, speaking on behalf of the party from its official account, claimed she "probably" prevented "thousands" of "unethical" votes in last November's election, adding that the things she allegedly witnessed were beyond imagination.

"This is Chairman Clausen.... I spent 40 days straight in the basement verifying signatures for the 2024 general election. I witnessed things with my own eyes that were absolutely unethical and I got them to stop. Probably saving thousands of votes. I had candidates and others join me and the [sic] witnessed it too."

𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗡 𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗢𝗜𝗦

Generally, retention policies for election records, including ballots, are governed by state and federal laws.

According to Illinois election code, voted ballots and other election materials must be preserved for at least 60 days after an election, and longer if there is an ongoing election contest, criminal investigation, or court order [Illinois Election Code, 10 ILCS 5/17-20].

Federal law requires that records related to federal elections, such as the 2020 presidential election, be retained for 22 months after the election [52 U.S.C. § 20701].

Given it’s now July 2025, the standard 22-month federal retention period for the 2020 election would have expired in September 2022.

Without evidence of a specific court order, election contest or investigation extending this period, there’s no indication that Will County is currently under an order to retain its 2020 election ballots.

"𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗪𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗗𝗡'𝗧 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘 𝗜𝗧"

This is not the first instance of Clausen making such allegations or portraying herself as a heroic ballot detective safeguarding elections in Will County.

WCCC previously reported on similar remarks in a now-deleted post by Clausen on her personal page from October 24, just weeks before last November's general election.

"Guys I need prayers and good energy to get me through the next 2 weeks. I have been spending my days protecting the mail in ballots along with other patriots. You wouldn’t believe it unless you see it."

As expected, Clausen did not provide specific details about the allegations, the evidence supporting them, or an explanation of how any potential fraudulent activities were ultimately addressed.

𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦

Once again, there is no publicly available evidence to support the Will County GOP's assertion that the Clerk's office has received any order beyond the standard legal requirements previously mentioned.

But if this claim were true — and we emphasize "if true" — it would have serious implications not only for voters but also for other candidates on the 2020 ballot in Will County. If widespread fraudulent activity were indeed occurring in that election, it stands to reason that Trump would not be the only candidate on the ballot affected.

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗦𝗔𝗬 𝗬𝗢𝗨, 𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗞 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗥?

Given the gravity of Clausen's claim, it is concerning that she announced it with a flippant attitude and without any credible evidence. Will County voters deserve to hear directly from Annette Parker For Will County Clerk regarding her party chair's assertions.

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗡'𝗦 𝗚𝗢𝗣: 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗬'𝗦 𝗧𝗜𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗜𝗟 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗬

Clausen is not alone in the Will County Republican Party's efforts to mislead the public about election integrity, sowing distrust with voters:

* Before the 2020 general election results were certified, county board member Steve Balich began promoting unfounded claims from discredited conspiracy theorists like Rudy Giuliani and Mike Lindell, which contributed to the "Stop the Steal" violence at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

* In a 2023 interview with the Chicago Tribune, county board member Dan Butler expressed doubts about the legitimacy of the election, saying he was still undecided whether Vatican satellites influenced the outcome in favor of Biden.

* Former county board member Gretchen Fritz filed a frivolous lawsuit alleging voting irregularities based on "mathematical algorithms" after her defeat in the November 2022 election. The lawsuit was dismissed in a scathing ruling, and Fritz and her attorney were ordered to pay $35,000 in sanctions.

* County board member Vince Logan made several social media posts alleging potential cheating in the November 2024 general election by the county clerk’s office, according to the Daily Southtown. Logan even turned these posts into paid Facebook ads, which were widely shared before being deleted.

𝗣𝗨𝗧 𝗨𝗣 𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗛𝗨𝗧 𝗨𝗣, 𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗔

If Clausen has specific allegations of voter fraud in Will County and credible evidence to back them up, she owes it to voters to present this information.

Until then, voters in Will County can safely assume the chair of the Will County GOP is lying to them.

*** SOURCES ***

Will County Republican Central Committee's comments on order to Clerk's office
https://www.facebook.com/willcountyrepublicansgop/posts/pfbid02i2dUpWSijvCLMH55r3agsZsGoWTmvgYB7uRxCmeTJaUJj5owwUvc6brmjaEe7s1Ql

"Will County judge dismisses GOP clerk candidate’s election fraud lawsuit"
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2023/03/30/will-county-judge-dismisses-gop-clerk-candidates-election-fraud-lawsuit/

"Failed candidate alleges election fraud in Will County clerk’s race based on mathematical algorithms"
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2023/01/31/failed-candidate-alleges-election-fraud-in-will-county-clerks-race-based-on-mathematical-algorithms/

"Will County judge orders Republican clerk candidate, attorney to pay $35,000 in sanctions for election fraud lawsuit"
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2023/06/27/will-county-judge-orders-republican-clerk-candidate-attorney-to-pay-35000-in-sanctions-for-election-fraud-lawsuit/

"Will County Board member Vince Logan, who won reelection, questions election integrity"
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/21/will-county-board-election-integrity/

"A Jan. 6 attendee’s election speaks to Illinois GOP’s last stand in Will County"
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2023/08/05/a-jan-6-attendees-election-speaks-to-illinois-gops-last-stand-in-will-county/

Will County November 2020 election results
https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/IL/Will/106272/web.264614/ #/summary

"Christina Clausen, Ballot Detective"
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