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Aaron Schock once broadcast his worldly travels on Instagram for all to see.

But two weeks after a campaign donor filed a federal lawsuit against the former congressman, an attorney for the donor said Wednesday he can’t track the Peoria Republican down.

Attorney Daniel Kurowski told U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood he hasn’t managed to serve Schock with the lawsuit brought April 15 by his client, Howard Foster of Chicago, who gave $500 to Schock’s campaign in 2012. […]

Kurowski said his firm tried to serve Schock at a Peoria address that Schock previously listed on forms with the Federal Election Commission. But Kurowski said the property is now vacant. He also said attorneys who appear to have represented Schock in the past have not responded to his firm’s inquiries.

* The Question: Where in the world is Aaron Schock?

Snark is suggested, unless you actually know where he is.

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 12:45 pm

Comments

Downton Abbey?

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 12:46 pm
with Cecily Strong’s writing team.

Comment by Amalia Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 12:47 pm
Editing Bruce Rauner’s wikipedia page.

Comment by OneMan Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 12:48 pm
I thought he was looking for Carmen Sandiego!

Comment by Rahm's Parking Meter Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 12:50 pm
In Sicily with Don Tommasino?

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 12:50 pm
OneMan wins

Comment by Anon Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 12:51 pm
He’s in Italy, about to get married to a local bar owner’s daughter.

Comment by Not it Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 12:53 pm
You find Elvis, you’ll find Schock…

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 12:53 pm
- Not it -,

It’s Sicily.

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 12:54 pm
I’d check one of Rauner’s 9 homes…

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 12:59 pm
Preparing for an interview with Diane Sawyer?

Comment by My Way Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:04 pm
In Nepal - climbing Mt. Everest.

Comment by Stones Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:04 pm
He thought he could blend in at the Orioles/White Sox game.

Comment by Casual Observer Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:07 pm
He’ll go from Nashville to Norway, Bonaire to Zimbabwe
Chicago, to Czechoslovakia and back!

Comment by Juice Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:07 pm
He’s in Arizona Bob’s basement.

Comment by The Colossus of Roads Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:08 pm
He’s at home in that rental place he always listed as his residence in Peoria, even when it went into foreclosure and appeared to be vacant. He was hard to see then, and harder to see now.

Comment by Anon. Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:09 pm
In the Caribbean looking for countries that don’t permit extradition.

Comment by Norseman Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:14 pm
He’s in McLean County. He thought he’d see what it’s like since he never got a chance to visit while he represented it in Congress…

Comment by Mister Whipple Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:14 pm
Oswego- thanks for the detail, but just so you know, Sicily is in Italy.

Comment by Not it Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:18 pm
- Not it -,

I wouldn’t tell that to a Sicilian…

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:20 pm
He’s with Manti Te’o’s girlfriend in Baltimore at the baseball game…

Comment by Silent Budgeteer Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:23 pm
In Moscow. Putin thinks he is one of his own.

Comment by a drop in Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:24 pm
In s world of trouble.

Comment by Wordslinger Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:25 pm
He’s in the wind. Check the skies for man-kites.

Comment by anonlurker Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:26 pm
He’s sitting somewhere listening to “The Maple Leaf Rag” on loop and hoping he ages better than Robert Redford.

Comment by PolPal56 Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:28 pm
Tomorrow morning each of us will wake up next to Suzanne Pleshette and realize it was just a dream that Schock was ever elected to Congress.

Comment by illinoised Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:29 pm
Working on his abs, so they are looking their best BEFORE he gets to prison.

Comment by PolPal56 Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:33 pm
Blame it on Rio.

Comment by walker Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:34 pm
Has anyone checked the Appelachian Trail yet?

Comment by Skeptic Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:36 pm
He’s with Waldo

Comment by Empty Suit Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:42 pm
He’s in Russia asking for asylum and plans to shack up with Snowden if accepted.

Comment by Wensicia Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:44 pm
He’s visiting George Ryan to ask about how good the prison food is….

Comment by Ducky LaMoore Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:45 pm
Sitting in the Political Future car with Dan Rutherford. Neither has a key.

Comment by Downstate Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:46 pm
He doesn’t think; therefore he isn’t.

Comment by JoanP Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:47 pm
Ricks Café, Casa Blanca.

Comment by DuPage Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:47 pm
He’s trying to see how long it takes to get 180,000 on his odometer.

Comment by Casual Observer Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:48 pm
Recently spotted having a heart-to-heart with a surprisingly pleasant grey-haired man at a Federal Correction Center in Colorado

Comment by downstate Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:52 pm
Skeptic - my thoughts exactly. You check the AT, I’ll check Buenos Aires.

