A Christmas tree with a political message from a Friend of McHenry County Blog:
From State Senator Don DeWitte: New Laws Taking Effect January 1, 2026 Part 1 As Illinoisans prepare to ring in the New Year, 392 new laws are set to take effect on January 1, 2026. This is part 1 of a two-part […]
In the crowded ninth congressional Democratic primary, Bruce Leon is making moves worthy of news. This report comes from a Friend of the Blog. Bruce Leon Finds Attention in 17-Way Primary Chicago Democratic Committeeman for the 50th ward was recently endorsed by […]
From State Rep. Regan Deering (R-Decatur): PRITZKER’S SANCTUARY ILLINOIS RELEASED MORE THAN 1,700 CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons sent a letter to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul calling on him to put the safety of […]
“Home Alone,” of course, is a Christmas movie. But there are deeper interpretations; The “American Leviathan” calls it “a political parable.” And this YouTuber points to parallels to Christianity by “Truth Be Told.” “Did you know Home Alone is actually a Christian movie? […]
The top of the Charlie Brown Christmas musical cookie tin:
From State Senator Chris Balkema:
From Eric Allie, cartoonist for the Illinois Policy Institute:
From Legal Insurrection: Systematic Scholarship Discrimination In Illinois Public Universities Challenged By Equal Protection Project Our Civil Rights Complaint to the Department of Justice involves at least seventy-seven (77) scholarships and programs across seven institutions, including the flagship University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. […]
From the Illinois Policy Institute: Santa’s naughty list didn’t get any shorter in 2025, with Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan going to the federal pen and politicians at the state, county and city levels all getting bad behavior punished. Ranked as the second-most […]
From the JB Pritzker Administration: HFS to increase funding for Planned Parenthood to protect reproductive healthcare access across Illinois $4 million investment will cover the gap created by the Trump Administration’s move to defund Planned Parenthood The Illinois Department of Healthcare and […]
From the State’s Attorney: COURT GRANTS STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE’S PETITION TO DETAIN MAN ACCUSED OF AGGRAVATED BATTERY AND UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF WEAPON McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announced today that the Honorable Judge Nader granted the State’s petition to deny pretrial […]
From the U.S, Attorney: Five Defendants Indicted on Federal Firearm Charges for Allegedly Trafficking Firearms in Chicago CHICAGO — Five defendants have been indicted on federal firearm charges for allegedly trafficking firearms in Chicago this year. The cases in Chicago are part […]
From State Rep. Regan Deering: (R-Decatur): DEERING APPALLED AFTER GOV. SIGNS DOWNSTATE BAILOUT OF CHICAGO MASS TRANSIT After rushing the bill through during Veto Session, Governor Pritzker signed SB 2111, a measure to bailout Chicago’s mass transit system. The new law diverts […]
From the Cary Police:
When you read this press release from the U.S. Attorney, note that the crime charged is not arson, but “hate.” When parallel “hate crime” legislation came before the Illinois House, I voted “no.” I figured the motivation for the actual crime was […]
From the Cary Police:
Illinois Policy has an article on how much local municipalities have “lost” because the state legislature did not continue the deal to pass the state income tax under the Richard B. Ogilvie administration (1969-73). Then, to gain sufficient votes, those local governments […]
The replacement for State Senator Don DeWitte will be a woman. There are two women running for the GOP nomination, one of whom will face off against a female Democrat. One of the Republican women, Danielle Penman, spoke to the GOP Party’s […]
From the State’s Attorney: COURT GRANTS STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE’S PETITION TO DETAIN MAN ACCUSED OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announced today that the Honorable Judge Nader granted the State’s petition to deny pretrial release for Kobe Anthony, […]
From Illinois Police Institute cartoonist Eric Allie:
From the U.S. Attorney: FEDERAL GRAND JURY INDICTS MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES OF VIOLENT CHICAGO STREET GANG FOR RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY INVOLVING 13 MURDERS CHICAGO — A federal grand jury has indicted six alleged members and associates of a Chicago street gang for participating […]
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog comes this information about the last Executive Committee meeting: McHenry County Republican Party Executive Committee meeting in December. Don Tracy speaks to McHenry County GOP Central Committee on his candidacy for the Republican U.S. Senate […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
It’s hard for me to believe, but some McHenry County Republican wanted Governor Rod Blagojevich to be the Lincoln Day Dinner speaker. The closest Blago came to being a Republican was his father, whom Rod told me was a “Goldwater Republican” the […]
Found on the Belleview News-Democrat derived from SmartAsset:
From the Lake in the Hills Police: No word on the condition of the deer.
From State Senator Sue Rezin: When Compassion Lacks Safeguards Pritzker Signs Controversial Assisted Suicide Law. Last week, Governor Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1950, making Illinois one of a small number of states to allow physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill adults. The law […]