Comment by ChelseaBlue Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:54 pm
He’s working hard to be successful BEFORE he gets to prison.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:54 pm
He’s sailing the Illinois River with Captain Jinks and Salty Sam.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:55 pm
He’s wearing a pair of Groucho glasses and working as a waiter at Avanti’s.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:56 pm
At R.P. Lumber in Metro East, trying to return some used firewood without a valid receipt, while estimating the distance for the trip from Peoria to be a reasonable 650 miles.

Comment by Go Huskies Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:56 pm
He’s playing golf with Generalissimo Francisco Franco.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:57 pm
He’s posing for the cover of “Prison Tats” magazine.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:58 pm
I saw him under the viaduct last week in Bartonville. He was still wearing one of those expensive designer suits, which made him stand out from the other vagrant with the shopping cart who had pee-stained trousers.

The Congressman stood out since he had all his teeth and was picking some kind of muck out of his designer loafers. He grew out his beard and his shirt wasn’t tucked in.

When I shook his hand, he backed off and looked at me with a mixture of insomnia that caffeine couldn’t shake. He had an old Hardee’s Styrofoam coffee cup in his hand and he was sipping some kind of a creamy brown sludge out of it.

He looks like he has been under that viaduct for a week, at least. The other guys called him “Dirk” and told me that he was their king.

I asked him where he was headed and that folks probably wanted to know how he was doing, but he told me that he was “off the grid”. He asked me for some cash, which I was happy to give him and he seemed to relax a bit after I gave him a $20, which is all I had.

He asked me if he could borrow my cruiser and that he would get my cell phone number and give me a call to let me know where I could pick it up. He wanted to drive into Canada where he heard there would be a break for him up as a roadie for a group of Quebeckers who traveled doing a Sha-Na-Na tribute in French bars along the St. Lawrence.

Being from out of town, and in Bartonville, I had to tell him that I could take him as far as Morton, but then I needed to head south from there. That’s what we did.

On the way down the expressway, he tried to be really brave and talk about how he could get a new beginning with the French rockers. He liked French food and said he could learn how to chain smoke, so he’d fit right in.

I asked him how he will hide from justice with his face so well known across the country and he padded a growing pot belly and rubbed his beard.

“If it works for Rich Miller”, he said, “it could work for me!”

I dropped him off at a Burger King and he made me swear I never saw him.

But since you’ve asked, I thought I would let you know.

He is probably somewhere in Montreal. A fat bearded man with designer shoes, living with a group of French-Canadians and starting his new life!

Comment by VanillaMan Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 1:59 pm
He’s “stool boy” for the upcoming Mayweather-Pacquiao fight.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 2:00 pm
He’s calling around, trying to hire Tom Hagen as his defense attorney.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 2:04 pm
Sicily is not in Italy. Island off of Italy.
#Geography

Comment by World traveler Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 2:05 pm
He’s working at the Kitchen Cooked potato chip factory in Farmington as a spud peeler.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 2:06 pm
Apparently he’s someplace where $500 will cover more than a few days.

Comment by A guy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 2:10 pm
And “Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego” (remember that).

Perhaps the same place?

Comment by Federalist Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 2:10 pm
Thanks guys but I was at the Gathering of Nations Indian Powwow in Albuquerque, New Mexico, then flew to Louisville for the pre-Derby events this week then jetting to Vegas for the big fight, friends with Manny don’t you know. Heading to Cuba for R & R then off to Italy for the Spoleto Festival, Spoleto, Italy and then back for the Indy 500 May 24th. No moss on this rolling stone.

Comment by Aaron Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 2:10 pm
I wonder…if you find Aaron Schock, will you also find Jason Bourne?

Comment by Skeptic Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 2:15 pm
He is in the VIP line for the next Country music awards show. They have one every couple of weeks.

Comment by Jake From Elwood Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 2:16 pm
He’s hiding out at Big Al’s.

Comment by jerry 101 Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 2:20 pm
He is in Cambodia running a homeless boys shelter.

Comment by Mcleaniac Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 2:37 pm
In the basement at his Dad’s house?

Comment by Nearly Normal Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 2:37 pm
Hiding from his mother, like that kid in Baltimore should have…

Comment by downstate commissioner Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 2:37 pm
War room with LaHood

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 2:38 pm
Changed name and works as cap fax intern….

Comment by Ghost Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 2:40 pm
On the roof at Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas.

(No, Caesar never lived there…)

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 2:41 pm
He’s a Russian Roulette legend in Saigon, with no recollection of his previous life.

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 2:55 pm
I heard Aaron was on an exclusive three year tour of Europe, Scandinavia and the sub continent.

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 2:55 pm
Not snark, he is in Florida. Also bought a staffer a car with taxpayer funds.

Comment by Whocares Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 2:56 pm
Malibu addiction center

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 3:03 pm
Bradley university eating fruit

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 3:07 pm
Trailer park in Canada

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 3:11 pm
Doing the summer state fair tour with 38 Special.

Comment by zatoichi Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 3:12 pm
Stool pigeon in federal program

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 3:13 pm
Actually, not an ounce of snark…

First thing I thought was the G had him under raps.

But he’s the target, so I dismissed it

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 3:16 pm
Holed up in Weaseltown

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 3:20 pm
Anyone check Willy’s garage?

Comment by A guy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 3:59 pm
===Anyone check Willy’s garage?===

I offered, he turned me down.

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 4:02 pm
Working at a Phoenix AZ Kentucky Fried Chicken?

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 4:04 pm
Playing “Lumber Yard” with Jason Plummer?

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 4:05 pm
Aaron was suppose to play golf with Cross and me, but he was a no-show.

Cross was a no-show too, but … I didn’t think anything of both not showing up.

Glad it wasn’t just me.

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 4:11 pm
I’d ask Terrence Goggin, if it were me looking…

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 4:14 pm
Abercrombie model at Orland Park mall.

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 4:17 pm
+++ Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 4:02 pm:

===Anyone check Willy’s garage?===

I offered, he turned me down.+++

Are you sure? Might want to check and see if any Big Wheels are missing.

Comment by A guy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 4:18 pm
I looked under the tarps, inside the DeLorean, no sign of him.

The spare key is missing from the fake Rick out front, and a gallon of chocolate milk and and all the kale is missing from the fridge, but no, I don’t think if was him.

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 4:22 pm
Now, if Schock was a NYC cop, nicknamed “Superboy” and lived in New Jersey in a house that has its mortgage held by the mob, I ask Sylvester Stallone for help…

…but he’s not.

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 4:24 pm
Well, we can try but you won’t find him.

Schock gone, there is no Schock. Look, everyone, LaHood’s star is on the rise. The donors will give a lot of room on this one to spare LaHood and the GOP any more embarrassment.

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 4:39 pm
Maybe he’s the “afternoon shift” Disney Character “Gaston” in Orlando?

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 4:59 pm
He’s a real nowhere man.

Comment by Quarriedman Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 5:00 pm
He’s the weekend guide in the “Maid of the Mist III” at Niagars Falls?

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 5:01 pm
He’s on his way to a tryout for the NY Knights Baseball Team?

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 5:06 pm
He flew up to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the sun…

Comment by PolPal56 Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 5:06 pm
Actually, you might want to check Rauner’s 10th home. He might be holed up in the servants quarters at the Mansion.

Comment by Skeptical Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 5:13 pm
He rented out Camden Yards so he could be the sole spectator at today’s White Sox game. (No cost to taxpayers, Feds!)

Comment by Wensicia Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 5:14 pm
He’s @ Ice Station Zebra with Howard Hughes. At least he wishes he was there.

Comment by dupage dan Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 5:16 pm
Having coffee w/Dan Rutherford trying to figure out what happened to their political careers.

Comment by Nick Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 5:17 pm
I hear he’s bunkin with Jerry Weller.

Comment by AJ_yooper Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 5:26 pm
Ask Willy in Peoria. He knows all the dirt. Don’t stare at his squirrel bone necklace tho, it has powers.

Comment by FormerParatrooper Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 5:29 pm
French Horn lessons with the govern

Comment by BlameBruceRauner Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 6:16 pm
on a crab boat in the bearing sea

Comment by foster brooks Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 7:37 pm
Running for the Peoria School board, working his way up the food chain again.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 7:48 pm
Playing baccarat in Monte Carlo, asking, “What lesson?”

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 7:49 pm
Bowling ball polisher for The Big Lebowski.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 7:50 pm
Hiding out disguised as the grizzly bear in the East Peoria Bass Pro Shop.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 7:51 pm
Doing pickup truck inspections and odometer checks for IDOT.

Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 7:53 pm
In a van down by the river

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 7:56 pm
Locker room golds gym

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 7:59 pm
Used car salesman

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 8:00 pm
He Gone!

Comment by Truthteller Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 8:17 pm
@vanilla man. I enjoyed your story, nicely crafted.

Comment by cdog Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 10:12 pm
MARCO….

Comment by In_The_Middle Wednesday, Apr 29, 15 @ 11:16 pm
Green Toyota

Comment by Randomly Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 4:53 am
He’s stepped off his Field of Dreams and has disappeared back into the cornfield with Shoeless Joe Jackson.

Comment by Anon Thursday, Apr 30, 15 @ 10:23 am